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Epistemophilia: my cynosure

January 11, 2013
By ZacharyWood SILVER, Washington, DC, District Of Columbia
ZacharyWood SILVER, Washington, DC, District Of Columbia
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Favorite Quote:
"You've got to be a thermostat rather than a thermometer. A thermostat shapes the climate of opinion; a thermometer just reflects it." -Dr. Cornel West


Epistemophilia: my cynosure

The efflorescence of words, logophilia, la belleza, philocaly
Mellifluous and summery, the susurrus of Susquehanna
Bibliophilic, bucolic, lying in a bungalow, halcyon with the sea
Books—Lagniappe, my oasis of serenity—

Pastiche, Philokalia, a chronicle of the Greek, theosis and theoria, the pyrrhic of which they speak

Theology and theodicy, elixir, etymology, deontological philosophy;
Plato the Philomath, Aristotle, ambrosial; digest, a hearty snack; save tomes for dinner

Dulcet, like candy; I learn from the best, philology and philhellene, the Genus Ilex
In the labyrinth of life, I live and love the ammophilous treasures buried in the sands of time.


The author's comments:
After rereading a collection of essays by Blaise Pascal, I decided that I wanted to write about something that sits at the very core of my soul; I wanted to write about the single most important love in my life. I wanted to write about my love of knowledge and how it motivates and guides me through life's course. And that is how I came up with the title: Epistemophilia: my cynosure, which literally means - a love of knowledge: the center of my attention and guide throughout life.

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