Tao Te Ching
Dialogue Between a Philosopher, a Jew, and a Christian
For something written so long ago on such a serious topic, this short book provides a surprising level of entertaining and easy-to-understand dialog. It begins with the narrator describing how the philosopher, Jew, and Christian come asking him to be the referee and judge in the debate between their different points of view. Walking a dangerous and narrow path for the times, Abelard blends his deep Christian theological understanding with the competing views of reason and science. He concludes that the Ultimate Good is God, makes a strong but subtle case for Basic Goodness, builds a stable foundation for non-theistic, non-materialistic religion.
Themes
Quotes from Dialogue Between a Philosopher, a Jew, and a Christian
“'Tis a thousand times more easy to renounce the world than love.”
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“Is not the supreme end of philosophy to search out by means of reason the truth that opinions and substitute in their place, the reign of reason in all things?”
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“Nothing can be believed unless it is first understood; and that for any one to preach to others that which either he has not understood nor they have understood is absurd.”
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“the first key to wisdom is assiduous and frequent questioning… for by doubting we come to inquiry, and by inquiring we arrive at truth”
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65. Simplicity: the Hidden Power of Goodness
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“to the prizes of victory in war I preferred the battle of minds in disputation.”
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