The Richard II Disease
There is something I call the “Richard II Disease.” In Shakespeare’s play, Richard II, the king (Richard II) was a weak man who, also, became a weak king. His throne was taken which began the War of the Roses (Shakespeare uses this play to begin a type of ‘trilogy’ with Henry IV Part I and […]
Newton and the Mill
There are two examples of the Ancient Context (i.e. the Mill) of which I want to share. The first is Kepler. Kepler was of the old order of total calculations and the ‘passionate devotion to the dream of rediscovering the “Harmony of the Spheres.”‘ (This can also be seen in Bach.) But let us consider […]