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This blog will focus primarily on the readings from Medieval Philosophy, more specifically, the Gregory Palamas section from chapter 22. Gregory Palamas is credited as a creative thinker and monk whose power came from his writings defending Hesychasts. However, he didn’t rise to his position as archbishop because of anything extraordinary, rather it was his…

In “Manawydan Son of Llyr”, the Third Branch of the Maginobi in The Maginobian, the central characters, Manawydan, Pryderi, Rhiannon, and Cigfa encounter trouble in Wales. Their land is beautiful and full of life, but the returning trope of magical influence destroys the land as they remembered it. Their misfortune comes swiftly because of their…

The Man of Law’s Tale describes the Sultan of Syria as being overwhelmed with desire to have Lady Custance, daughter of the Roman Emperor, as his wife. Lady Custance recognizes her need to be obedient to the arrangement of marriage, because of her high moral value and importance says, “Women are born to servitude and…

Q: –Does virtue have an otherworldly aspect to it in the readings? How so or not? Are there any lessons about virtue for the reader (and maybe not always the characters)? Palamoun from “The Knight’s Tale” of The Canterbury Tales is a character who has virtue which eventually leads to his bond to Emelye. A…