25 July 2011

Albertus, Aristotle,Thomas, Immanuel in one Poem!

Theories of the Soul

By Karen An-hwei Lee
 
 A true friend is one soul in two bodies. 
—Aristotle
 
Kant says, transcendental
 idealism. In Aquinas,

we exist apart from bodies
    but only on Thursdays

when his famous ox
    flies by the window

wiser at Cologne
    where Albertus Magnus,

his real name, appoints
    Aquinas to magister studentium,

master of students. Aquinas
    is petrified but says yes [. . .]
 
 
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1 comment:

  1. That is at once humorous, profound, a bunchaotheradjectivesican'tthinkof. I love it. Thank you for drawing attention to this.

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