Monday, February 15, 2010

Jefferson the epicure

In honor of Presidents' Day (I've already done my duty to Mr. Lincoln), and coincident with our attention in Intro class* to the philosophy of Epicurus... a letter from Mr. Jefferson written in the twilight of his years. Maira Kalman learned, in her very attentive visit to Monticello, that he too was an Epicurean. He too expressed himself on a wall. (A partial answer to the question: "How Christian Were the Founders?")

*INTRO STUDENTS: CLASS CANCELLED TODAY, the roads are unsafe We'll double up and do both Epicurus and Seneca on Wednesday.

2 comments:

D. Hall said...

Thank you for the link leading to the wonderful stroll through Jefferson's life.

Phil said...

Isn't it great? Check out her other work...http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/?scp=1-spot&sq=maira%20kalman&st=cse

"And the Pursuit of Happiness" will appear as a book soon. Can't wait.

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