imbecility: incapability, feebleness, stupidity
stenographer: a person who takes dictation in shorthand
missive: important letter, especially a long and official one
arete: 1. excellence of any kind
2. moral virtue
3. fulfillment of purpose
4. the act of living up to ones full potential
the highest human potential is knowledge. all other human abilities are derived from this. if arete is knowledge and study, than the highest human potential knowledge is knowledge about knowledge.
1. agora- place in Greece where they had meetings about important stuff
2. polis- political entities ruled by their bodies of citizens (politics, polls)
3. 508 BCE- the first time in recorded history that the people revolted the rulers
4. socrates- 3 major philosophers, he fought heroically, wrestler
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