#ThomasMerton: "The whole idea of #compassion is based on a keen awareness of the #interdependence of all these living things...all part of one another & all involved in one another. " Compassion is the #MoralLaw of interconnectivity w/ others' pain & suffering, joy & celebration. https://bit.ly/4fHp8Wc

The pre-socratics were concerned with the basic principles of nature including aspects of moral law. During this period the views of thinkers such as Xenophanes, Anaxagoras, and Anaximander flourished... explore aspects of pre-socratic thought @ philosophy indefinitely ~ #philosophy #presocratics #GreekPhilosophy #Xenophanes #anaximander #anaxagoras #Morallaw #nature #knowledge #principlesofnature
https://philosophyindefinitely.wordpress.com/2019/07/19/history-of-philosophy-the-moral-universe-in-the-pre-socratics/