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Omne Trium Perfectum: The Rule of Three
David Boles: Human Meme
English - August 15, 2016 15:11 - 23 minutes - 22.5 MB - ★★★★ - 7 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Society & Culture Philosophy columbia aesthetic davidboles human meme nebraska newyork teaching Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We believe in Threes -- for there is power in the multiple choosing! -- but, why? We consider Sigmund Freud's fascinating essay, "The Theme of the Three Caskets" to help divine answers in our need for a triple choice. Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" and "King Lear" hold clues to caskets of gold, silver and lead and -- in the final absorption -- we find the unadorned, instinctual, reflexive, viral, choosing of The Goddess of Death as the real value in every human life.