On: Aristotle’s Rules for Living Well

[eimrine]

> It would be hard to overstate the debt Christian philosophy in particular and classical theism in general owes to Aristotle.

I would replace "Aristotle" to "Ancient Greeks" or "Ancient Stoics" in your sentence. Example:

https://www.google.com/search?q=gold+christian+rule (results in some quote from the Bible)

https://www.google.com/search?q=golden+rule+of+plato (results in very similar quote which has been said way earlier).

[ttonkytonk → eimrine]

Christian/Judeo (as well as ancient Greek) thought is probably indebted to the thought of places like Egypt and Ethiopia as well.

Interestingly, I think in both The Illiad and The Odyssey there is a mention of a god making a trip to Ethiopia.

[eimrine → ttonkytonk]

Pythagoras studied Math in Egypt so I agree with you in this place.

The Illiad is the most ancient writing AFAIK but I do not understand what are you saying in this sentence.

[ttonkytonk → eimrine]

My point is that Ethiopia is mentioned, and therefore there is probably some influence there.