A scholarly locution intended to connote stances of decency, taste, and culture amid the decadence,
debauchery, depravity and perversion of modern society.
A way to express outrage at modernity and pop culture.
An expression of
appreciation for the scholastic philosophy of the middle ages and early medieval
philosopher Boethius in particular for their insight into the joys of monarchy and ruminations on the goddess fortuna.
“What I want is a good, strong monarchy with a tasteful and decent king who has some knowledge of theology and geometry and to cultivate a Rich Inner Life.”
"Possession of
anything new or
expensive only reflected a person's lack of theology and geometry; it could even cast doubts upon one's soul."
-Contemporary
Philosopher Ignatius J. Reilly (1960)