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Greek Bronze: Holding A Mirror To Life, Expanded Reprint From The Irish Philosophical Yearbook 2006: In Memoriam John J. Cleary 1949-2009, Babette Babich Nov 2012

Greek Bronze: Holding A Mirror To Life, Expanded Reprint From The Irish Philosophical Yearbook 2006: In Memoriam John J. Cleary 1949-2009, Babette Babich

Babette Babich

To explore the ethical and political role of life-sized bronzes in ancient Greece, as Pliny and others report between 3,000 and 73,000 such statues in a city like Rhodes, this article asks what these bronzes looked like. Using the resources of hermeneutic phenomenological reflection, as well as a review of the nature of bronze and casting techniques, it is argued that the ancient Greeks encountered such statues as images of themselves in agonistic tension in dynamic and political fashion. The Greek saw, and at the same time felt himself regarded by, the statue not as he believed the statue divine …


Polis, The Journal For Ancient Greek Political Thought, Kyriakos N. Demetriou Oct 2012

Polis, The Journal For Ancient Greek Political Thought, Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Kyriakos N. Demetriou

A short history of "Polis", this year (2012) celebrating its 35th anniversary. First appeared in 1977.


Democracy In Transition Flyer (Springer), Kyriakos N. Demetriou Sep 2012

Democracy In Transition Flyer (Springer), Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Democracy in Transition is an edited volume that aims to investiage and analyse from different perpsectives political apathy and declining political participation in Europe.


My Best Movies, Kyriakos N. Demetriou Aug 2012

My Best Movies, Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Please find a list of my best movies -- I am going to keep it updated, of course!


Review Of Studies In The Reception Of Plato (Ashgate, 2011), Kyriakos N. Demetriou Jun 2012

Review Of Studies In The Reception Of Plato (Ashgate, 2011), Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Book review in the International Journal of the Platonic Tradition 6 (2012) 247-9, by Jay Bregman


Brill Academic Publishers: Companions To Classical Reception, Kyriakos N. Demetriou Mar 2012

Brill Academic Publishers: Companions To Classical Reception, Kyriakos N. Demetriou

Kyriakos N. Demetriou

A new series launched by Brill Academc Publishers, Companions to Classical Reception. Call for Proposals and Related Information.


Review Of King Jesus Gospel By Scot Mcknight, A. Chadwick Thornhill Jan 2012

Review Of King Jesus Gospel By Scot Mcknight, A. Chadwick Thornhill

A. Chadwick Thornhill

A Review of The King Jesus Gospel by Scot McKnight