Anger And Our Humanity: Transhumanists Stoke The Flames Of An Ancient Conflict,
2021
Smith College
Anger And Our Humanity: Transhumanists Stoke The Flames Of An Ancient Conflict, Susan B. Levin
Philosophy: Faculty Publications
This paper presents Stoicism as, in broad historical terms, the point of origin in Western thought of an extreme form of rational essentialism that persists today in the debate over human bioenhancement. Advocates of “radical” enhancement (or transhumanists) would have us codify extreme rational essentialism through manipulation of genes and the brain to maximize rational ability and eliminate the capacity for emotions deemed unsalutary. They, like Stoics, see anger as especially dangerous. The ancient dispute between Stoics and Aristotle over the nature and permissibility of anger has contemporary analogues. I argue that, on the merits, this controversy should, finally, be …
Ephemeris Vol. Vi,
2021
Denison University
Quod Inane Vocamus: Lucretius’ Void In Seventeenth-Century Italy,
2021
CUNY Graduate Center
Quod Inane Vocamus: Lucretius’ Void In Seventeenth-Century Italy, Carlo Bottone
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
During the seventeenth century, the revival of atomic theories and the beginning of barometric experiments sparked a philosophical debate on the existence and the nature of void, which in turn generated new attention to the ancient disputes on void and prompted new interpretations of Lucretius’ examination of inane (De Rerum Natura, I.329-397). Commentators began to discuss the passage beyond the ancient philosophical tradition and in relation to modern ideas and recent discoveries, while Vacuists appealed to Lucretian arguments to prove or deny the existence of an absolute void interspersed among corpuscles.
My research contributes to the scholarship on …
Ephemeris Vol. Ii,
2021
Denison University
Siskelus And Ebertium,
2021
Denison University
Deception As Social Commentary In Plautus's Captivi,
2021
Denison University
Deception As Social Commentary In Plautus's Captivi, Audra Russo
Ephemeris
No abstract provided.
The Cumaean Sibyl And The Thessalian Witch,
2021
Denison University
The Cumaean Sibyl And The Thessalian Witch, Christopher Bungard
Ephemeris
No abstract provided.
Pandora's Box,
2021
Denison University
A Composition,
2021
Denison University
Senior Research Abstract: 'Non Sum Ego Qui Fueram': The Interaction Of Desire And Identity In Roman Elegy And The Problem Comedies Of Shakespeare,
2021
Denison University
Senior Research Abstract: 'Non Sum Ego Qui Fueram': The Interaction Of Desire And Identity In Roman Elegy And The Problem Comedies Of Shakespeare, Robyn Bowers
Ephemeris
No abstract provided.
The Panathenaic Festival,
2021
Denison University
Hannibal's Importance In The Second Punic War,
2021
Denison University
Hannibal's Importance In The Second Punic War, Steve Nery
Ephemeris
No abstract provided.
Mosaic,
2021
Denison University
Hannibal And The Italian Cities,
2021
Denison University
Scires A Pallade Doctam: Arachne And Ovid,
2021
Denison University
Scires A Pallade Doctam: Arachne And Ovid, Garrett Jacobsen
Ephemeris
No abstract provided.
Senior Research Abstract: The Changing Role Of Isis In Egyptian Mythology,
2021
Denison University
Senior Research Abstract: The Changing Role Of Isis In Egyptian Mythology, Tara Ellison
Ephemeris
No abstract provided.
Senior Research Abstract: Pigs In Antiquity,
2021
Denison University
Senior Research Abstract: Pigs In Antiquity, Christopher Bungard
Ephemeris
No abstract provided.
Front Matter,
2021
Denison University
Contributors,
2021
Denison University
The Classical Architectural Tradition And Its Influence On Denison University,
2021
Denison University
The Classical Architectural Tradition And Its Influence On Denison University, Betsy Prueter
Ephemeris
No abstract provided.
