Classics Commons^™

Shameless Shame: St. Augustine's Confessions, Regina Eastman

Anthós Journal (1990-1996)

his paper suggests that the “Shameless Shame” of Augustine’s manipulatory language and rhetoric in the Confessions serves the distinct purpose of converting the reader to Catholicism. By tracing the way in which St. Augustine uses diverse literary forms to appeal to his readers and guide their path. This paper suggests that there is a particular reason for the rise of Catholicism, and it’s not just faith. Augustine’s use of language that could appeal to multiple strata of society allowed each to take their path to conversion, but ultimately conversion comes to be seen as a social act. One imbued with …

An Explication Of The Phaedo, Thahn Ngo

Anthós Journal (1990-1996)

Plato’s Phaedo has multiple meanings and uses its narrative framework, sets up debates, and implements myths and allusions in order to present this multiplicity of meaning. This paper looks at the above characteristics in the Phaedo and interrogates their use. The Phaedo is nominally about the last hours of Socrates’s life, but it contains far more than mere biography. This paper traces the ways Plato uses this basic framework to create a multi-faceted work.

The Argonautica: Apollonius' New Epic, Christopher Frank

Anthós Journal (1990-1996)

Apollonius’ Argonautica takes as its general form the epic tradition of Homer, but often diverges from traditional paths in order to show trends in Hellenistic life. The poem is generally thought of as an Imitation, but its complex imitations do not perfectly follow the Homeric epic tradition. This paper points out the influences that led to these differences and then suggests that ultimately Apollonius is making a concrete and interesting statement about his own culture.

The Theodicy Of The Timaeus, Thomas M. Robinson

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

I suggest that any explanation of the Demiurge that has a chance of being correct must take into account the fact that he is invariably described in non-contingent terms, and the entities to which many have wished to reduce him (the world’s soul, or the rationality within it) in invariably and unambiguously contingent terms. This holds true despite Timaeus’s readiness to speak without apparent qualm of the Demiurge as either a father or a craftsman or both, or even - after the manner of Anaxagoras - to talk of him on occasion simply as Reason; whatever the variants in the …

Seneca And The Stoic View Of Suicide, Walter Englert

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

will present a summary of the Stoic doctrine on suicide before Seneca, followed by an analysis of Seneca’s own views. Our sources on Stoic views of suicide before Seneca are meager. But they allow us to construct a coherent Stoic theory of suicide, and in Seneca we see the theory fleshed out. Rist is right to point out that we find a connection between suicide and libertas for the first time in Seneca, but wrong to suppose that it is inconsistent with earlier Stoic teaching, pathological, or based on a hatred of life.8 Seneca’s views are consistent with earlier, orthodox …

Sagp Newsletter 1990/91.2 (December), Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Announcement of the Society's panels with the American Philological Association, and the Eastern, Pacific, and Central Divisions of the American Philosophical Association for 1990/91.

The Philosophical Economy Of Plato's Psychology: Common Concepts In The Timaeus, Dorothea Aline Frede

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Plato's insistence that the eternal immobile model is “the real thing” and the mobile world only an image is to stress the sincerity of his conviction that the intelligible pattern, the unchangeable network of principles, must be the foundation of the physical reality. Only because there is such a fundamentum in re can we have concepts that allow us to understand and explain the world. Without such really existing concepts our thinking would be nothing, it would be a groping for stability in a changing world that could at best provide similarities without any fix point to determine their nature. …

Hadashot Arkheologiyot 95 / חדשות ארכיאולוגיות צה, Israel Antiquities Authority

חדשות ארכיאולוגיות (סדרה עברית) Hadashot Arkheologiyot (Hebrew Series)

,בניאס מקדש פאן - 1989, צבי מעוז [1–2] תל דן-1989, אברהם בירן [2–4] גשר בנות יעקב-1989, נעמה גורן-עינבר [4–6] חורבת גליל, אבי גופר [6] באב אל-הוא [6] פסוטה, מרדכי אביעם [6–7] ח' ע'וריב, מרדכי אביעם [7–8] כברי-1989, אהרון קמפינסקי ו-וולף דיטריך נמאיר [8–9] כברי-מערות קבורה, עדנה שטרן ויעל גורין [9–10] עבדון, מרדכי אביעם ועדנה שטרן [10–11] א-תל (בית ציידה)-1989, רמי ערב [12–13] הר מצפה ימים-1988-1989, רפאל פרנקל [13–15] ח' אל-וזייה, מרדכי אביעם [15] מדריגת היונים-1989, פרנסיס וואלה [16] עכו, אליעזר שטרן [16–17] חורבת ראש זית, …

Sagp Newsletter 1990/91.1 (September) Ssips, Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Announcement of the panels for the December meetings of the Society, as well as the program for the 9th annual SSIPS/SAGP conference at Baruch College, October 1990.

The "Great Triangle" In Early Greek Rhetoric And Poetics, John T. Kirby

Classics Articles and Papers

An abstract for this item is not available.

Book Review: "Radical Christianity: A Reading Of Recovery" By Christopher Rowland, Vincent L. Wimbush

CGU Faculty Publications and Research

Christopher Rowland, Lecturer in Divinity, Dean and Fellow of Jesus College, University of Cambridge, has written a fascinating and provocative book. Although drawing upon years of research on Christian origins, especially on apocalypticism in Judaism and early Christianity, this book goes far beyond antiquarian exegetical interests and questions. It is a most interesting attempt to determine the origins, then chart and account for major developments in the course of one type of Christian ethic and orientation-a type of "radical Christianity" rooted in apocalypticism.

Excavations And Surveys In Israel 7–8, Israel Antiquities Authority

Excavations and Surveys in Israel (English Series)

Dan, Tel, 1987 [1] el-Wawiyat, Tell [1–2] Meroth, 1987 [3] Meron [3–4] Kabri, 1987/1988 [4–5] Kefar Naḥum, 1986/1987 [5–6] Hayonim Terrace, 1987/1988 [6] Prevention of Antiquities Robberies in Galilee, Survey [7] Ṣafṣafot, Tel, Oil Presses [8–7] ‘Atlit-Yam [9] Dor, Tel, 1987 [9–15] Yizre‘el, Tel, 1987/1988 [15–18] Ramat Hanadiv, 1986/1987 [18–20] ‘En Hanaṣiv, 1986/1987 [20] Shalem, Tel, 1988 [20–22] Tanninim, Tel, Aqueduct [22] Caesarea and its Harbor – 1987/1988 [22] Caesarea and its Harbor, 1987/1988 [22] Caesarea and its Harbor – 1987/1988, Underwater Survey [25] ‘Afar, Tel [26] Gador, …

Plotinus On Freedom, Creativity And The One, Laura Westra

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

In this paper I want to show the import and the centrality of Freedom as Creativity in the philosophy of Plotinus. I will only say a little about Freedom's cardinal role and centrality in his thought, as I defend that position at length in my forthcoming book on the topic (and on Enneads 6.8). Instead, I will show the link between Freedom and Creativity in Section 1, then speak of Creativity as a human good and ideal when understood in the Plotinian sense, touching also upon the light it sheds on general problem of philosophy (Section 2); and finally, of …

Aristotle On Unity: Metaphysics Delta 6, Constantine Georgiadis

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

The brief passage on accidental unity (ἕv κατὰ συμβεβηκός) in Chapter 6 of Metaphysics Δ (1015b 16-34) raises a number of questions for which the text does not provide explicit answers. Aristotle does not define the nature of accidental unity, nor does he explain the status and character of the items which partake in accidental unities. One may wonder whether those items pertain to language, or to reality or whether they involve a certain relation of language to reality. Aristotle lists different examples which are purported to illustrate different kinds of accidental unity but those kinds are not described in …

Sagp Newsletter 1989/90.4 (March), Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Announcement of the Society's panel with the Central Division, April 1990

Sagp Newsletter 1989/90.3 (February), Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Announcement of the SAGP Panel with the Pacific Division for 1990

Augustine's Contribution To Star Wars, Scott Franklin

Anthós Journal (1990-1996)

The parallels between Augustine’s Confessions and the movie Star Wars might at first seem to be few and far between, but this paper argues for that the opposite in fact is true when viewed through the lens of rhetoric. This paper suggests that both the Confessions and Star Wars reframe traditional storylines for their own times. For Augustine it is the Bible and for Star Wars it is a traditional WWII Storyline.

The Loss Of Feminine Representation From The Aeneid To The Confessions, Merlin Douglass

Anthós Journal (1990-1996)

This paper argues that “the change in the power of women from the time of Vergil to the time of Augustine altered the way in which they were represented” in the seminal texts of Vergil’s Aeneid and Augustine’s Confessions. Augustine’s Confessions have long been thought to be inspired by and echoing of the Aeneid. This paper, however, suggests that the striking loss of the female voice from the Aeneid to the Confessions is a result of the changed status of female power between the two time periods as well as a reminder of the purpose of the Confessions: to show …

Intellectual Traditions As Predecessors To St. Augustine, Jennifer Lovell

Anthós Journal (1990-1996)

St. Augustine both explicitly and implicitly relied on existing intellectual traditions in the construction of his Confessions. He not only explicitly references Neoplatonic thought, he also implicitly constructs his argument around Neoplatonic ideals. He also used rhetorical and epic traditions to create his Christian Doctrine. By blending the teachings of the Bible with these traditions, this paper argues that St. Augustine effectively appealed to the intellectual elite.

Neoplatonic Influences In Augustine's Confessions, Shon H. Kraley

Anthós Journal (1990-1996)

Augustine wrote the Confession at a time when Christianity was still a small religion mostly populated with peasants and lower-class individuals. This paper argues that he actively utilized Neoplatonic philosophies and ideas in order to give credibility to his Christian doctrine. By doing so he accomplished the goal of expanding Christianity and appealing to the Intellegentsia.

Vergil's Aeneid: A Homeric Dichotomy?, David Dysert

Anthós Journal (1990-1996)

This paper investigates the question of why scholars have traditionally labeled Vergil's Aeneid a "Homeric dichotomy." The Aeneid is often seen as a combination of the two great Homeric epics, the Odyssey and the Illiad, and is of criticized for its lack of transitions between the two. This paper argues that while the Aeneid certainly should be seen as a dichotomous work, its allusions stretch further than only to Homer’s epics. The paper traces a number of these allusions and suggests that the Aeneid should be viewed as a synthesis of Homer with other Greek traditions and epics rather than …

Heraclitus: The River Fragments, Leonardo Taran

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Heraclitus was known in antiquity for the obscurity and the ambiguity of his expression, and there can be little doubt .that he purposely made use of ambiguity to emphasize the paradoxical character of some of his doctrines. For us who so many centuries later wish to understand his thought, these characteristics are increased and magnified by the very way his thought has been transmitted: citations and paraphrases by others whose interests were in most cases alien to his. Yet many ancient authors cited him to find authority and corroboration for their views in such an archaic thinker. Other writers, among …

Plotinus On The Articulation Of Being, Steven K. Strange

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Ennead Vi.2 presents itself as Plotinus' official account of the structure of the second Hypostasis, i.e. Intellect (νοῦς) or Being, what corresponds in his metaphysical universe to Plato's realm of Ideas or Forms. Having refuted the Peripatetic and Stoic theories in VI.1, he turns to developing his own view of Being, which he intends to be in agreement with Plato's. Indeed, the account of the 'genera of being' that he give in VI.2 is closely modeled on Plato's discussion of the so-called 'greatest kinds' or megista gene in the Sophist.

Sagp Newsletter 1989/90.2 (November), Anthony Preus

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Programs of the meeting of the Society with the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association December 28, 1989, in Atlanta, and with the American Philological Association, December 28, 1989, in Boston.

Unity And Logos: A Reading Of Theaetetus 201c-210a, Mitchell Miller

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

Abstract for “Unity and Logos” (Anc Phil 12.1:87-111):

A close reading of Socrates' refutation of the final proposed definition of knowledge, "true opinion with an account." I examine the provocations to further thinking Socrates poses with his dilemma of simplicity and complexity and then by his rejections of the three senses of "account," and I argue that these provocations guide the responsive reader to that rich and determinate understanding of the sort of 'object' which knowledge requires that the Parmenides and the Eleatic dialogues will go on to explicate.

This paper is available at http://pages.vassar.edu/mitchellmiller/.

Hadashot Arkheologiyot 94 / חדשות ארכיאולוגיות צד, Israel Antiquities Authority

חדשות ארכיאולוגיות (סדרה עברית) Hadashot Arkheologiyot (Hebrew Series)

הר חרמון, 1989, שמעון דר [1] הר סנאים [1] ביר א-נסובה [1] ממצאי הסקר [2] בניאס-1989, וסיליוס צפריס ורינה אבנר [3] תל דן-1988, אברהם בירן [3–5] הגולן סקר דגמי יישוב – 1988, קלודין דאופין [5–6] סקר מרכז הגולן-1988, אמיר גולני [6–7] רסם ח'רבוש, קלאר אפשטיין [7] גמלא-1987- 1988, ס. גוטמן, א. סגל, י. פטריך, ד. וואגנר ו-צ. יבור [7–11] מצודת צפת-1988, עמנואל דמתי [11] עכברה-1988, עמנואל דמתי [11–12] סקר דרכים בגליל המזרחי, סקר דרכים, צבי אילן [12–13] עכו-בית הקברות ההלניסטי, נורית פייג ועמנואל דמתי [13–14] ארבל-סקר בכפר …

Hadashot Arkheologiyot 93 / חדשות ארכיאולוגיות צג, Israel Antiquities Authority

חדשות ארכיאולוגיות (סדרה עברית) Hadashot Arkheologiyot (Hebrew Series)

הר סנאים-1986-1987 [1] בניאס-1986 [1] תל דן-1986 [2–3] ח' עירב [4] נחל בצת I-1987 [4–5] כברי-1986 [5–6] הגולן-אתרים כלקוליתיים [7–8] צפת-מערת קבורה [8–9] כפר חנניה-1986 [10] מדריגת היונים-1986 [10–11] ארץ גשור-1987 [11–14] תל ינעם-1986, 1986 [14] תל אל-ואויאת [14–16] ציפורי-1986 [16–18] יקנעם ובנותיה-1984-1987 [18–24] חורבת סומקה [24] עתלית-ים [25] גשר [25–26] נחל זהורה [26–27] תל דור-1986 [27–30] כבארה-1987 [30–31] בית שאן [31–32] תל אל-חמה-1987 [32–34] הר עיבל-1987 [34–35] אום ח'אלד [36] גילגל-1986 [36–37] נתיב הגדוד-1986 [37] תל-אביב-מוזיאון ארץ ישראל [37–38] ח' א-דוורה-1986 [38] משמר דוד [38–39] סקר מערות במדבר יהודה ושומרון-1985-1986 [39–43] סקר מצפון-מזרח לירושלים [43–46] ירושלים גבעת רם …

Failure And Expertise In The Ancient Conception Of An Art, James Allen

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

The ancient notion of an art (τέχνη) embraced a wide range of pursuits from handicrafts like shoemaking and weaving to more exalted disciplines not excluding philosophy (cf. Plato Gorgias 486b; Hippolytus Refutatio. 570,8 DDG; Sext. Emp. Μ II13). Nevertheless, there was a sufficient amount of agreement about what was expected of an art to permit debates about whether different practices qualified as arts. According to the conception which made these debates possible, an art is a body of knowledge concerning a distinct subject matter which enables the artist to achieve a definite type of beneficial result. Obviously, the failure of …

The Punctator's World: A Discursion (Part Two), Gwen G. Robinson

The Courier

Part One of this serialized survey (Courier 23.2, Fall 1988) dealt with the emergence of a late-Classical and early-Christian interest in eliciting, with 'euphuistic' punctating techniques, the voice patterns inherent in text. Part Two, herewith, gives attention to the Middle Ages. In this haphazard era, logical punctuation, which concentrates on syntactical structures and is therefore more appealing to eye than ear, begins its faltering growth.

The Good As Unity: Its Role In The Good Life In Plato's Later Thought, Cynthia Hampton

The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter

In the sixth book of the Republic. Socrates begins leading his interlocutors down the 'longer road' that leads to the Form of the Good which is to complete the earlier account of virtue given in Book IV. The end of this road in the Republic is reached via the sketch of the Good portrayed in the famous Sun, Line, and Cave passages. In this paper, I wish to suggest that the road does not, in fact, end here, but extends to the account of the Good offered in one of Plato's latest dialogues, the Philebus . This account, like the …