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Articles 1 - 6 of 6
Full-Text Articles in Ancient Philosophy
Connecting Ancient Philosophers’ Math Theory To Modern Fractal Mathematics, Colin Mccormack
Connecting Ancient Philosophers’ Math Theory To Modern Fractal Mathematics, Colin Mccormack
Parnassus: Classical Journal
No abstract provided.
Free Will And The Purpose Of Man In Nature, Helena Lyons
Free Will And The Purpose Of Man In Nature, Helena Lyons
Parnassus: Classical Journal
No abstract provided.
The Green Poem: An Original Play In Two Acts, Emily Arancio
The Green Poem: An Original Play In Two Acts, Emily Arancio
College Honors Program
An original play in poetic dialogue based on the philosophy of Lucretius.
Of Ivory And Eros: How Kurtz Was Corrupted By The Congo, Alexander T. Grey
Of Ivory And Eros: How Kurtz Was Corrupted By The Congo, Alexander T. Grey
The Criterion
While much ink has been spilled about the savagery and rawness of Conrad's magnum opus, Heart of Darkness, few scholars have sought to look at the softer side of Kurtz, Marlow, and the cast of characters. This essay attempts to view the work through the lens of love and the Grecian concepts of eros, philia and agape as they apply to Kurtz's tryst and what can be learned about this tormented man in the jungle when love enters the equation.
Martin Luther King Jr. In Dialogue With The Ancient Greeks, Timothy Joseph
Martin Luther King Jr. In Dialogue With The Ancient Greeks, Timothy Joseph
Classics Department Faculty Scholarship
To mark the start of Black History Month, a Classicist reflects on the inspiration King drew from ancient Greek culture.
Hippocratic Pharmacology: Investigations Into The Theoretical Assumptions And Function Of Drug Therapy In The Corpus Hippocraticum, Edward G. Soltesz '94
Hippocratic Pharmacology: Investigations Into The Theoretical Assumptions And Function Of Drug Therapy In The Corpus Hippocraticum, Edward G. Soltesz '94
Fenwick Scholar Program
The topic of this thesis is Hippocratic Pharmacology. While I intended to examine drugs and their efficacy in therapeutics, I soon realized the gravity of this undertaking: John Riddle and John Scarborough have been working on this for decades; my year's work would accomplish little. Instead, I found that work needed to be done in investigating the theoretical assumptions which the Corpus authors held about drug use: how did they believe these medicines worked? What were their underlying concepts? The methodological difficulty in answering these questions is evident at once. I decided to pursue this topic in two ways: first, …