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Plato The Poet, Francis James Flanagan Apr 2012

Plato The Poet, Francis James Flanagan

Honors Bachelor of Arts

Plato’s dialogue genre contains within it literary elements not normally associated with a philosophical work. In the creation of his dialogue, Plato combined the literary aspects of drama—specifically setting and characterization—and rhetoric with the Socratic Method to create a genre that was new to philosophy. An examination of the usage of these elements in a Platonic dialogue, specifically Symposium, in comparison to Xenophon’s Symposium reveals the unique nature of Plato’s dialogue.


Shame And Sense, Samuel P. Carter Mar 2012

Shame And Sense, Samuel P. Carter

Honors Bachelor of Arts

In this paper I discuss shame and its connection to sense, the self, and public interaction. I take aim, in particular, at the account of shame put forth by David Velleman in his essay, “The Genesis of Shame.” His account is not only conceptually problematic, but it threatens to eclipse the bones and blood of humanity with the anesthesia of ahistorical intellectualism. Shame is a matter of taste and feeling that is concerned with that part of humanity that presents itself through the humanity of others around us. Throughout the paper I balance my critique of Velleman, which I see …


Roman Mater The Etruscan Influence On The Role Of Roman Women, Elizabeth Davis Mar 2012

Roman Mater The Etruscan Influence On The Role Of Roman Women, Elizabeth Davis

Honors Bachelor of Arts

Comparing the common grave monuments for women of Athenian society which were primarily stele and kore, to the grave monuments for Etruscan women, which were family tomb paintings and sarcophagi, will expose the large differences between the two societies’ views on women. Looking into the Roman culture, specifically the monuments and laws created by Augustus during the early Empire, will reveal the Etruscan influence on Roman society concerning women.


Pliny The Pessimist, Thomas E. Strunk Jan 2012

Pliny The Pessimist, Thomas E. Strunk

Faculty Scholarship

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