In this episode, Gregory Nagy and Keith Stone explore the following questions and more: * Does Socrates really believe what he says about a daimonion as some kind of an inner voice that communicates with him? *How is the “theorizing” of Socrates as he engages in dialogue with… Read more
In this episode, Gregory Nagy and Keith Stone explore the following questions and more: * Does Socrates really believe what he says about a daimonion as some kind of an inner voice that communicates with him? *How is the “theorizing” of Socrates as he engages in dialogue with his followers… Read more
Deborah Beck of University of Texas will join the CHS Community for an Open House discussion on “The Beauty of Homeric Similes in Iliad 16.” The event takes place on September 29 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. To prepare for the event, you may like to read Iliad 16 with the special focus on similes. Read more
John C. Franklin of the University of Vermont will join the CHS Community for an Open House discussion on “Kinyras: The Divine Lyre.” The event takes place on Thursday, September 15 at 11 a.m. EDT. To prepare for this event, you might like to read the Introduction “Kinyras and Kinnaru” of Kinyras:… Read more
John C. Franklin of the University of Vermont will join the CHS Community for an Open House discussion on “Kinyras: The Divine Lyre.” The event takes place on Thursday, September 15 at 11 a.m. EDT. To prepare for this event, you might like to read the Introduction “Kinyras and Kinnaru” of Kinyras: The… Read more
Christians talked, debated, and wrote dialogues in late antiquity and on throughout Byzantium. Some were philosophical, others more literary, theological, or Platonic; Aristotle also came into the picture as time went on. Sometimes the written works claim to be records of actual public debates, and we know that many such… Read more
