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Essays in Ancient Epistemology
Gail Fine, Essays in Ancient Epistemology, Oxford University Press The present volume collects 13 previously published papers in ancient epistemology, written over the last 20 years or so. Seven of the papers are on Plato’s dialogues, two are on Aristotle’s Posterior Analytics, and four are mainly on Sextus Empiricus and Pyrrhonian Skepticism, including some pages on […]
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The Paleolithic Era
The Paleolithic Era Before the Rise of Civilization: The Paleolithic Era The first humans evolved in Africa during the Paleolithic Era, or Stone Age, which spans the period of history from 2.5 million to about 10,000 BCE. During this time, humans lived in small groups as hunter-gatherers, with clear gender divisions for labor. The men […]
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India and the Cold War
On page one of India and the Cold War, the collection’s editor, Professor Manu Bhagavan, claims that thoughts about the Cold War changed after the publication of Odd Arne Westad’s The Global Cold War (2005). Fifteen years after its initial printing, Westad’s opus still looms large for Cold War scholars. As someone who undertook seminars and exams in […]
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Aristotle on Inquiry: Erotetic Frameworks and Domain-Specific Norms
James Lennox’s new book on Aristotle’s scientific method takes on a perennial blister, the apparent disconnect between Aristotle’s most programmatic remarks on the nature of philosophical inquiry in the Posterior Analytics,and his own practice in particular treatises. The unifying theme of the book is that while Aristotle maintains a commitment to the existence of domain-neutral norms […]
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A Monarchy of Letters: Royal Correspondence and English Diplomacy in the Reign of Elizabeth I
Rayne Allinson’s new book, A Monarchy in Letters: Royal Correspondence and English Diplomacy in the Reign of Elizabeth I, highlights some of the gaps missing in the historiography of the queen’s own involvement in foreign affairs. The author acknowledges that there is a curious void here; what about the queen’s own words? Obviously, the queen’s preferences […]
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Middle English 1100 To 1500
Middle English 1100 To 1500 This essay sample on Middle English 1100 To 1500 provides all necessary basic information on this matter, including the most common “for and against” arguments. Below are the introduction, body and conclusion parts of this essay. The Middle English Period (1100-1500) Middle English (ME) was the dominant and traditional spoken […]
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The Politics of Football in Yugoslavia, Richard Mills
Football in the Balkans is usually associated with hooliganism and nationalist incidents accompanying international competitions such as the 2018 World Cup. The misconception of the 1990 Maksimir Stadium riot as the day when the violent breakup of Yugoslavia started, and the persisting omnipresence of this myth further contributes to the reduction of the game in […]
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The Philosophy of Socrates
The Philosophy of Socrates Socrates (470/469–399 bce), mentor of Plato and founder of moral philosophy, was the son of Sophroniscus (a statuary) and Phaenarete (a midwife). According to a late doxographical tradition, he followed for a time in his father’s footsteps – a claim regarded as apocryphal by most scholars despite the fact that Socrates traces his […]
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison by Michel Foucault
France in the Age of Revolution The Ancien Régime Michel Foucault‘s history begins during a period known to modern historians as the ancien régime(literally, “old order”): France as it existed from the late Middle Ages until the French Revolution (1789–99). From the 16th century onward, political power in France concentrated around the throne at the […]
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Collecting Medieval Treasures
As a late medievalist who has recently moved to Scotland, I was disappointed to learn that the Burrell Collection in Glasgow – home to the many medieval treasures once owned by the shipping magnate and prolific collector, William Burrell – is closed over the next two years. This is for an extensive renovation, which will see […]
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