Classical Studies Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (1,138) essays
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Postmodernism
... that postmodernism represents an accumulated disillusionment with the promises of the progress of science so central to modern thinking. Important books on postmodernism during this period include those by Jean-François Lyotard and Richard Rorty. Jean Baudrillard, Michel Foucault, and Roland Barthes ...
'How true would it be to say that Socrates was a sophist?'
... Sophists sometimes studied the nature of the universe and their most prominent element of philosophy was scepticism (a doubting state of mind), believing that we know ideas present in the mind, but not the objects of perceptions outside our mind. They stressed the idea that ...
Antigone
... Ismene. Antigone wants to giver her brother, Polyneices, a proper burial even if this means she will be violating the decree of the king. Ismene reminds Antigone that they are only women. This means that they are vulnerable. Ismene feels she is powerless, while Antigone wants to gain power ...
The History of Greek Theater
... the gods brought about the hero's downfall because of a tragic flaw in the character of the hero. In Greek tragedy, suffering brought knowledge of worldly matters and of the individual. Aristotle attempted to explain how an audience could observe tragic events and still have a pleasurable experience ...
Plato's Republic
... is anti-political, saying that the ideal political state cannot successfully contain elements of philosophy (Plato 29). Mentioned in the exchange is the Allegory of the Cave (Plato 227-235). Here, Plato tries to explain why he should be taken seriously, for he is one of the few who has seen this ...
Summary of A Room of Ones Own by Virginia Woolf and sexism in this century
... religious organizations that are seen to follow sexist policies. The more liberal faith groups have modified their practices; they now select clergy on basis of the individual's intelligence, personality and knowledge without regard of their gender. However, the ...
Ancient Roman Meals
... the couches. The couch of honor was that opposite the empty side of the table, (lectus medius) and on it the most honorable position was the right hand one called the consular. Next in honor came the couch to the left of the central couch called the lectus summus and the last couch on the ...
The Fate of Patroclus in The Iliad
... of blows from Apollo, Euphorbes, and Hector. This inferiority to Achilles may have been the primary reason that Patroclus' life came to an end that day at the hands of the Trojan army . In conclusion, among the various themes of The Iliad of Homer, death is one of the ...
The Business Life of Ancient Athens
... of famine. And I also enjoyed the part of the book that talked about early banking. I was very surprised that banking started so early. I think that by reading this book, I learned many things, and it helped me better my knowledge of ...
Coliseum, the Construction and history of
... The names of the architects are not known. The idea that thousands of slaves were employed has been rejected, since the quality of the construction is proof of the specialization of the work force. Once completed, the foundation base was covered by a travertine floor, 90 cm thick in average. On this ...