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The Consolation of Philosophy

Philosophy attempts to convince Boethius that he should not be unhappy, despite his fate. Philosophy cites his good upbringing, political career, pious wife, his sons' healthy political queer, and his father ... each work similar discussions on death and dying are presented. These aspects of the works, however, are where the similarities end. Instead, by placing Lady Philosophy in Socrates' position, the reader

Plato's Phaedo: Tragedy, Philosophy, and Backstabbing

understanding of the subject of philosophy. Perhaps in response to the assertions of contemporary philosophers, Plato asserted that, "no treatise by me concerning [philosophy] exists or ever will exist" (Cushman ... altered and his philosophy would necessarily have been assimilated into Plato's own. Thus, in a dialogue as late as the Pbaef/,o, Socrates must be seen as a facade for Plato. Rather than a tribute, though

Yeke Caaji, the Mongol-Oyirod Great Code of 1640: Innovation in Eurasian State Formation

Mongolian. Historically it marked one of the last political strategies of two divisions of the Mongol Empire, established by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, to remain free of external political authority. The ... his dismissal of the Great Code as important in any meaningful way. One year later, in 2006, a group of papers in Imperial Statecraft explored political forms and governance techniques in Inner Asia

Yeke Caaji, the Mongol-Oyirod Great Code of 1640: Innovation in Eurasian State Formation

Mongolian. Historically it marked one of the last political strategies of two divisions of the Mongol Empire, established by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, to remain free of external political authority. The ... his dismissal of the Great Code as important in any meaningful way. One year later, in 2006, a group of papers in Imperial Statecraft explored political forms and governance techniques in Inner Asia

A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

Affliction without Affliction: A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

Tarōbō by Rohan Koda: translated into English by Tsutomu Nagata

his generation, he did not study abroad or receive Westernized higher education. His works are based on East Asian aesthetics and Buddhist philosophy rather than the European literary trends that

The Protagoras: An Explication

The paper explores themes of Athenian life, Socratic philosophy, and the theme of Knowledge leading to power in the Protagoras. The setting of the Protagoras is primarily a portico at Callias’s home

Explication of Plato's Protagoras

In the Protagoras, Plato presents a view of the Classical Greek social and political structures, as well as personal attitudes and morals, by implying them through the narrative frame rather than ... and Philology Commons, and the Philosophy Commons Recommended Citation - Kerl McMurry n order to get the full meaning of any of the I Platonic dialogues, one must carefully analyze the structure

Kurt Tucholsky: Left-Wing Intellectual and Politically-Engaged Journalist

Critics of intellectuals have focused on the naive idealism of intellectuals and their tendency to withdraw from the political theater, instead concentrating on their respective specialties ... and Politically-Engaged Journalist In the political culture of the Weimar Republic, there were few calm moments. Chaos, irony, and paradox moved through the currents of time without causing the least

Perception and Power

approach to the Greek cosmos. Thus the hero reflects the political changes and moods of the times. This paper traces how Virgil’s use of language constructs this Roman vision of the Greek cosmos. In the end ... power. The hero in the Aeneid is epic enough, properly of divine descent, but different. He reflects the political changes and the mood of the times. Virgil relates his perception of a new order, the

‘Turning the Wheel of the Teaching’: A translation of Aśvaghoṣa’s Buddhacarita Canto 15 from a recently rediscovered Sanskrit manuscript

International Association of Buddhist Studies 35 ( 1-2 ): 171 - 224 . --- . 2013 . ' Aśvagṣahoand His Canonical Sources (III): The Night of Awakening (Buddhacarita 14.1-87)' . Journal of Indian Philosophy 41 ... Philosophy 41 : 167 - 94 . https://doi.org/DOI 10.1007/s10781-013-9178-3. --- . 2020 . ' Aśvagṣahoand His Canonical Sources: 4. On the Authority and the Authenticity of the Buddhist Scriptures'.ArcIhnaeologies

The Consolation of Philosophy

As twentieth century readers we can understand earlier works such as the Consolation of Philosophy by reading it against a traditional background and applying the four fold scheme of interpretation ... fourteenth line. The scene of a divine being, Philosophy, appearing to a wretched man may recall an earlier memory ofThetis appearing to Achilles. This poem intro­ duces some natural aspects of the poetry and

The 2015 Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC 2015)

The Bioinformatics Open Source Conference (BOSC) is organized by the Open Bioinformatics Foundation (OBF), a nonprofit group dedicated to promoting the practice and philosophy of open source software ... and philosophy of open source software development and open science within the biological research community. Since its inception in 2000, BOSC has provided bioinformatics developers with a forum for

Translating Vaidya’s Harivaṃśa

”.’ Classical Philology 96.2, pp. 109–19. https://doi.org/10.1086/449533 ————. 2009. ‘Epic.’ In Richard Eldridge, ed., The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy and Literature. Oxford Handbooks Online. Nemec, John ... 1855 - 75 . Bonazzoli , Giorgio. 1985 . 'Considerations on a New Method of Critically Editing the Purāṇa-s . ' Purāṇa 27.2 , pp. 381 - 434 . Bowles , Adam. 2007 . Dharma, Disorder and the Political in

Barriers to Cooperation Aid Ideological Rigidity and Threaten Societal Collapse

favoritism and strict adherence to moral consensus, collectively known as ideological rigidity, that have been linked with both ends of the political spectrum. The presence among the political right and the ... determinant of the political discourse with an important social function. To better understand this function, we equip the indirect reciprocity framework - widely used to explain evaluation-mediated social

Two Pashto Short Stories by Abdul Wakil Sulamal Shinwari Translated by Noorullah Atal

political and literary essays, which have been published in various journals in and outside of Afghanistan. ... Parcham members, and members of the Afghan Millat.? Gulalay intervened: ?This has got nothing to do with people?s political affiliation. You can?t abandon your social life just for that.? The minister

Thieves in the Storehouse of Sarasvatī: Metaliterary Aspects of the Caurapañcāśikā

characterization of literature as an inalienable possession in the “storehouse of Sarasvatī in the heart,” which memory keeps safe from the dangers of political life to which it is constantly exposed. ... Poetics of Ambivalence: Imagining and Unimagining the Political in Bilha?a's Vikram??kadevacarita . ? Journal of Indian Philosophy 38 ( 5 ): 457 - 483 . doi: 10 .1007/s10781- 010-9100-1. B?hler , Georg (ed

Plato's Protagoras: Myth and Democracy on Trial

additional works at: http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/anthos_archives Philosophy Commons Recommended Citation - PLATO'S PROTAGORAS: MYTH AND DEMOCRACY ON TRIAL DavidJohnson T work, has importance. As a ... intellectual signifies Plato's opinion. Callias' home serves as the setting of the dialogue. Callias, a wealthy patron of the Sophists, had cormections with Athenian political figures, through his widowed