From Ancient to Modern and Beyond
Weekly stories about classical antiquity and its modern reception
ClassicsGreek Myths That Inspired Tolkien's Lord of the Rings
There are a few interesting parallels between Greek mythology and Tolkien's universe.
Aug 4 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
Classics3 Ancient Greek Myths about Obsessive Love
Strange and interesting stories about love and obsessive love in ancient Greek mythology.
Jul 28 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
ConceptsCanon and Archive: Aleida Assmann's Cultural Memory Theory
To understand collective memory, one needs to understand the difference between the canon (active remembering) and the archive (passive remembering).
Jul 21 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
ClassicsThe Trap of Thucydides Has Nothing to Do With the Greek Historian
The so-called "trap of Thucydides" is based on a misreading of Thucydides who may have been warning us about a dangerous self-fulfilling prophecy.
Jul 12 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
ClassicsWas Marathon a Decisive Battle? What JS Mill Got Wrong
Why did John Stuart Mill claim the Battle of Marathon was more important to Britain than the Battle of Hastings?
Jul 5 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos
ClassicsWhy Hegel's Aesthetics Rejected Imitation (& Disliked the Greek Painter Zeuxis)
Hegel's philosophy of art rejected mere imitation in favor of an understanding of beauty as a sensuous expression of human freedom.
Jun 30 - Antonis Chaliakopoulos