For this reason, said Aristotle, poetry is more philosophical than history. Put another way: It’s worth far more to the soul to sail the seas with Odysseus than to know what evidence exists to ...

Drawing Heideggerian phenomenology into dialogue with American pragmatic naturalism, Christopher P. Long undertakes a rigorous reading of Aristotle that articulates the meaning of truth as a ...

In fact, Confucius himself is believed to have compiled the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry. Titled Shi Jing, or ...

Carl Sagan explained the thought process of the ancient Greek scientist Eratosthenes, who determined the circumference of the Earth.

Aristotle wrote about this ... Barbara Kingsolver's 13 published books include fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Her most recent novel is The Lacuna, published in 2009.

In 1854, the Irish mathematician George Boole mused that probability was “expectation founded upon partial knowledge.” His ...

Apart from being great traders, the Greeks were relatively wealthy; they promoted and enjoyed culture and adored poetry ... science could really develop. Aristotle, a mathematician, thrived ...

In Greek mythology, Apollo is the son of Zeus and the god of music, medicine and poetry. It's also the name of a historic ... It's also a short version of Aristotelis, a variation of Aristotle. Best ...

Ageless Arete: Selected Essays from the 6th Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Hellenic Heritage of Sicily and Southern Italy OPEN ACCESS 2022 Arete in Plato and Aristotle ... Jonah Radding OPEN ...

Christopher Daly, who lives in Gardner, has compiled a volume of some of his favorite notable quotes in his book, "The Daly Guide to Living" ...