tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.comments2023-12-10T07:55:27.177+00:00kenodoxiaJames Warrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02262258553733864003noreply@blogger.comBlogger431125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-68004521310885333642015-05-03T17:49:23.524+01:002015-05-03T17:49:23.524+01:00Your post has an unexpectedly upbeat end and makes...Your post has an unexpectedly upbeat end and makes me think I should watch Question Time.<br /><br />I'm in an odd position now in that I'm a Civil Servant. We are officially in 'purdah' until the election is over (their use of this term makes me cringe), and are not allowed to comment on anything political etc. I'm trying to get some clarification about whether this ends after the election or when a new government is formed (since there might be some gap between them), because I'd quite like to visit Occupy Democracy, who are occupying Parliament Square until 10th May. It's not just about making a statement, it's also about knowing other people have similar frustrations but are prepared to push onwards anyway, which is harder than dismissing things as pointless. Occupy London was brilliant -- but I wasn't a Civil Servant then. Given that it's not a party political thing I might be allowed to go anyway, but it's not clear.RJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128262293399766342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-75501559186541352322015-03-13T19:03:52.013+00:002015-03-13T19:03:52.013+00:00Very interesting-- thanks to you and Peter for bri...Very interesting-- thanks to you and Peter for bringing my attention to it. Looks like there is a lot of interesting work going on.<br /><br />I'm currently supervising two graduate students in the Philosophy department here at UCSD, and both happen to be focusing on Hellenistic philosophy.<br /><br />Andrew Wong is working on "Unmitigated Scepticism" (an investigation of the scope of Pyrrhonism).<br /><br />Blythe Greene is working on "Hellenistic Theories of Time" (an investigation of the fragmentary evidence concerning Stoic and Epicurean views about time).Monte Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864589932926759166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-30513077198138125372014-11-27T17:45:41.003+00:002014-11-27T17:45:41.003+00:00James, Do you think this information is useful? As...James, Do you think this information is useful? As an undergraduate advisor and someone working in the field (who has great admiration for the philosophical work of some of the evaluators), I can't see how it is useful. It strikes me as really very silly, actually. Turns out Oxford is more reputable than Cambridge according to Rachel Barney, etc. So what? For what it's worth, here are my rankings:<br /><br />Group 1<br />Peripatetic School<br /><br />Group 2<br />Epicurean Garden<br />Stoic School<br />Old Academy<br /><br />Group 3<br />New Academy<br />Pyrrhonianism<br /><br />Group 4<br />Middle Academy<br />NeoplatonismMonte Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864589932926759166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-60275244240994447342014-10-17T15:21:10.151+01:002014-10-17T15:21:10.151+01:00Recently, after a meeting with Thomas Johansen on ...Recently, after a meeting with Thomas Johansen on the Timaeus, I looked back at my notes, to find I had entitled it ‘Notes on discussion with Timaeus’, as if I’d had a chance to debate with the man himself...Nathan Gowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-45016988679172510952014-10-17T15:16:49.332+01:002014-10-17T15:16:49.332+01:00George Boys-Stones’ talk sounds v. interesting for...George Boys-Stones’ talk sounds v. interesting for me. Any chance that when it comes around you could give me the briefest of brief summaries as to the gist of it / when or where it might end up being published?Nathan Gowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-30915599789798161872014-10-12T14:35:52.908+01:002014-10-12T14:35:52.908+01:00Well said!Well said!Crantorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638166522768357783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-86795614037277797732014-09-01T15:39:52.036+01:002014-09-01T15:39:52.036+01:00I had the chance to visit Oinoanda last month. Th...I had the chance to visit Oinoanda last month. The story of Diogenes and the city really is one of the most fascinating bits of the history of philosophy in the Roman empire.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073716813273815588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-90527718765656798492014-08-18T17:46:56.904+01:002014-08-18T17:46:56.904+01:00Great way of enjoyment. 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I found it here:
http://educators.mfa...Dear galip,<br /><br />I found it here:<br />http://educators.mfa.org/ancient/drinking-cup-kylix-satyr-fluting-column-64878<br /><br />JJames Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262258553733864003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-38658617001218823962014-07-20T20:57:37.296+01:002014-07-20T20:57:37.296+01:00Hello! Could you give me a reference for that vase...Hello! Could you give me a reference for that vase-painting with the satyr? Thank you!galipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-69205039329453749502014-06-04T10:31:35.282+01:002014-06-04T10:31:35.282+01:00If I may: http://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/1730123If I may: http://sms.cam.ac.uk/media/1730123Veres Mátéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600392148125074341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-48322263873039667852014-05-30T09:40:06.281+01:002014-05-30T09:40:06.281+01:00Just in case you were going to email David's r...Just in case you were going to email David's rather than post it, I'd also love to have a video of it! Very sad I can't make it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10034085358294746690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-61431320463643666982014-05-30T03:53:27.434+01:002014-05-30T03:53:27.434+01:00MM's talk is great-- a tour de force. Will def...MM's talk is great-- a tour de force. Will definitely be referring students to this. Thanks again for posting James.Monte Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864589932926759166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-4449445140922062342014-05-29T19:00:33.871+01:002014-05-29T19:00:33.871+01:00Monte: it's possible. If it is, I will let you...Monte: it's possible. If it is, I will let you know. James Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262258553733864003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-63387609454147670412014-05-29T16:36:35.537+01:002014-05-29T16:36:35.537+01:00Thanks James. Will there be a video for David'...Thanks James. Will there be a video for David's as well? If so, please post. MonteMonte Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864589932926759166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-75228702569477044492014-03-28T11:15:47.254+00:002014-03-28T11:15:47.254+00:00Great! Thanks. So: add Smith to those who raise ...Great! Thanks. So: add Smith to those who raise the q. explicitly (he then endorses the Proclan interpreation), together with G. Fine, 'Knowledge and belief in Republic V-VII' in S. Everson ed. Epistemology (Cambridge, 1990), 85-115, at 98 n.26.<br />James Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262258553733864003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-79139477597298611122014-03-28T11:00:17.029+00:002014-03-28T11:00:17.029+00:00Don't know of anyone unequivocally plumping fo...Don't know of anyone unequivocally plumping for the un-Proclan view, but there's some interesting discussion of Denyerian themes in Richard Foley's "Plato’s Undividable Line: Contradiction and Method in Republic VI", Journal of the History of Philosophy, vol. 46, no. (2008) –24.<br /><br />Nicholas d. Smith, “Plato’s divided Line”, Ancient Philosophy 6 [ 996]: 25–46) has an interesting discussion of the literature.Interlocutornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-44929110705061909712014-03-22T14:27:47.422+00:002014-03-22T14:27:47.422+00:00Hi James,
Wondering if the Lichtenstein 'Thin...Hi James,<br /><br />Wondering if the Lichtenstein 'Thinking of Him' might work, because it might be ambiguous whether she's sad or ecstatic in her fantasy:<br /><br />http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org/0139.htmPhil Horkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-29465833604594608462014-03-06T16:59:18.356+00:002014-03-06T16:59:18.356+00:00Hi there,
I think this is along the lines of what...Hi there,<br /><br />I think this is along the lines of what you posted, though it's not something abstract:<br /><br />http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/81512<br /><br />Certainly, you don't want anything of this sort, do you?<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Scream.jpg<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />C.Crisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-64891741746659188142014-03-06T11:49:20.775+00:002014-03-06T11:49:20.775+00:00I very much like the painting with that title. Far...I very much like the painting with that title. Far, far better, as you say, than the regulation Black Background, Stark Pot Illustration.<br /><br />And, re: movie right, I've a friend who works for Harvey Weinstein - I'd be happy to pass the script along.Nathan Gowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-17287008834951761822014-03-06T11:36:37.822+00:002014-03-06T11:36:37.822+00:00It's called The Pleasures of Reason in Plato, ...It's called <i>The Pleasures of Reason in Plato, Aristotle, and the Hellenistic Hedonists</i>. Movie rights are still available.James Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262258553733864003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-26690274495899408092014-03-06T11:34:03.910+00:002014-03-06T11:34:03.910+00:00What's the title / subject matter?What's the title / subject matter? Nathan Gowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-43944683803354071922013-10-20T14:00:40.716+01:002013-10-20T14:00:40.716+01:00Have you tried Google Hangouts? I think you could...Have you tried Google Hangouts? I think you could all do it from your laptops, no special equipment necessary. If you try it I'd be interested to know what you think. I don't use video chat but I can imagine that in some situations it would be useful.RJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08128262293399766342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-87310973193604569052013-10-19T18:17:15.955+01:002013-10-19T18:17:15.955+01:00We here in Germany all knock on the table with our...We here in Germany all knock on the table with our knuckles to signalize thanks for the lesson. Should the students feel that the lecturer could wind up the lesson a bit faster, you can expidite its end by vigerous banging whilst he is drawing breath.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30379986.post-37143404888427598882013-10-17T17:27:32.425+01:002013-10-17T17:27:32.425+01:00"Yes, you are right. The origin is unclear. O..."Yes, you are right. The origin is unclear. One theory says that students had to knock on the table to show appreciation because they only had one hand free. The other hand was used to hold a quill.<br />The other theory is hard to explain. Basically it says that in the 18. century most students were using walking sticks (fashion back then). If they were unhappy with the lecture given by a professor they used the sticks to knock on the ground to show their disapproval. Over time the sticks became outdated but the knocking remained. But now it is only used to show aprreciation."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com