The Mask of Socrates

The Mask of SocratesThis richly illustrated work provides a new and deeper perspective on the interaction of visual representation and classical culture from the fifth century B. C. to the fourth century A. D. Drawing on a variety of source materials, including Greco Roman literature, historiography, and philosophy, coupled with artistic renderings, Paul Zanker forges the first comprehensive history of the visual representation of Greek and Roman intellectuals. He takes

while their mother

including Projective Verse and the Maximus Poems

Arguing that people of every place and time deserve a history

and people are pointing fingers

To gamble is to enter a world traced out by the rules and protocols of the game the gambler plays

combining the perspectives of philosophy

Die literarische Inszenierung des kulturellen Narrativs der conversio kann das Narrativ selbst in den Mittelpunkt rücken

die verwendeten Technologien und die kulturellen Spezifika der Wassernutzung und diskutiert den Stellenwert von Modernisierungsmotiven und zeitgenössischen Hygienevorstellungen

This 7th volume in the series EUARE LECTURES contains the four keynote lectures presented at the European Academy of Religion’s Seventh Annual Conference held in Palermo

als auch die produktive Fortentwicklung seiner Konzeption unter den Bedingungen einer Literatur und Ethik 'nach Auschwitz'

Over 8000 entries used every day in the solar field – Accurate and up-to-date explanations of solar terms that keep the meaning in focus and provide the context in which terms are used

Cunningham sketches out the theoretical basis for a redefined conception of moral philosophy