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Historical Humanists- Aristippus

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Michael W. Jones
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“The art of life lies in taking pleasures as they pass, and the keenest pleasures are not intellectual, nor are they always moral.” Read on…

Posted in History | Tagged Aeschines of Sphettus, Ancient Greek philosophers, Antipater of Cyrene, Arete, Arete of Cyrene, Aristippus, Athens, Cyrenaic School, Cyrenaics, Cyrene, Dialogue, Florida, founder, Libya;, Phaedo, Plato, Socrates | Leave a reply

Historical Humanists- Aristophanes

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Michael W. Jones
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“Shrines! Shrines! Surely you don’t believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?”

–Aristophanes

Aristophanes was a Greek comic dramatist. Read on…

Posted in History | Tagged Ancient Greek comedy, Ancient Greek theatre, Athens, Pablo Picasso, Socrates, Sparta, The Birds, The Clouds, The Frogs, The Wasps | 2 Replies
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