Apuleius and the concept of a philosophical rhetoric

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‘Mines of Gold on Parnassus'? The Value of a University.

When the ‘idea of science, method, order, principle and system; of rule and exception, of richness and harmony’ came to the highly trained intellect of the ‘patron saint’ of Irish universities, he was discoursing on the idea of a university in 1852.* John Henry Newman held that the training of the intellect for its own sake was the purpose of a university education. Today this might seem a little high-minded, outdated and even misguided. But we, as part of the university community of today, still owe it to ourselves, and so to society, to scrutinise constantly not only our own lecturing and research, but also to look to the wider purpose o f what we are trying to achieve as a university. For that purpose a well-trained intellect—trained in knowledge, method and order—is still as important today as it was a century and a half ago

“I Shot Him Because I Feared for My Life”: How U.S. Self-Defense Laws Affect Women Who Kill in Self-Defense

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‘Mines of Gold on Parnassus'? The Value of a University.

When the ‘idea of science, method, order, principle and system; of rule and exception, of richness and harmony’ came to the highly trained intellect of the ‘patron saint’ of Irish universities, he was discoursing on the idea of a university in 1852.* John Henry Newman held that the training of the intellect for its own sake was the purpose of a university education. Today this might seem a little high-minded, outdated and even misguided. But we, as part of the university community of today, still owe it to ourselves, and so to society, to scrutinise constantly not only our own lecturing and research, but also to look to the wider purpose o f what we are trying to achieve as a university. For that purpose a well-trained intellect—trained in knowledge, method and order—is still as important today as it was a century and a half ago

Apuleius the Philosopher?

This paper is about the classification of Apuleius as either a philosopher or as a sophist. Known to us primarily through his Second Sophistic novel Metamophoses (Transformations), alternatively entitled The Golden Ass, Apuleius 'the philosopher' does not trip off the tongue. As Apuleius says in Florida 13, the wisdom and the eloquence of the philosopher (philosophi ratio et oratio) are ready at all times to awaken awe in all who hear. Apuleius is equally rhetor and philosophus and both these facets are exemplified not only in his philosophical works but also pre-eminently in the Metamorphoses

Book Review: The Greek Praise of Poverty: Origins of Ancient Cynicism, William D. Desmond (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2006).

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Apuleius the Philosopher?

This paper is about the classification of Apuleius as either a philosopher or as a sophist. Known to us primarily through his Second Sophistic novel Metamophoses (Transformations), alternatively entitled The Golden Ass, Apuleius 'the philosopher' does not trip off the tongue. As Apuleius says in Florida 13, the wisdom and the eloquence of the philosopher (philosophi ratio et oratio) are ready at all times to awaken awe in all who hear. Apuleius is equally rhetor and philosophus and both these facets are exemplified not only in his philosophical works but also pre-eminently in the Metamorphoses

Review: J. H. Gaisser, Oxford Readings in Classical Studies: Catullus. Oxford: 2007. Pp. 606. £37.50 (pb). ISBN 978-0-19-928035-3.

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Happier Transports To Be: Catullus' Poem 4:Phaselus Ille

The poeta doctus Catullus is, on the face of it, omnipresent in his poetry, often by name. The reader imagines she knows Catullus, but who does she know? In the end, miser or pessimus poeta, all that remains of Catullus in his poetry. Few figures in the ancient world are as perplexing. His poems require an effort of interpretation from the reader their brevity belies. For instance, Catullus' Poem 4 is always a source of puzzlement - to me anyway. Is it autobiographical? Is the yacht real? How significant is the epic voyage it describes? The answers might be: Does it matter? You cannot be serious. Significant. Poem 4 is the focus of my remarks here. However, the poems of the first eleven not associated with Lesbia, that is, Poems 4, 6, 9, and 10 will make an apperance. To the best of my knowledge these poems have not been treated of together with one another and separate from the other poems about Lesbia in the first eleven

Review of K Freudenburg (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Roman Satire, Cambridge: University Press. 2005. Pp.xvi + 352.

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