Vagueness: A Variant Approach Yazar: Nicholas Rescher

“…Paradoxes of vagueness have been on the agenda since classical antiquity. Some theorists have addressed them by curtailing logical principles (bivalence, excluded middle). …”
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Decoding Vitruvius — Modulation of a Sequenced Nominal Value of a Fixed Module by Ad Triangulum Geometry Yazar: Duško Čikara

“…The indication of continuous use of the proposed proportional system from Classical Antiquity to the 18th century points to the existence of a single canon for designing intercolumnar plane and fenestration.…”
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An Australian Poet in Italy: A.D. Hope’s Byronic View of Latter-day Italy Yazar: Igor Maver

“…Hope’s insistence on the European source of Australian literature in the classical antiquity found expression in several of his poems in direct intertextual references to Byron’s work. …”
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Classical Culture and European Identity: Pagan Antiquity in the Writings of Pope Benedict XVI Yazar: Mateusz Stróżyński

“…A number of case studies analysed in the paper allows the reader to see a variety of perspectives on classical antiquity, present in the writings of Benedict XVI. …”
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Advertising Antiquity. Introduction Yazar: Marta García Morcillo

“…The text looks at the social and cultural impact of advertising on modern societies, as well as at its different uses of the past and, specifically, of Classical Antiquity in connection to modern values, aspirations and identities. …”
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Between the tropes and pragmatics: the rhetorical aspect of Rozmowa polaka z litwinem Yazar: Skirmantas Knieža

“…Even though many scholars analyse its contents and emphasize references to the Classical Antiquity, formal aspects and their pragmatic implications remain unevaluated. …”
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Tracing the roots of European bioethics back to the Ancient Greek philosophersphysicians Yazar: Eleni Kalokairinou

“… Contrary to the usual claim that Bioethics is a contemporary discipline, I argue that its origins can be traced back to the Ancient Greek philosophers-healers. In classical antiquity philosophy was almost inseparable from medicine not only in the sense that philosophers like Empedocles, Plato and Aristotle contributed to its development, but also in that later philosophers conceived of moral principles and rules in order to prevent the physicians’ malpractice and the patients’ harassment. …”
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Realism and utopia: a shifting disharmony Yazar: Vittor Ivo Comparato

“…This has always been a complex and shifting relation, both for the conceptual richness and for the variety of literary works that it has produced, especially as far as the long history of the utopian genre – from classical antiquity to the XXth century – is considered. …”
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Contagio / Contaminazione Yazar: Francesca Alesse

“…Scholars of Greek and Roman science – and especially of ancient medicine – have been debating for several years which notions of ‘contagion’, i.e. the transmission of a disease from an individual to another, classical antiquity may have had. It is, for many reasons, an interesting question. …”
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L’utilisation des tournures antiques et bibliques dans Salammbô Yazar: Walid Ezzine

“…The Metamorphoses contain, in fact, a model of a prayer of classical antiquity. Flaubert would have followed the same pattern that uses the “twists” and the resources of the prayer’s classical rhetoric. …”
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. Yazar: Reynaldo Riva

“…Certain ideas about monkeys which classical antiquity accepted as true are presented, ideas which may have helped L. …”
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A South Italian Bell‑Krater – a New Acquisition of the National Museum, Prague Yazar: Helena Svobodová, Pavel Titz, Romana Kozáková

“…The Classical Antiquity Collection in the National Museum was recently enriched by the donation of an assemblage of pottery sherds. …”
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Tecniche di purificazione rituale nei papiri magici greci Yazar: Paolo Vitellozzi

“…As far as classical antiquity is concerned, some fundamental studies, such as Walter Burkert’s monograph on Greek religion (1977) or Robert Parker’s Miasma (1983), provide us with a clear view on the religious thoughts underlying purification rituals in the Mediterranean world. …”
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El Encomio del duque de Alba de Calvete de Estrella. Entre la apología y el desagravio Yazar: Manuel Antonio Díaz Gito

“…By means of different rhetorical techniques related to the encomium, such as the surpassing of paradigmatic models from Classical Antiquity or the concealment of negative aspects, the poet sketches a flattering portrait of the Great Duke with the intention of both praising him and improving his public image.…”
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D’Annunzio ‘grecista’ in appendice a Primo vere Yazar: Chapelle, Luca

“… The first time Gabriele d’Annunzio’s literary activity dealt with the classical antiquity dates back directly to 1879, when the author published his first poetic collection: Primo vere. …”
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Reason without feelings? Emotions in the history of western philosophy Yazar: Kišjuhas Aleksej

“…After the analysis of the philosophies of emotions and passion amongst the most important philosophers and philosophical works of classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, the paper presents ideas on this interrelationship within the framework of modern philosophy, or during the so-called Age of Reason. …”
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Corrupção e morte da política: análise de uma patologia social Yazar: Orlando Lyra de Carvalho Jr.

“…Using the modern concept of political corruption, defined as the undue utilization of public power for private gains, this article examines the conceptual transformation of that the notion of corruption has undergone since Classical Antiquity. Through a Foucauldian analysis of central aspects of the historical-political process, which makes possible the transposition of the term interest from the merely economic field to central forms and notions of contemporary political organization, we reach the conclusion that, if applied literally, the modern concept of corruption represents the death of political and the surest path to totalitarianism.…”
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HOUSES IN THE ENGLISH NOVEL: MODERNISMS, EKPHRASES, AND THRESHOLDS Yazar: Michael Hattaway

“…It demonstrates how certain topics and tropes, dating back to classical antiquity, can be traced through this period, and how they record some of the great nineteenth-century and early modern concerns: urbanization, industry and industriousness, conspicuous display, alienation, gender roles, the resilience of romantic notions of nature, and, underlying all, a sense of mutability and precariousness undermining stability.…”
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Oswald Spengler and his Interpretation of the Ancient Egyptian Civilisation Yazar: David Engels

“…This somewhat obscures his contribution to comparative history and his interest not only in Classical Antiquity and the West, but also in the Ancient Near East. …”
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Los siete sabios de Grecia. Enfoque Crítico Yazar: María Esther Conejo A.

“…Many texts from the ClassicalAntiquity mention the "Seven Greek learned men". …”
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