History of biology

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Philosophy of biology

 

 

The philosophy of biology is a subfield of philosophy of science, which deals with epistemological, metaphysical, and ethical issues in the biological and biomedical sciences. Although philosophers of science and philosophers generally have long been interested in biology (e.g., Aristotle, Descartes, and even Kant), philosophy of biology only emerged as an independent field of philosophy in the 1960s and 1970s.

List of oldest universities in continuous operation

The historical Patision Street campus in a postcard of 1900

 

 

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This article contains a list of the oldest existing universities in continuous operation in the world. Inclusion in this list is determined by the date at which the educational institute met the traditional definition of a university^{[Note 1]} although it may have existed as a different kind of institute before that time.^[1]

1,600-Year-Old Illuminated Manuscript of the Aeneid Digitized & Put Online by The Vatican

 

 

July 15th, 2016

It’s fair to say that every period which has celebrated the literature of antiquity has held epic Roman poet Virgil in extremely high regard, and that was never more the case than during the early Christian and medieval eras. Born in 70 B.C.—writes Clyde Pharr in the introduction to his scholarly Latin text—“Vergil was ardently admired even in his own day, and his fame continued to increase with the passing centuries. Under the later Roman Empire the reverence for his works reached the point where the Sortes Virgilianae came into vogue; that is, the Aeneid was opened at random, and the first line on which the eyes fell was taken as an omen of good or evil.”

Visit Peloponnese

Monuments from every period of the eventful Peloponnesian history, great archeological sites such as ancient Olympia, Epidaurus, Mycenae and Tirynth, Byzantine churches, unique settlements and amazing castles, natural beauties such as mountains, forests, rivers and caves surrounded by the sea, beautiful beaches, sandy and smooth coasts on the west – rocky and dentelated on the east, make this part of Greek land ideal for holidays, touring, sports and connecting to the history and culture.

List of strikes around the World

Crowd driven from Tompkins Square by the mounted police, in the Tompkins Square Riot of 1874

 

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In Search of a Philosopher’s Stone

At a remote site in Turkey, archaeologists have found fragments of the ancient world’s most massive inscription

By ERIC A. POWELL

Thursday, June 04, 2015

The silent halls of a forgotten era: Inside the magnificent empty spaces of Europe’s grandiose palaces

 

 

By BETH STEBNER, 4 October 2012

 

 

They were once filled with courtiers, kings, and other members of the aristocracy. But stunning images capture the silent galleries, corridors, and libraries of Europe in a whole new light.

Behold the Largest Atlas in the World: The Six-Foot Tall Klencke Atlas from 1660

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Last week, we featured the free digital edition of the The History of Cartography. Or what’s been called “the most ambitious overview of map making ever undertaken.” The three-volume series contains illustrations of countless maps, produced over hundreds of years. And it, of course, references this fine specimen: A gift given to England’s Charles II in 1660, The Klencke Atlas featured state-of-the-art maps of the continents and various European states. It was also notable for its size. Standing six feet tall and six feet wide (when opened), the volume remains 355 years later the largest atlas in the world. Learn more about it with the BBC clip below.

Propose Earth’s ‘Anthropocene’ Age of Humans Began With Fallout and Plastics

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A research team assessing when a new geological epoch shaped by humans began has settled on the mid 20th century. Two markers are carbon isotopes from nuclear explosions and plastics, here seen in the remains of a dead albatross.Credit Left, U.S. Air Force Photo; right, Chris Jordan, midwayfilm.com

 

Can Homer’s Iliad speak across the centuries?

 

Three millennia after its composition, there are many obstacles to understanding this pillar of western literature – but the effort is worth it

 

Struggling against mortality … illustration by Neil Packer from the Candlewick Press edition of the Iliad, translated by Gillian Cross. Illustration: © Neil Packer

Sam Jordison, The Guardian

Tuesday 9 February 2016

 

When I first read Homer, I did not experience the same sublime ecstasy as Keats. No wild surmise for me! Instead, I experienced mild disappointment, considerable confusion and strong annoyance.

A history of jazz

The King & Carter Jazzing Orchestra photographed in Houston, Texas, January 1921.

 

A history of jazz in 50 key moments, as chosen by Guardian and Observer writers