Word Study
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On the Odyssey, Parts I–XI, Ongoing
Read post: On the Odyssey, Parts I–XI, OngoingI: Polytropos II: “All Strangers and Beggars Come from Zeus” – Eumaeus III: Odysseus: the Name and the Scar IV: The Bow and the…
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De Naso
Read post: De Naso(Concerning the Nose) Come, dear friend, and dine with me and bring with you what I have not: wine to wet our lips and…
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Comments on Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations 1–29
Read post: Comments on Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations 1–29(These comments represent a journey in my understanding of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical investigations. As I read Wittgenstein more closely, I have sometimes discovered certain preconceived…
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A Pleasure in Words
Read post: A Pleasure in WordsA Pleasure in Words Below are questions taken from Mr. Himwich’s vocabulary tests given to juniors over the past semester. See how you would…
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Meno’s Paradox
Read post: Meno’s ParadoxMeno: καὶ τίνα τρόπον ζητήσεις, ὦ Σώκρατες, τοῦτο ὃ μὴ οἶσθα τὸ παράπαν ὅτι ἐστίν; ποῖον γὰρ ὧν οὐκ οἶσθα προθέμενος ζητήσεις; ἢ εἰ…
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Uva Uvam vivendo varia fit (Explained)
Read post: Uva Uvam vivendo varia fit (Explained)This Latin phrase from Lonesome Dove is neither nonsense nor bad Latin. It means “A grape becomes mottled by being a grape,” with the…
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Homer Puts Time on Hold
Read post: Homer Puts Time on HoldHow Homer puts Time on Hold for Odysseus and Penelope—and for Us After Odysseus kills all the suitors, washes off the blood, and reunites…
