The inspiration for this article was a passing conversation with a friend about the importance of history. She was fascinated by the...

Homer's Similes: Human Beings and Nature's Analogies I suspect we have all been feeling a little deluged by events over the past few...

I came across an article the other day that queried the relevance of degrees in the modern job market. This annoyed me for two main...

About a year ago a good friend of mine, ancient philosophy scholar, Nicholas Denyer (Trinity College, Cambridge) shared the following...

The Human Heart of Myth It is very easy to think of myths as stories full of magic and fantasy and should not be taken as serious in...

Classical Thought for the Day XXIV I remember once conversing with a fellow graduate student at the start of term party, when we got on...

Music and Human Character The second part of this exploration of the power and importance of music by ancient authors looks at the...