George LongleyApr 15, 20231 minHomeric Similes and Nature's Wonders IIHomer's Similes: Human Beings and Nature's Analogies I suspect we have all been feeling a little deluged by events over the past few...
George LongleyApr 5, 20232 minAnother kind of narrow…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...
George LongleyNov 27, 20222 minMyths as Philosophy?The Perennial Quest Part II A modern observer might raise an eyebrow or even laugh at this notion. How can a half-man bull, or half-bull...
George LongleyFeb 26, 20224 min'Thinking is hard'. Just ask Socrates!‘Thinking is Difficult, that's why most people judge.’ Seeing this quotation from Karl Jung on LinkedIn a couple of days ago (the time...
George LongleyJan 19, 20223 minLatin, Classics, and Learning StylesIntroduction Some of you who read this will already know that I love my subject Classics: Latin, Greek, Classical Civilization, and...
George LongleyOct 15, 20213 minγνῶθι σέαυτον Know Thyself!- Know Thyself: Sententia Cotidiana XXI The question of today’s ‘thought’ is what this phrase really means. Scrolling through a few...