Democrats Make Historic Pick: It's Obama Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:00:00 -0400 Democrats officially chose Sen. Barack Obama as their presidential nominee, making him the first African-American to head a major-party ticket. Obama made a brief appearance at the convention after running mate Joe Biden revved up the crowd. Transcript: Joe Biden's Acceptance Speech Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:42:00 -0400 Joe Biden accepted his nomination Wednesday as Barack Obama's running mate on the Democratic ticket. In his speech, he said Obama was the great American success story. Transcript: Bill Clinton's Prime-Time Speech Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:25:00 -0400 In his speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Bill Clinton said Barack Obama is ready to be president. The former president also praised Obama's choice of Joe Biden as a running mate, saying, "He hit it out of the park."
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Lauren Collins: The Brooklyn painter Kehinde Wiley. Lauren Collins Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 The painter Kehinde Wiley first travelled to Nigeria in 1997. He was trying to find his father, whom he had never met, or, more crucially for a portraitist, seen. (His mother didn’t have any photographs.) After several weeks in Lagos, he found his dad, who welcomed him. But--like any . . . James Surowiecki: What drives market volatility? James Surowiecki Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 American investors are frazzled. True, oil prices have fallen from their most vertiginous highs, the dollar is a bit stronger, and the stock market has actually risen over the past month. But none of those things have happened in a smooth and steady fashion. The stock market’s “ascent,” in particular . . . Hendrik Hertzberg: What Barack Obama is up against. Hendrik Hertzberg Mon, 25 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000 The week before the week before this week’s scheduled gathering of the delegates and their media camp followers in Denver, the nominee-presumptive of the Democratic Party did something that is strongly recommended, and ought to be mandatory, for anyone who has just logged a year and a half’s worth . . .
Medieval Philosophy - Lecture notes for a course taught by Dr. Charles Ess at Drury University.
Ancient Greek Philosophy - Outline of the major schools, including primary sources. For a course taught by Barry Smith at Atlantic Baptist University.
Ancient Roman philosophy: Discourses by Epictetus - A selection from the Discourses of Epictetus, ancient Roman philosopher who was born 60 AD, on surrender and the will of God.
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Apeiron - Journal published by the University of Texas covering ancient philosophy and science up to the end of the classical period. Site features editorial credits, manuscript submission guidelines, and subscription information.
Early Greek Philosophy - Biographies of the Pre-Socratics from Thales to Democritus
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EAWC: Exploring Ancient World Cultures - A series of on-line course supplements for students and teachers of the ancient and medieval worlds provided by the University of Evansville.
Greek Philosophy - The Origin of Philosophy: The Attributes of Mythic/Mythopoeic Thought - How was Greek philosophy different from what came before? Or was it different?
Greek Philosophy - Online community for casual and scholarly readers; articles and discussion forums available.
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Greek Philosophy - Brief article outlining the history of Greek philosophy. From the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Greek Philosophy: Hellenistic Philosophy - This chapter of the learning module, Ancient Greece, briefly outlines the ideas of the major Hellenistic philosophies including Epicureanism, Stoicism, and Cynicism
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History of Ancient Philosophy - Lecture notes to S. Marc Cohen's course at the University of Washington.
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Ionian Thinkers - Essay on the pre-Socratics by C.D.C. Reeve of Reed College
Philosophy at Hal Hsieb - Series of lecture notes on ancient philosophy, in PDF format.
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Phronesis - Scholarly journal for the study of ancient Greek and Roman thought, available in print and digital formats. Offers information about subscribing and reproductions of select articles featured in the publication.
Project Archelogos - Database containing all the philosophical arguments of the works of Plato and Aristotle represented according to a method which makes explicit their logical interconnections.
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Rivendell's Philosophy Page - Athenian philosophers, antique and medieval philosophers, rationalists, and modern philosophers, from the rivendell educational archive by Leigh Denault.
WCP: Ancient Philosophy - The Paideia Project: Proceedings of the 20th World Congress of Philosophy. Archive of contributed papers in Ancient Philosophy.
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