Why engage with ancient Greek philosophy today? Can it still teach us anything today or is it outdated? Many contemporary thinkers believe that ancient philosophical theories are not just interesting museum pieces but tell us something important about our lives today and can both challenge our own views and provide inspiration in many fields of human thought. Philosophers of science like Nancy Cartwright argue that Aristotelian metaphysics provides the best framework for thinking about contemporary physics. Ethicists like Martha Nussbaum…
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Antony Penrose, son of American photographer Lee Miller and British surrealist artist Roland Penrose, presents his father’s book The Road Is Wider Than Long. A love poem created as a photo-book that recounts a journey the couple made together through the Balkans in 1938, visiting Greece and isolated rural communities in Romania. A note from Anthony Penrose: The Road is Wider Than Long is a love poem created as a photo-book by a surrealist artist, my father Roland Penrose. He wrote it…
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What is Greek cuisine, how was it shaped and how did it evolve? What are the traits of this cuisine and how much have these been altered over the years? Cookbook author, food writer and cook Carolina Doriti will be going deep into this ancient kitchen, pointing out its timelessness, simplicity and wisdom. Travel through Greece, see the olive oil and wine regions on a map, the regions that are the lawful producers of feta and learn why. Check out…
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What connects the early 4th and 19th century Mediterranean? Women. Female mobility had increased significantly following centuries of restricted travel, yet our views of the Mediterranean in these periods are still shaped by the writing of men. Throughout time, histories have been primarily written through the male perspective. Their focus, often on the elite, the monumental, the exceptional, has blurred opportunities to see the mundane, the everyday. The 4th century was a significant period of mobility, in part due to environmental pressures, and as…
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“There is something handmade in this work, every time is not the same as the last one. Christina, seated on the stage surrounded by four exceptional musicians, addresses the audience as if she is amongst a group of friends. The performance premiered in the Athens and Epidaurus Festival in the summer of 2021 and has since won many “lives” – for good reason.” – Xenia Georgiadou – Kathimerini “Christina Maxouri and Dimitris Chaliotis have create a performance which is a piece of…
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