The ancient physician Galen worked out the composition of his famous theriac (a complex antidote/cure-all) through a process of empirical testing that, while not modern experimentation, was more systematic than pure tradition.
Ancient concepts of childhood are genuinely different from modern ones. The lack of a concept of 'adolescence' as a distinct developmental stage, the high infant mortality that shaped emotional investment in young children, and the legal categories of different life stages all reflect different assumptions.
The Ajanta cave paintings, executed over roughly eight centuries from the 2nd century BC to the 6th century AD, are the most important surviving corpus of ancient Indian painting and show a sophistication of technique comparable to anything in the contemporary Mediterranean world.
The Delphi sanctuary's wealth — accumulated through offerings from across the Greek world over centuries — made it a target for multiple raids and a stake in multiple Greek political conflicts. Sacred wealth had very secular implications.
The argument about practical effects is correct but misses the collaboration element — it's not just effects.
The ancient physician Galen worked out the composition of his famous theriac (a complex antidote/cure-all) through a process of empirical testing that, while not modern experimentation, was more systematic than pure tradition.
Ancient concepts of childhood are genuinely different from modern ones. The lack of a concept of 'adolescence' as a distinct developmental stage, the high infant mortality that shaped emotional investment in young children, and the legal categories of different life stages all reflect different assumptions.
The Ajanta cave paintings, executed over roughly eight centuries from the 2nd century BC to the 6th century AD, are the most important surviving corpus of ancient Indian painting and show a sophistication of technique comparable to anything in the contemporary Mediterranean world.
Saving this for later
This changed my whole approach. Thank you!
Some books need to be picked up and put down twice before they take. That's a feature, not a bug.
Wait, you're telling me I've been doing memoir wrong this whole time?
I had the opposite experience — Nolan worked great for me
The Delphi sanctuary's wealth — accumulated through offerings from across the Greek world over centuries — made it a target for multiple raids and a stake in multiple Greek political conflicts. Sacred wealth had very secular implications.
Love the detail in this write-up
Bookmarked. This is the kind of content I come here for
As someone with a few weeks of experience, I can confirm this is solid advice
Wait, you're telling me I've been doing memoir wrong this whole time?
The Discworld does not need to be read in any order. Pick up what interests you and trust it.
The question I ask of literary fiction: does it need to be long? Lincoln in the Bardo earns every page.
Your point about the relationship between form and moral argument is the most useful thing I've read about this director.
I showed this to my partner who normally doesn't engage with film as an art form and they were completely absorbed.
Adding to this: the fundamentals never go out of style also helps a lot