Search Results - "ancient Greece"

The ancient Greek economy: markets, households, and city-states by Lewis, David

Subjects: “…Ancient Greece; Economy; Markets; Trade…”
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Khoris oikountes and the obligations of freedmen in late classical and early hellenistic Athens by Lewis, David, Canevaro, Mirko

Subjects: “…Ancient Greece; Athens; Slavery; Manumission; Law…”
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Orlando Patterson, property, and ancient slavery: the definitional question revisited by Lewis, David

Subjects: “…Orlando Patterson; Slavery; Property; Ancient Greece; Babylonia…”
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Don Taylor, the ‘old-fashioned populist’? The Theban Plays (1986) and Iphigenia at Aulis (1990): production choices and audience responses by Fotheringham, L.S.

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Poets and performers: the profession of μουσική in classical Athens by Edmund, Stewart

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Oracular consultation, fate and the concept of the individual by Eidinow, Esther

“…This chapter examines the significance of the conception of the self for our understanding of the ritual practice of oracular consultation in ancient Greece, focusing primarily on the evidence of the question tablets from the sanctuary at Dodona, augmented by related literary material for oracular consultation.…”
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Music in Euripides' Medea by Thomas, Oliver

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Behavioural economics and economic behaviour in classical Athens by Lewis, David

“…It also critiques the Finleyan reading of social values in ancient Greece that allegedly prevented economic growth and profit-oriented behaviour.…”
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Cultivating ethical expertise by Lee, Marcus

“…This model of ethical education was advocated by philosophers in both ancient Greece and ancient China. In this thesis, I critique a prominent contemporary account of the skill model of virtue by attending to the phenomenology of the learning process involved in acquiring a practical skill. …”
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The muscles of the athletes to learn surface anatomy - The Influence of classical statues on anatomy teaching by Papa, V., Galassi, F.M., Polito, E., Capelli, G., Rodio, A., Vaccarezza, Mauro, Tafuri, D., Varotto, E.

“…The first documentary evidence of the practice of anatomical dissection for teaching purposes dates back to the 13th century AD, although this practice seems to have originated in Ancient Greece, if not in earlier times. Dissection of the human body is practiced in most anatomy institutions worldwide despite increasing pressure to reduce material and staff costs, regardless the ongoing debate concerning the suitability of body donors for medical education. …”
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Subject to truth: before and after governmentality in Foucault’s 1970s by Legg, Stephen

“…The former analyses discourses of truth, law, inquiry and sovereignty in ancient Greece. The latter focuses on early Christian individual manifestations of truth (baptism, penance, and spiritual direction) forming a genealogy of confession and, Foucault suggests, of western subjectivity itself. …”
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A historical appraisal of ethics and civilization in Malaysia from pre-colonial to post-colonial era by Hamzani, Dayang Nurhazieqa, Amir Abdullah, Amini, Awang, Mohd. Daud, Abdul Kadir, Mohammad Nidzam, Mohd. Fadzil, Ahmad Faathin

“…It is argued that both the Hindu-Buddhist period and the Muslim sultanates period have a similarity in their ethical framework in that both frameworks are informed by a belief in the divine, much like the Homeric period in Ancient Greece. On the discussion on the colonial period, this paper emphasizes and draws distinctions between the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British taking into consideration the main events that had happened in Europe between the Portuguese’ conquest of Malacca in 1511 and the British colonization in Malaya in 1824. …”
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'Wacana' dan 'cerita' dalam novel Pujangga Melayu oleh Mohd. Affandi Hassan by Abdul Rani, Mohd Zariat

“…The function of literary works, specifically that of fictional narratives, has been a source of debate in Western and Eastern civilisations throughout the ages. In ancient Greece for example, this issue sparked a conflict between the philosophical schools of Plato and Aristotle, who both had contrasting views on the role and contribution of literary works to the formation of a culturally civilised society. …”
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Design Innovation For Replica Trophy Using Reverse Engineering And CNC Machining by Mohd Shukor, Nurzayani Nabilah

“…It is started from ancient Greece where it given for a winner in a war and be design with the details of the war. …”
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Nineteenth-century Shakespeares: nationalism and moralism by Hollingsworth, Mark

“…This chapter also seeks to draw together the strands of nationalism and moralism by showing that anxieties about the state of Britain fed into writing about the Sonnets at this time and that this involved a complex debate about the Sonnets, ancient Greece, and the nature of what would today be termed homosexuality. …”
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Graduates’ perception of the value of ethics courses in university: A case study of UUM alumni by Mohamed, Mahmood N., Marican, Sabitha

“…Specifically the study of ethics may provide a strong basis for the development and improvement of The study of ethics can be traced back to the days of ancient Greece, and through time, philosophers have argued the subject matter from various standpoints. …”
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