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Bookmarked Information Theory and Statistical Mechanics by E. T. Jaynes (Physical Review, 106, 620 – Published 15 May 1957) Information theory provides a constructive criterion for setting up...
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Read Vocabulary Study with Mnemosyne by Chris Francese (Dickinson College Commentaries) Learning any language involves acquiring a large amount of vocabulary. For this reason, I think it is very...
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Latin Pedagogy and the Digital Humanities
I’ve long been a student of the humanities (and particularly the classics) and have recently begun reviewing over my very old and decrepit knowledge of Latin. It’s been two decades since I made a...
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Brief Review: The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt My rating: 4 of 5 stars Stephen Greenblatt provides an interesting synthesis of history and philosophy. Greenblatt’s love of the...
View ArticleExpanding Ekphrasis to the Broader Field of Mnemotechny: or How the Shield of...
If Lynne Kelly‘s thesis about the methods of memory used by indigenous peoples is correct, and I strongly believe it is, then the concept of ekphrasis as illustrated in the description of the Shield of...
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Read - Want to Read: Collected Ancient Greek Novels by Bryan P. Reardon (Editor) (University of California Press) Prose fiction, although not always associated with classical antiquity, did in fact...
View ArticleLooking for books with wider margins for annotations and notes
With the school year starting and a new slew of books to be purchased and read, I’ve been looking for books, particularly popular “classics” or “great books” that are published either with larger...
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