Friday, 6 July 2018

Enlisting Lucian in the Aristotle vs. Neo-Stoic Debate

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I marked the publication of my book Aristotle’s Way with an article on his route to happiness in the excellent free online magazine Aeon ...
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Sunday, 17 June 2018

The Sudden Topicality of Shakespeare's BREXIT Cymbeline

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Coin of Cynobelinus King of Britain How about writing a play about a British leader manipulated into leaving a peaceful alliance with...
Saturday, 9 June 2018

A Deadly Serious Blog about Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide

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Two high-profile suicides in a week have left many of us rattled. I know nothing of fashion and hadn’t heard of Kate Spade. I was scarcel...
Monday, 4 June 2018

The Cynical Spin-Doctoring behind the British Museum's Rodin Exhibition

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I’m pleased by Jeremy Corbyn’s announcement that he supports the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles in their rightful Athenian home. ...
Sunday, 13 May 2018

The Jumping Frog: A Shocking Tale of Scholarly Plagiarism

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I’ve been waiting for May 13, Jumping Frog Day, to roll round, so keen am I to relate a dastardly tale of plagiarism by a renowned teac...
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Saturday, 12 May 2018

Campaigning for People's Classics: Interim Report

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It is exactly a year since work began on ACE , the project I’ve been funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council to lead, encoura...
Saturday, 5 May 2018

What Marx Learned from Boyhood in Roman Trier

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Despite failing to persuade my Tory fellow villagers in Cambridgeshire to elect me Labour Councillor this week, I remain persuaded that t...