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Hidden Utility: Dead Languages
Why study a dead language? Daily, this question bombards Classics students around the world. For many Classics students, it’s essentially a personal attack on our work and an integral part of us. But no matter how much we despise this question, it is valid. This question itself is predicated upon utility, it judges the utility…
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Thoughts on Happiness
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending a seminar consisting of professor guided discussion regarding Plato’s Symposium with a group of other bright high school students. In the Symposium, Plato writes about a dinner party where a variety of guests and characters take turns giving speeches praising Eros, the personification as well…
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Alea Iacta Est
“Alea Iacta Est”—the die is cast. Caesar famously uttered these words on January 10, 49 BC, as he crossed the Rubicon River, igniting a bloody civil war. He understood that crossing the Rubicon meant there would be no turning back; he had to push forward. With great determination and willpower, he embraced the uncertainty of…