Expanding the Liberty Canon: Aristotle
Apparently some people have enjoyed the posts on ‘Another Liberty Canon’, so I will keep going on that tack, but with a revision to the heading as I ‘ll be covering some thinkers already accepted into...
View ArticleExpanding the Liberty Canon: Sophocles, the Tragedies of Oedipus and Antigone
Sophocles (496-406BCE) was the second of the three great tragedian of ancient Athens, the first, Aeschylus, was discussed in my last post. Sophocles is best known for a group of three plays known as...
View ArticleExpanding the Liberty Canon: Euripides’ Tragedy Ion
Euripides lived from about 480 BCE to 406 BCE. Though he is one of the three great figures of Athenian tragedy, along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, who have already been discussed, he may have been...
View ArticleSome quick thoughts from Athens
I spent the last week and a half in Greece (mainly Athens and other historical sites in the Peloponnese) thanks to the Reason, Individualism and Freedom Institute, and explored ancient political...
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