Category Archives: North, Helen F.
Survivors of Time: Ancient Politics and Societies
Michael Alexander, Helen North, and Josiah Ober discuss society, politics, and rhetoric in ancient Greece and Rome, and talk about connections between those societies and the modern day. At the time of this interview, Alexander, a Fellow at the National Humanities Center (1983-84), was … Continue reading
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(1) Contemporary Japanese Culture; (2) Plato in the Modern World
Isaac Shapiro and Shuji Takashina discuss religion, law, and education in Japan, with some comparisons to those cultural institutions in the United States. In the second segment [18:10], Helen North discusses the classical Greek philosopher Plato, including the self-conscious style … Continue reading
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