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Ξεκινά στις 14 Δεκεμβρίου η σειρά εκδηλώσεων του Κέντρου Ελληνικών Σπουδών (Ελλάδας) του Πανεπιστημίου Harvard, “Events Series 2017”. Η θεματική της εφετινής σειράς είναι: «Κοινωνίες σε κρίση: οικονομία, πολιτική, πολιτισμός» Στις διαλέξεις αυτές θα παρουσιαστούν ιστορικά παραδείγματα οικονομικής, πολιτικής ή πολιτισμικής κρίσης σε κοινωνίες που αναπτύχθηκαν στον ευρύτερο ελλαδικό χώρο από την αρχαιότητα έως τις μέρες […]
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Ξεκινά στις 14 Δεκεμβρίου η σειρά εκδηλώσεων του Κέντρου Ελληνικών Σπουδών (Ελλάδας) του Πανεπιστημίου Harvard, “Events Series 2017”. Η θεματική της εφετινής σειράς είναι: «Κοινωνίες σε κρίση: οικονομία, πολιτική, πολιτισμός» Στις διαλέξεις αυτές θα παρουσιαστούν ιστορικά παραδείγματα οικονομικής, πολιτικής ή πολιτισμικής κρίσης σε κοινωνίες που αναπτύχθηκαν στον ευρύτερο ελλαδικό χώρο από την αρχαιότητα έως τις μέρες […]
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Join Professor Gregory Nagy and a group of students, HeroesX participants, and alumni, March 10–19, on the Harvard Alumni Association – Center for Hellenic Studies Spring Break Trip 2017, an immersive, 10-day exploration of Greece! Travel back in time to ancient Greece, starting in the charming seaport town of Nafplio, home to Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies. […]
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In this episode, Gregory Nagy and Keith Stone explore the following questions and more: * Does Socrates really believe what he says about a daimonion as some kind of an inner voice that communicates with him? *How is the “theorizing” of Socrates as he engages in dialogue with his followers in the Phaedo relevant to […]
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In this episode, Gregory Nagy and Keith Stone explore the following questions and more: * Does Socrates really believe what he says about a daimonion as some kind of an inner voice that communicates with him? *How is the “theorizing” of Socrates as he engages in dialogue with his followers in the Phaedo relevant to […]
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In his book Homeric Questions, Gregory Nagy explains his choice of title as follows: The title of this work is marked by the word Questions, in the plural. It takes the place of the expected singular, along with a definite article, associated with that familiar phrase, “the Homeric Question.” Today there is no agreement about what the Homeric […]
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The CHS team wishes to express its sincerest congratulations to Danielle Allen, a current senior fellow at the Center for Hellenic Studies, for being named a University Professor, Harvard’s highest faculty honor. Renowned political philosopher, director of Harvard’s Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, professor of government in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), and […]
From November 14- December 12, Dr. Deborah Beck will be staying at the CHS and using the library as a visiting fellow. Dr. Beck is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. While at the CHS, she will be working on a piece of a larger […]
From November 14- December 12, Dr. Deborah Beck will be staying at the CHS and using the library as a visiting fellow. Dr. Beck is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin. While at the CHS, she will be working on a piece of a larger […]
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In this episode, Gregory Nagy and Claudia Filos respond to comments and questions from the community about: The hero as a cult hero and as a tragic hero Oedipus as a savior Myth, ritual and miasma Oedipus as a turannos Hippolytus and Phaedra This dialogue also includes discussion about the following movie clips: The opening […]