Euclid of Alexandria: 325 B.C. ~ 265 B.C. (?)
The dates are not exact as little is known about Euclid's life. It is generally believed that he studied under the students of Plato and it is known that he established a school of mathematics and taught Continue Reading...
The problem, first posed by an Italian monk in the late 1400s, had remained unsolved for nearly two hundred years. The issue in question was to decide how the stakes of a game of chance should be divided if that game were not completed for some reas Continue Reading...
They will not just stand under the influence of someone else who came before them (Meyers).
These techniques are, however, mere adaptations of older ones (Meyers, 2004). Chinese philosopher Mo Ti in 300 BC used a camera obscura to capture an invert Continue Reading...
Umlauf, The Torchbearers
The Mannerist Aesthetics of Umlauf's "The Torchbearers"
Charles Umlauf's "The Torchbearers" is informed by Renaissance art in its handling of the human form, but it is identifiably a modern work. Depicting two muscled athle Continue Reading...
Question 2: Astronomy in the News
What goes up, must come down. This might seem to be a universal principle of logic, and indeed if you throw your car keys in the air, they will come crashing down to the floor on earth. But nearly a "decade ago, a Continue Reading...
For instance, classical mathematicians by definition rely on Plato's theory of forms as the underlying basis of their mathematical worldview. The Platonist assumes the existence of true, immutable, and universal forms and structures that the mathema Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. Exploring the Fundamentals: An Overview of the Divisor Theorem:
Dive into the basic concepts and proofs of the divisor theorem, including its formulation, significance, and implications in number t Continue Reading...
In other words, the Greeks did not merely triumph in the dominance of history books, but their teachings still culturally resonate with simple, human questions and concerns that we ask ourselves as a society -- why do we love, why do we fight our f Continue Reading...
In its most basic sense, this treaty abolished the age-old practice of electing a king of the Romans, a reference to the Holy Roman Empire; it gave France the geographical areas of Verdun, Alsace, Metz and a portion of Strasburg; Sweden was given We Continue Reading...