Many of H. G. Wells’ science fiction stories contain fantastical utopian overtones. What was the historical impact of including these utopian settings within the context of his writings? And, relatedly, is there a way to see utopia as being inherently part of the science fiction project? […]
Enter the world of utopian and dystopian fiction on this episode of The Torch! […]
Al-Razi was known as the father of Islamic medicine — in fact, many of his medical texts became classics that were still consulted in the Middle East and Europe hundreds of years after his death. Examine the life and work of al-Razi, and explore the development of hospitals across the Greater Middle East, and reviews the contributions of another great medical mind, Ibn Sina. […]
By Robert C. Bartlett, PhD, Boston College To begin to understand Socrates, it is best to consider how Plato presents Socrates as a teacher. The most […]
Even though Mary Shelley knew about the popular plays based on her novel, she couldn’t possibly have foreseen what Frankenstein would spawn over the next two centuries… […]
Eating in Japan has a long and fascinating history that has impacted global cultures. It’s not surprising that Japanese cuisine had a major influence on Western cuisine in the 20th century. […]
By William R. Cook, Ph.D., State University of New York at Geneseo One of the questions we might ask Machiavelli is how important is glory as […]
One of the most fundamental forms of cultural work undertaken by virtually all forms of crime fiction is to assign meaning to murder. In another […]
Examine the questions surrounding human consciousness and the infinite source of inquiry they provide for the study of mind-body philosophy. […]
By Eamonn Gearon, MA, Johns Hopkins University The Mongol conquest of the Abbasid Caliphate culminated in the horrific sack of Baghdad that effectively ended the Islamic […]
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