A Complete Analysis of Thomas Reid and Common Sense Realism
By Adam Kritz Faculty Mentor: Professor Michael Reno History is often unkind to great thinkers. Often those with brilliant minds are misunderstood in later years by others. This may be the case with the Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid. Reid is the founder of Scottish common sense realism, a school of thought that aims to counter …
Continue reading “A Complete Analysis of Thomas Reid and Common Sense Realism”
Carpe Diem and Consolation Horace’s Imitation and Manipulation of Greek Lyric Models
By Ruth Wilmot Faculty Mentor: Professor Angela Pitts This thesis examines the influence of Greek lyric, namely Sappho and Alcaeus, on Horace’s carpe diem poems. Horace imitates Greek lyric in themes and meter. He also imitates the structure of alternation scenes and injunction passed down in the lyric tradition from the poet Archilochus. However, Horace …
