ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
How does Orthodox Theology imply – and how should the Church understand – “sickness” and “therapy”, if not with the use of idealistic, physiocratic or psychological-utilitarian forms and notions?
In our attempt to provide a reply to this question, let’s borrow the following fundamental principles from Patristic theology: Continue reading “Sickness and healing in Orthodox Theology”
Παρουσιάζουμε εδώ κάποιους επιλεγμένους, ωφέλιμους λόγους σοφίας Ορθοδόξων Πατέρων και Ασκητών. Continue reading “Λόγοι Σοφίας, λόγοι ωφελείας – 3”
In order to learn about the world, an animal needs to do more than just pay attention to its surroundings. It also needs to learn which sights, sounds and sensations in its environment are the most important and monitor how the importance of those details change over time. Yet how humans and other animals track those details has remained a mystery. Continue reading “How the brain decides what to learn”
Excavations continued this year of the prehistoric settlement at the site of “Koimisi Therasias”. The settlement that takes up the summit and upper slopes of an impressive hill on the south side of today’s Therasia on the brow of the crater/caldera before it erupted, dates from the Early and Middle Bronze Age and offers important data on the Thera-Therasia complex during the earlier phases of the Bronze Age. Continue reading “Important finds from Therasia”
Some conversations are forgotten as soon as they are over, while other exchanges may leave lasting imprints. University of Texas at Austin researchers Sandie Keerstock and Rajka Smiljanic want to understand why and how listeners remember some spoken utterances more clearly than others. They’re specifically looking at ways in which clarity of speaking style can affect memory. Continue reading “Researchers find that a speaker’s clearly articulated style can improve a listener’s memory of what was said”
Constantine I introduced the gold nomisma (Latin solidus) at 72 nomismata per pound of gold. The nomisma was used primarily by the state to pay its soldiers and bureaucrats, and in its relations with other states. Continue reading “Coinage in the Christian Roman Empire – a quick view”
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