September 21, 2015 at 9:27 am
To current Core students, Dantes Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso marks theculmination of first year Core. Yet, toItalians, Dantes work of literature is referenced through academics, politicians and media. Dante is marked with a reverence by Italy for his ability to create a national language in the country. John Kleiner marks Italys celebration of the poets […]
August 5, 2015 at 5:13 pm
“Justice” is something of a buzz word in the Core: what it means, how it should be administered, and what constitutes a crime are just a few of the topics that are addressed by writers like Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, and Dante. For the most part, these great thinkers propose systems wherein criminals are punished retroactively […]
March 18, 2015 at 10:46 am
To current and former Core students, Dante’s Inferno brings to mind images of a nine-tiered Hell filled with sinners of various sorts. CC102 students, studious as they are, know the nine circles and their inhabitants like the back of their hands. Reporting by the Onion, though, indicates that Dante’s descriptions are out-of-date: recent years have […]
April 15, 2014 at 3:18 pm
This semester, CC102 has delved into the Daodejing and all the wonderful concepts it illuminates. Andrew Klufas, a student in Professor Nelson’s class, sent in an video of interest: What’s The Brightest Thing in the Universe? It’s creator, Vsauce, makes popular and informative videos on Youtube. Here, we see how Core Science meets Core Humanities: There is […]
By mdimov
|
Posted in Curriculum, Great Ideas, video
|
Also tagged astrophysics, black hole, bright, Daodejing, dark, quasar, Science, star, Vsauce, yin and yang
|
October 18, 2013 at 10:30 am
The Onion rarely fails to deliver… this time it is their excellent twist on Dante’s Inferno which has caught the Core’s attention. All those who remember CC102’s Dantean struggles will appreciate this. Here is an extract: CITY OF DIS, NETHER HELL–After nearly four years of construction at an estimated cost of 750 million souls, Corpadverticus, […]
By mdimov
|
Posted in Curriculum, Friday Fun, Tuesday Humor
|
Also tagged comedy, dante, Divine Comedy, fun, humor, inferno, Parody, satire, The Onion, twist
|
September 1, 2013 at 9:00 am
Relating to CC102’s study of Confucius, and Prof. Wiebke Denecke’s lecture on Confucian China, is the Zhuangzi, a compilation of wisdom teachings much like the Dao De Jing. After scrupulous analysis of Herbert A. Giles’s 1889 translation, Oscar Wilde comes to the following conclusion in his review: It is clear that Chuang Tzu is a very dangerous […]
The sign pictured below was posted, by unknown parties, outside the entrance to the CC102 Final Exam in May 2013.
April 5, 2013 at 11:45 am
Relating to CC102’s study of Dante’s Divine Comedy are illustrations made by Salvador Dali for Inferno. Here is a sample: For the full set of images, visit bit.ly/14TfLgu. To view Dali’s illustrations for Purgatorio, visit bit.ly/17H3fQT, and for Paradiso, visit bit.ly/17vAa9P.
By mdimov
|
Posted in Academics, Art, Core Authors, Great Ideas, Great Personalities
|
Also tagged book, dante, Divine Comedy, drawing, illustration, inferno, painting, picture, Salvador Dali
|
