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Weeping Heraclitus and Laughing Democritus

Friday, February 16, 2018 | 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT
Kresge Hall, 2351, 1880 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Glenn Most, University of Chicago, will present “Weeping Heraclitus and Laughing Democritus,” as part of the Classical Receptions Workshop.

The opposition between weeping Heraclitus and laughing Democritus is a commonplace of Renaissance, especially Dutch, paintings and etchings, and also appears in the literature and philosophy of the period. Where does this opposition come from, how did it arise, and what does it mean?

Audience

  • Faculty/Staff
  • Post Docs/Docs
  • Graduate Students

Contact

Alison Witt-Janssen
(847) 491-7597
Email

Interest

  • Academic (general)

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