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Armarium Magnum: "Agora" and Hypatia - Hollywood Strikes Again
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Kiwi Hellenist: Cosmos #3. Hypatia and the library
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| | An annotated transcript of Carl Sagan's Cosmos (1980) on ancient Greek science. Part 3: Alexandria.
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Hypatia I: m_francis - LiveJournal
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| | The Life and Times of Hypatia of Alexandria A movie recently released in Spain, other parts of Europe, and in art houses of the East and West Coasts deals with two signal events in the history of Alexandria: the destruction of the Serapeum and the murder of the philosopher Hypatia. Although praised...
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The Great Myths 9: Hypatia of Alexandria - History for Atheists
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| | Hypatia of Alexandria is often portrayed as a martyr of reason and science, who was killed by anti-science fanatics. This bears little relation to reality
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Limitations of Kantian Ethics
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| Kant's moral philosophy has problems when applied to extreme real-world situations. This essay uses the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century to highlight some scenarios where Kant's ethical philosophy breaks down to reveal its limitations. In this context, I'll summarize his moral philosophy, including a look at the Categorical Imperative and his "Kingdom of Ends,' while showing how the violence of regimes like those of the Nazis and Soviets undermined Kant's ethical philosophy.