Δοκεί δε μέτα τι είναι και χαλεπόν ληφθήναι ο τόπος “It appears, however, to be something overwhelming and hard to
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Κατηγορία: Germany
Martin Schongauer: Painter and engraver (1450 – 1491)
Most recent edit on the 8th September 2024 Martin Schongauer was a Northern European painter and engraver whose work I
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August Macke’s untimely death: 26 September 1914
August Macke was born in 1887 and died in September 1914 in the trenches of Champagne, at the age of
Continue readingSome Thoughts on the Greek Puzzle
What is going to happen in Greece? I do not believe that any of the “programs”, also known as memoranda,
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The migrant crisis has reached an acute state in Greece and Europe for more than one year now. Millions of people
Continue readingEucken and Husserl: Arguments for just war
Introduction In the context of a MOOC I am taking on the First World War and Modern Philosophy, I read
Continue readingOn “Absolute” and “Total” War
Introduction In the context of an online course I am taking, I recently read von Clausewitz’s “On War” and from
Continue readingParliamentary Elections in Greece – January 2015: The Outlook
Introduction The coalition government of New Democracy and PASOK led by Mssrs. Samaras and Venizelos did not survive the three
Continue readingGolo Mann: The History of Germany since 1789 – Part I
Born Angelus Gottfried Thomas Mann, he was the third son of the novelist Thomas Mann and his wife Katia Mann.
Continue readingSchluss – An End: A song by Hans Werner Henze, to a poem by Michalis Katsaros
Today’s post is about a song, written by the contemporary German composer Hans Werner Henze, to words of a poem
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