Lately, I was having some reflections on the earthquake that happened and claimed many lives, and while listening the philosophical reflections from our guest Prof. Cengiz Çakmak in a live session with Dr. C. Cengiz Çevik, I figured out something that I deem to be very interesting. As Cengiz Çakmak…

Question: Would it be possible to convert Latin prefix morphemes into unambiguous multiple morphemes that each have their own and one meaning? (A Latin based conlang playground) What does the question mean? Let’s lead by example using inducere and invitus: The in prefix of in-ducere denotes direction, and we keep…

While I was reading one of the earliest works of Cicero “De Inventione” (On invention), and I was thinking about why on earth he claimed that it kinda escaped his self-notes (1) and fell into circulation unfinished and raw, I had somewhat an enlightenment. Remembering some very good note-taking students…

Some notes on ‘A conversation about the end of science’ A very nice article. I found the opportunity to think on some interesting questions about the limits of science. I will add some thoughts about some parts here. 1) On "humanity will reach its epistemic limits, either in terms of…

Long time before removing the last king of Rome and making himself the founder of Roman Republic and among the first consuls of Rome, Brutus went to the oracle of Delphi along with the sons of the last Roman King Tarquinius Superbus. The sons asked the oracle who the next king will be, and the oracle told them that the man that kissed his mother first, will become the next king. Hearing the prophecy, Brutus pretended like he was traveling, then kissed the earth, showing that he interpreted his mother as Gaia.

Phaeton is son of the Ancient Greek sun god, Helios. Helios drives the sun everyday from east to west, with his chariot. His duty is very important, the horses are hard to control, they are very strong beasts. Phaeton is having some trouble. He can’t convince his friends that he…

There are several stories of different societies that tell us how they figured out creating a system that doesn’t oscillate between extremes. Solon of Athens, or the senate that overthrew Tarquinius Superbus of Rome are some important examples. But this time, our focus will be on Lycurgus of Sparta. Sparta…

It could take a stubborn man to withdraw a whole city from an important socializing framework. Just as the Dorians of what is now the country of the “Five Cities” — formerly the country of the “Six Cities” — forbid admitting any of the neighboring Dorians to the Triopian temple…

Candaules, was king of Lydia, the kingdom that lived in Asia Minor, modern Turkey. There are many stories to how Candaules was killed, but we will talk about Platon’s version in The Republic, while he is talking about the nature of human. According to Glaucon (Platon’s brother), Gyges, sees a…