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Theuth Versus Thamus: The Esoteric Plato Revisited

The distinction between esoteric and exoteric readings of Plato will be revisited in this article with respect to two esoteric approaches: the German Tübingen School and the American Straussians (i.e., those interpreters who have been inspired by the work of Leo Strauss). There appears to be a joint motivation for these two approaches, namely, the critique of writing in the dialogue Phaedrus an...

Insular Cortex and Insular Epilepsy

Insular cortex epilepsy is an under-recognized, localization-related syndrome. The presence of this condition could account for the surgery treatment failure seen in a portion of patients with temporal epilepsy, as well as a portion of those with frontal and parietal lobe epilepsy. Most cases of intractable temporal epilepsy are associated with insular cortex involvement. In this review, we wil...

Esoteric healing traditions: a conceptual overview.

This paper presents, for the first time, a comprehensive scholarly examination of the history and principles of major traditions of esoteric healing. After a brief conceptual overview of esoteric religion and healing, summaries are provided of eight major esoteric traditions, including descriptions of beliefs and practices related to health, healing, and medicine. These include what are termed ...

Surgery for insular low-grade glioma: predictors of postoperative seizure outcome Clinical article

For a long time, the insula has fascinated anatomists, physiologists, and surgeons because of its complex role and technically challenging access.3,13,35,38,50,53–55,67 Following the publication of Yaşargil et al., thanks to technical developments and a better understanding of insular functional anatomy, some experiences of insular surgery have recently been reported.13,20,33,50,53,55,64,67,69 ...