Seneca the Philosopher and His Modern Message

“nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464): First Modern Philosopher?”

Max Hirsch (1875-1941): His forgotten fate and his contributions to the founding of modern rheumatology.

OBJECTIVE To elucidate the connections between balneology and rheumatology in the founding period of the discipline of rheumatology, and describe the contributions of Max Hirsch, MD in the formation of professional rheumatology societies. MATERIAL AND METHODS Historical documents from the medical history collection of Vogelsang-Gommern, Germany, and original personal documents of the Hirsch f...

The modern man: a revision of his definition and a new estimation of his emergence date

In spite of important anthropological data stored up to date, the recent human evolution is still a subject of great controversy. Here I present a revision of the definition of modern man and an attempt to estimate the date of his emergence. The anatomical feature criterion cannot be considered as a rigorous criterion for identified modern human fossils from those of earlier Homo peoples. This ...

Is Modern Man Superior to His Predecessors?

subtle superiority complex in modern man when he considers himself in relation to his predecessors. After all, modern man has computers, DVDs, hi-tech automobiles, jet aircraft and the achievement of putting men on the moon, among other things. There is a certain smugness in the average modern man who thinks to himself how much better he is than those earlier in history who knew nothing of digi...

The Seneca Amplification Construction