Plato’s attitude toward the poets and poetry has always been a fl ashpoint of debate, controversy and notoriety, but most scholars have failed to see their central role in the ideal cities of the Republic and the Laws, that is, Callipolis and Magnesia. In this paper, I argue that in neither dialogue does Plato “exile” the poets, but, instead, believes they must, like all citizens, KRITERION, Be...

We discuss the design of a CVE poetry performance and experiences arising from staging it to two hundred members of the public. The design, a collaborative effort between computer scientists, artists, poets and producers, addresses issues of. virtual world structure; embodiment of performers and audience; navigation interfaces; temporal structure of the event; and mixed reality presentation Exp...

ashura event is one of the most important historical events thathas gained a great deal of attention not only from muslim scholars but also from many non-muslims as well. considering historical-cultural relation betweeniranand arabs, especially iniraq, ashura has emerged as a common element in culture of both nations. this helps us to make comparative studies on the two cultures.  in addition, ...

Suicide behaviour has attracted attention not only from the professionals but also from writers, poets and philosophers of all times and all cultures.In this paper the author describes the suicide behaviour found in the great Tamil classic of the 'Sangham' period, PURANANURU, an anthology of the 11 century A. D. The incidents relate to the self immolation of Perun Koppendu on the death of her h...

A Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain (UCBPP-PA14) is infectious both in an Arabidopsis thaliana leaf infiltration model and in a mouse full-thickness skin burn model. UCBPP-PA14 exhibits ecotype specificity for Arabidopsis, causing a range of symptoms from none to severe in four different ecotypes. In the mouse model, UCBPP-PA14 is as lethal as other well-studied P. aeruginosa strains. Mutations in ...