Daily Archives: February 24, 2018

Dante’s PURGATORY, Canto 7: Day and Night

Posted on February 24, 2018 by

Earth Seen from Moon By Project Apollo Archive (AS11-44-6555) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons *** DAY AND NIGHT *** Souls can move freely Anywhere they want only During daylight hours *** During hours of night Souls cannot climb higher They … Continue reading →

Posted in Dante | Tagged | Leave a comment

NOTES on M. J. Herskovits (1895-1963): An Ethical Relativist

Posted on February 24, 2018 by

Melville Jean Herskovits is an anthropologist who was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in 1895, and who died in 1963. He believed in cultural relativism; that is, he believed that good and bad, right and wrong, are relative according to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy | Tagged | Leave a comment