Chaos theories developed in the last three decades have made very important contributions to our understanding of dynamical systems and natural phenomena. The meaning of chaos in the current theories and in the past is somewhat different from each other. In this work, the properties of dynamical systems and the evolution of chaotic systems were discussed in terms of the views of ancient philoso...

The theme of suicide appears several times in ancient Greek literature. However, each such reference acquires special significance depending on the field from which it originates. Most of the information found in mythology, but the suicide in a mythological tale, although in terms of motivation and mental situation of heroes may be in imitation of similar incidents of real life, in fact is link...

Tim Whitmarsh, Cambridge, UK Were the atheoi atheists? Religious scepticism and Greek polytheism It is a truism that there are few exact ancient equivalents to the modern atheist, who denies all and any possible supernatural power. To reach that position, one has to have both a rigid, identifiable line of differentiation between the natural and the supernatural, and a more or less coherent conc...

This paper traces the complex relationship between classical literature and Christian doctrine in first four centuries. In earliest period of Christianity, we can identify two attitudes Christians towards Greek literature: hostile attitude shown by Tatian, Theophilus, Tertullian, openness to culture philosophy demonstrated Justin Martyr, Athenagoras Athens, Minucius Felix. A notable change happ...

Contemporary medical terminology frequently stems from ancient Greek origins. However, there is some controversy relating to the true derivation of the word ‘‘glaucoma’’. The disorder, now defined as glaucoma, was first documented by the Ancient Greeks in 400 BC. ‘‘Glaucosis’’ was first mentioned in Hippocratic writings as a blinding disease occurring most commonly in the elderly. The descripti...

If we want to consider the meaning of Olympia and the role of her far reaching symbolism in human culture, we need first to define the symbol and symbolism as such. When we talk of anything symbolic or symbolism we think about a set of signs, either words or images, and the practice and convention of using them as representations of some ideas or things. A symbol, in turn, according to most dic...