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Socrates' Swan Song: Pythagorean Misinterpretations of Immortality in Plato's Phaedo

Description: Unpublished manuscript exploring the philosophy in Plato's Phaedo, which describes Socrates’ final moments just before his execution as a swan song, and analyzing the philosophers' beliefs on death and immortality of the soul. This work is part of conference proceedings from the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, December 5, 1987.
Date: December 5, 1987
Creator: Yaffe, Martin D.
Partner: UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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The Sun and the Cave: Gulliver's Relationship to the Divine

Description: Unpublished manuscript analyzing the religious philosophy of Gulliver in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. This work is part of conference proceedings from the American Academy of Religion Southwest Region conference held in, Irving, TX March 6-7, 1999.
Date: 1999-03-06/1999-03-07
Creator: Yaffe, Martin D.
Partner: UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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Joabin's Silence: Public and Private Life in Francis Bacon's New Atlantis (1626)

Description: Unpublished manuscript exploring the role of Joabin in Francis Bacon's novel New Atlantis. This manuscript was part of the conference proceedings from the Academy of Jewish Philosophy, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, Cincinnati, OH, June 9-10, 1991.
Date: 1991-06-09/1991-06-10
Creator: Yaffe, Martin D.
Partner: UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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