Kevin Stoba
Contributing Writer
Kevin Stoba wondering aimlessly about the cosmos - Personal photograph
My major areas of interest include the philosophy of science, evolutionary biology, ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, and Mesopotamia, moral philosophy, ontology, the history of religions, Mahayana Prajnaparamita, pathology, modern history, philosophical atheism, current affairs, the Age of Enlightenment, the metaphysical implications of quantum and particle physics, evolutionary, behavioural and neurological psychology, historical economics, sociology, classical and popular music, cosmogeny, and anatomy. More moderate interests include the Russian language, the phenomenon of modern celebrity culture, and Ainsley Harriott's bum.
Latest Articles
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The Glossators: The Revival of Roman Law in The High Middle Ages
The story of the rediscovery of Roman law by the Italian scholars of the High Middle Ages and their devotion to the Corpus Iuris Civilis.
Jul 18, 2011
- Kevin Stoba
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Did People in Classical Antiquity Believe in Magic?
There is lots of evidence that magic was practised in antiquity, but is there any indication that people ever doubted the powers of sorcery?
Jul 17, 2011
- Kevin Stoba
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The Orphic Initiators: Priests of Orphism
One of the most mysterious spiritual movements in the ancient world, what can be said about the initiator-priests of Orphism?
Jul 17, 2011
- Kevin Stoba
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Theseus and the Athenian Empire
To what extent were mythological stories about Theseus used to contextualise, justify and explain the imperial behaviour of democratic Classical Athens?
Jul 9, 2011
- Kevin Stoba
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The 'Otherness' of Dionysus
The ever-present quality of Dionysus was his 'otherness'. His consistent differentness, alienation and separation are fundamentally important to his nature.
Jul 7, 2011
- Kevin Stoba
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Dionysus and the Dionysian 'Mystery Cult' in Classical Greece
During the Classical Greek period, Dionysus was the focus of a state cult. But was he also the subject of a mystery cult, as he was in the Roman period?
Jul 7, 2011
- Kevin Stoba
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Epicureanism: How to be Happy
Epicureanism, named after the famously peaceful Epicurus, is often defined as a pleasure-seeking philosophy. How, then, does it pursue happiness?
Jul 7, 2011
- Kevin Stoba
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The Royal Board Game of Ur
The story of a 4500-year-old board game found at the Royal Cemetery of Ur - still playable today.
Jul 7, 2011
- Kevin Stoba
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Necromancy in Ancient Rome
A journey through some of the most horrific Roman accounts of necromancy, spurred by antiquity's stigmatisation of (and fascination with) the practice.
Jul 6, 2011
- Kevin Stoba
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Necromancy in Ancient Greece
A summary of necromancy in Homer, Aeschylus, Herodotus and other authors from the ancient Greek world.
Jul 6, 2011
- Kevin Stoba
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