analysis of social relations emphasizing communications and evolutionary psychology
In Decameron 2.8, Gualtieri and his daughter Giannetta repel reason that serves only as rationalization. Their actions demonstrate virtue and are rewarded. … Read the post Gualtieri & Giannetta: virtue triumphs over rationalization
Asaph seems to have been a significant Jewish writer and historian known at least from about the third century to the twelfth century. … Read the post Asaph, the writer and historian of the Hebrews
Imposing on men financial fatherhood based on biological paternity provides off-budget financing for TANF welfare payments to mothers with children. … Read the post TANF imposes financial fatherhood to fund welfare
In Decameron 3.8, an Abbot cuckolds Ferondo with a fantastic deception of punishing him in Purgatory and then restoring him to life. … Read the post Ferondo cuckolded with fantastic lies in Boccaccio’s Decameron
Abū l-Hakam’s poem on badly made shoes doesn’t just champion Damascus over Baghdad. It’s truly invested in intellectual fun. … Read the post Baghdad vs. Damascus: a walk in Abū l-Hakam's shoes