Recent content by João Soares

"Loop Year Calendar" These are just some reflections. From some time now I have been thinking about the idea of a “Loop Year Calendar”, and now I finally have the time to write it on paper. I am not sure if there is such a defined concept already, but I will try to explain. I am referring to a...

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Hi. Let me start by saying that I have no academic degree on Philosophy or Theology. I read this thread the day before yesterday and it got me thinking. The moment I read your post I reminded the books I have read of Aristotle, namely Eudemian Ethics. I can relate to your thoughts to some...

I gave you a thumbs up but mistakenly, as I wanted to give you a thumbs down for your comment. I fail to see the utility of this argument. You could at least make a rational effort… I do agree that Europeans are racist, including to each other – as the statements of the current president of...

This person (whoever theorised it) obviously suffers from sexual frustration. Would someone advise him to see a doctor? I can speak for Portugal - We had 2 queens, and altough one was mad, the other did no more harm or good to the country than the average king (nor the first one by the way...

Hello Would by any chance a Greek member tell me how to pronounce the name of professor "Phocion Francescakis"? Thank you in advance

I would say it was the portuguese jesuits priest who played the 20 in Pareto principle regarding portuguese colonization: they were the ones who made first contact with the tribes, converted them, and made them allies of the Portuguese Crown. Also, Portuguese military tactics were more...

Thanks for the article. Very interesting! From reading História de Portugal, Volume 1, 1992, coord. José Mattoso – it seems that Indo-European peoples (aka “urnfield civilization”, aka continental peoples) weren’t much war oriented. At the time this book was written (1992), archeologic records...