by Lucille Turner | Jun 30, 2017 | Philosophy
Greek philosophy once played a vital role as the backbone of Western Civilisation, and it continues to underpin our world view. But what do we mean by Civilisation anyway, and how did it start? Civilisation is generally said to originate from the time that people...
by Lucille Turner | Jun 21, 2017 | Philosophy
From the very first time that pen was set to paper, poets and writers wrote about the subject that probably preoccupies us the most: fate. The past is over; we know it can’t be altered, but the future is still changeable. What we do now, will affect what we become...
by Lucille Turner | May 25, 2017 | History and Fiction, Science
As John Edgar Browning says in his collection of essays, ‘Draculas, Vampires and Other Undead Forms’, “the story of the birthing of Frankenstein’s monster, in many ways, is about our hopes and anxieties about the brave new worlds science can potentially make possible....
by Lucille Turner | May 10, 2017 | History and Fiction
How do writers find the inspiration they need to shut themselves away for one year, two, or sometimes more, and immerse themselves in a world of their own fabrication? It is a question I have often asked myself, wondering why I have chosen such a lonely occupation....