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A visit with Daniel Hooley, Professor of Classics
Hooley’s personal philosophy about studying the classics
Topics:
classics
culture
Through Hooley’s work in classical studies he has developed a philosophy about why one should study the classics: “Classics is just good material. The historical distance makes it more refreshing because you see the difference and how we’re the same animals. These texts don’t dictate our ethics and laws, but help our imaginations, which I think is a good reason to study them.”