HYPATIA

hīpāˈshə, d.415, Alexandrian Neoplatonic philosopher and mathematician, a woman renowned for her learning, eloquence, and beauty. Little is known of her writings. Her fame is largely owing to her barbarous murder by a band of monks, said to have been encouraged by the archbishop, St. Cyril of Alexandria (a personal and political enemy of the prefect of Egypt, who was believed to have been Hypatia's lover).

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books on: Hypatia  - 1146 results

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Biographical Encyclopedia of Mathematicians - Vol. 1
Includes: Abel - Jacobi
Book by Donald R. Franceschetti; Marshall Cavendish, 1999
Subjects: Mathematicians--Biography--Encyclopedias
...Both a philosopher and mathematician, Hypatia was the first woman to analyze critically...her professional career in Alexandria, Hypatia studied and lectured on both the subjects...Almagest, edition re- vised by my daughter Hypatia, the philosopher. Difficulties exist...
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The Complete Plays of Bernard Shaw
Book by George Bernard Shaw; Constable, 1931
Subjects: Drama
...signifies to be, to do, or to suffer. HYPATIA. Just so: how clever of you! I want...lifetime. LORD SUMMERHAYS. Shew me what? HYPATIA. Girls withering into ladies. Ladies...LORD SUMMERHAYS. You think that easy? HYPATIA. Well, isnt it? Being a man, you ought...
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Dictionary of World Biography: The Ancient World - Vol. 1
Book by Frank N. Magill; Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998
Subjects: World History
...way through the city in her chariot, Hypatia was surrounded by a mob of Christian fanatics...named a Roman Catholic saint. Summary Hypatia was a talented philosopher, mathematician...her age, a marker of changing times. Hypatia, often called the Divine Pagan, is considered...
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Notable Women in Mathematics: A Biographical Dictionary
Book by Charlene Morrow, Teri Perl; Greenwood Press, 1998
Subjects: Women Mathematicians--Biography
...believed that Cyril initiated a rumor that if Hypatia were to be killed or sacrificed, the...agreement. Cyril actually thought that Hypatia might stop the spread of Christianity...intent was to turn the citizens against Hypatia, which ultimately was an effective plot...
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A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity
Book by Luke Hodgkin; Oxford University Press, 2005
Subjects: Mathematics, Arab--History, Mathematics, Babylonian--History, Mathematics, Chinese--History, Mathematics, Greek--History, Mathematics--Europe, Western--History, Mathematics--History
...in fact belong in our history-and if so, where. 6 Hypatia Hypatia, the daughter of Theon the mathematician, was initiated...of her academy. (Gibbon, n.d. chapter XLVII) Hypatia was born in the later part of the Roman Empire, an...
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journal articles on: Hypatia  - 259 results

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New Feminist Sociological Directions
Journal article by Myra J. Hird; Canadian Journal of Sociology, Vol. 28, 2003
...Theory (2000) and the special issue of Hypatia Going Australian: Reconfiguring Feminism...Reconfiguring Feminism and Philosophy, Hypatia, 15(2): 1-216. Bordo, Susan 1993...Philosophy of Lloyd, Grosz and Gatens Hypatia, 15(2): 76 93. Dawkins, Richard...
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Terrorism: Definition, Justification, and Applications
Journal article by Raja Halwani; Social Theory and Practice, Vol. 32, 2006
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Terrorism: The Philosophical Issues (Book)--Book reviews
...Evil, and Everyday Depravity," Hypatia 18 (2003): 158-63; Claudia Card...Questions Regarding a War on Terrorism," Hypatia 18 (2003): 164-69; Drucilla Cornell, "Facing Our Humanity," Hypatia 18 (2003): 170-74; Omar Dahbour...
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Call for Papers Feminist Philosophies of Love and Work
Journal article; Review of Social Economy, Vol. 57, 1999
...Feminist Philosophies of Love and Work. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy is...should be submitted in quadruplicate to the Hypatia editorial office at the Center for the...issue. Contributors are to follow the Hypatia style guidelines as found at the Hypatia...
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Inequality in American Manufacturing Wages, 1920-1988: A Revised Estimate
Journal article by James K. Galbraith, Vidal Garza Cantu; Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 33, 1999
Subjects: Employment--Statistics, Manufacturing industry--Salaries, benefits, etc., Wages--Statistics
...to be published in a special issue of Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy. England...should be submitted in quadruplicate to the Hypatia editorial office at the Center for the...issue. Contributors are to follow the Hypatia style guidelines as found at the Hypatia...
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The Rhetoric of Choice and 21st-Century Feminism: Online Conversations about Work, Family, and Sarah Palin
Journal article by Virginia Mccarver; Women's Studies in Communication, Vol. 34, 2011
Subjects: Liberal feminism--Analysis, Motherhood--Analysis, Palin, Sarah--Evaluation, Vice-Presidential candidates--Evaluation, Work and family--Analysis
...1985). History and responsibility. Hypatia: A Special Issue of Womens Studies International...Charting the current of the third wave. Hypatia, 12, 29-42. Paglia, C. (1992...imagination in third wave feminism. Hypatia, 24, 1-20. Roiphe, K. (1994...
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Was Hypatia of Alexandria a Scientist?
Magazine article by S. James Killings; Skeptic, Vol. 16, 2011
Subjects: Earth, Hypatia (370?-415), Mathematicians, Motion pictures, Philosophers, Universe
Was Hypatia of Alexandria a Scientist? by S. James Killings Was Hypatia of Alexandria a Scientist? A review of the film Agora...written by Amenabar and Mateo Gil. Rachel Weisz as Hypatia. Distributed by Focus Features, produced by Fernando...
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The Real Hypatia
Magazine article by Richard C. Carrier; Skeptic, Vol. 16, 2011
Subjects: Science
The Real Hypatia by Richard C. Carrier S. James Killings...have been completely alien to the real Hypatia of Alexandria. . .because she, her...century A.D. and on whose writings Hypatia wrote commentaries), and everywhere...
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God Is in the Numbers
Magazine article by Constance Congdon; American Theatre, Vol. 17, September 2000
Subjects: Astronomers--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Auburn, David--Portrayals, depictions, etc., David Auburn's Proof (Theater)--Authorship, Hypatia (Theater)--Authorship, Mathematicians--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Teachers--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Theater--Authorship, Vazsonyi, Hypatia--Portrayals, depictions, etc.
...arid the sacred in numerical certainty Hypatia has been spotted, alive and well, in New York City. In Mac Wellmans latest play, Hypatia, or The Divine Algebra, produced at...litany. Its been 1,585 years since Hypatia was attacked near her home in Alexandria...
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Charles Kingsley: Divine Love, Divine Order
Magazine article by John Derbyshire; New Criterion, Vol. 25, September 2006
Subjects: Kingsley, Charles--Influence, Kingsley, Charles--Works, Poets--Influence, Poets--Works
...of subject matter for his third novel, Hypatia. The heroine of this book is the fifth...fatal day, in the holy season of Lent, Hypatia was torn from her chariot, stripped naked...for historical accuracy, Kingsley has Hypatia say just the kinds of scornful things...
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Books! Are They Still Important in Special Libraries?
Magazine article by Stephen Abram; Information Outlook, Vol. 10, October 2006
Subjects: Book reviews, Collections, Information professionals, Learning, Libraries, Mailing lists, Metadata, Ratings & rankings, Reference books, Social research
...more about the ranking trend in MySpace. Hypatia and AlexLit-www.alexlit.com/recommender...Web, our literature recommending system, Hypatia. If you enter ratings for stones youve read, Hypatia will recommend other stories that you will...
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newspaper articles on: Hypatia  - 52 results

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The First Lady of Math; Biographer Offers Complete Look at Hypatia
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 14, 2007
...Math; Biographer Offers Complete Look at Hypatia. Byline: Shelley Widhalm, THE WASHINGTON TIMES Michael A. B. Deakin wrote "Hypatia of Alexandria, Mathematician and Martyr...astronomer and Neo-Platonic philosopher. Hypatia was born between A.D. 350 and 375...
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DESK and WEB ... Please Remove Ramona Picture. Only Agora Should Be Attached Note Use of Today Agora ... Two and a Half Stars Dann in Reel Life
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 23, 2010
...Agora," is based on the true story of Hypatia, a female scholar, philosopher and astronomer...them." But dont worry. "Agora" gives Hypatia a much more dignified and immensely blander...Christian values. Rachel Weisz plays Hypatia, one of the many ancient Egyptians who...
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The Father of Civilisation; He Was Bloodthirsty and Sexually Insatiable - but Alexander the Great's Hunger for Knowledge Gave Us Everything from the Old Testament to Algebra,r Robots and Even Slot T Machines
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 26, 2010
Subjects: Robots
...film starring Rachel Weisz) is a woman called Hypatia. A mathematician and philosopher, Hypatia ran the great philosophy school of the city...wanted total political control of the city. Hypatia was on her way back to her house one afternoon...
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The Father of Civilisation; He Was Bloodthirsty and Sexually Insatiable - but Alexander the Great's Hunger for Knowledge Gave Us Everything from the Old Testament to Algebra, Robots and Even Slot Machines
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 26, 2010
Subjects: Robots
...film starring Rachel Weisz) is a woman called Hypatia. A mathematician and philosopher, Hypatia ran the great philosophy school of the city...wanted total political control of the city. Hypatia was on her way back to her house one afternoon...
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The Father of Civilisation; He Was Bloodthirsty and Sexually Insatiable - but Alexander the Great's Hunger for Knowledge Gave Us Everything from the Old Testament to Algebra,r Robots and Even Slot T Machines
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 30, 2010
Subjects: Robots
...film starring Rachel Weisz) is a woman called Hypatia. A mathematician and philosopher, Hypatia ran the great philosophy school of the city...wanted total political control of the city. Hypatia was on her way back to her house one afternoon...
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encyclopedia articles on: Hypatia  - 4 results

 
 
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Hypatia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HYPATIA hipa sh , d.415, Alexandrian Neoplatonic philosopher and mathematician, a woman renowned for her learning, eloquence, and...
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Kingsley, Charles
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Locke (1850) and Yeast (1851), both of which deal with contemporary social problems. In his subsequent novels, including Hypatia (1853), Westward Ho! (1855), and Hereward the Wake (1866), he used historical settings to communicate his ideas...
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Cyril, Saint
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the church, known for his animosity toward heretics and heathens. He drove the Jews from Alexandria, and under his rule Hypatia was killed. The great episode in his career was his struggle against Nestorianism , which culminated in the Council of Ephesus...
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Neoplatonism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...survivors of the Academy when it was closed in 529. The Alexandrian school of Neoplatonism, which included the woman philosopher Hypatia , was more scholarly but less theological than its Syrian and Athenian counterparts and is important mainly for its commentaries...


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