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Friday, 10 August 2012

The Greeks Crucible of Civilization - Part 2 - Golden Age (1 of 6)

The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization: A documentary consisting of 3 parts: Part 1: Revolution www.youtube.com Part 2: Golden Age www.youtube.com Part 3: Empire of Mind www.youtube.com The Greeks built an empire that laid the foundations for modern science, politics, warfare and philosophy, and produced some of the most breathtaking art and architecture the world has ever seen. This documentary, narrated by Liam Neeson, recounts the rise, glory, demise and legacy of the empire that marked the dawn of Western civilization. Using the latest advances in computer technology, the story of this astonishing civilization is told through the lives of the heroes of ancient Greece. It combines dramatic storytelling, stunning imagery, groundbreaking research and distinguished scholarship to render classical Greece gloriously alive.

Wednesday, 6 June 2012

The Greeks Crucible of Civilization - Part 2 - Golden Age (2 of 6)

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

The Greeks Crucible of Civilization - Part 1: The Revolution (4 of 5)

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

The Greeks Crucible of Civilization - Part 1: The Revolution (5 of 5)

Monday, 19 March 2012

The Greeks Crucible of Civilization - Part 2 - Golden Age (4 of 6)

Thursday, 22 December 2011

The Greeks Crucible of Civilization - Part 3 - Empire of Mind (1 of 5)

Sunday, 18 December 2011

The Greeks Crucible of Civilization - Part 3 - Empire of Mind (2 of 5)

Saturday, 29 October 2011

The Greeks Crucible of Civilization - Part 2 - Golden Age (3 of 6)

Monday, 21 February 2011

Red Ice Radio - Walter Cruttenden - Pt 3 - Rise and Fall of Civilization and Consciousness

We continue on the theme of solar system anomalies with Walter Cruttenden. In the past we've talked about planet-x, the destroyer star, cyclical catastrophe and strange effects linked with unknown bodies in or around our solar system. Walter is the author of "Lost Star of Myth and Time" and behind the Binary Research Institute that entertains the possibility that we are living in a binary star system with cyclical rise and fall of civilization and consciousness as an effect. Walter is an amateur theoretical archaeo-astronomer. He's been doing research on the celestial mechanics of the precession of the equinox, as well as myth and folklore related to this phenomenon. Topics discussed: A Companion to the sun, Rise and Fall of Civilization, Brown Dwarf, Dark Star, Black Hole, Ancient Stories, Rise and Fall of Civilization, Golden Age, Precession, Waxing and Waning of Light, Consciousness Affected by Light, Weakening Magnetic Field, More Advanced Cultures, Mesopotamia, Ancient Astronomy, Han Dynasty, The Olmecs, Technology is Manifestation of the Rise, Atlantis, Lemuria, High Culture, Myopic, Indians and Greek, 11.500 BC High Culture, Akkadian Culture, Mesopotamian Culture, The Coming Dark Age, Stonehenge, Farming, Preservation of knowledge, Architecture, 500 AD Avebury Circle, Polarity of Stone, Stone Circle and Hadron Collider Similarities and more. We begin our second hour to talk briefly about Julian Jaynes, his theory of the Bicameral Mind and how that connects with ...

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Western Civilization I - Cities & Cathedrals - Pt 1 of 3 - Lesson 22

The Middle Ages is a period of European history from the 5th century through the 15th century. The period followed the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476, and preceded the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period in a three-period division of history: Classical, Medieval, and Modern. The term "Middle Ages" (medium aevum) was coined in the 15th century and reflects the view that this period was a deviation from the path of classical learning, a path supposedly reconnected by Renaissance scholarship. Lesson 22: Cities and Cathedrals During the early Middle Ages and the Islamic Golden Age, Islamic philosophy, science, and technology were more advanced than in Western Europe. Islamic scholars both preserved and built upon earlier Ancient Greek and Roman traditions and added their own inventions and innovations. Islamic al-Andalus passed much of this on to Europe (see Islamic contributions to Medieval Europe). The replacement of Roman numerals with the decimal positional number system and the invention of algebra allowed more advanced mathematics. Another consequence was that the Latin-speaking world regained access to lost classical literature and philosophy. Latin translations of the 12th century fed a passion for Aristotelian philosophy and Islamic science that is frequently referred to as the Renaissance of the 12th century. Meanwhile, trade grew throughout Europe as the dangers of travel were reduced, and steady economic growth resumed. Cathedral schools and ...

Friday, 27 August 2010

Red Ice Radio - Walter Cruttenden - Pt 4 - Rise and Fall of Civilization and Consciousness

Thursday, 1 July 2010

Saving Civilization Through Architecture - Rationalism and the International Style

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A recurring theme in all forms of modern art is the attempt to reform civilization through art. In the first half of the twentieth century, this idea was taken quite literally in the realm of architecture. The architect saw himself as a potential savior for mankind. Mies Van der Rohe, the father of the International Style, focused on ideal, purified forms with rectangular shapes.

These intersecting planes were free of ornamentation and challenged the traditional notion of buildings as mass and weight. Steel beams and large panes of glass were increasingly available due to the emerging industrial technology. These materials could be used to create impersonal, universal forms. Through architecture, the proponents of the International Style claimed, man would experience a more egalitarian, rational way of living. The insanity and horror of World War I had demonstrated that man was in desperate need of rational thought and action.

Although appropriate for corporate structures, the new style proved to be too impersonal and unaffordable for the common man. Responses to the International Style included the more organic forms, irregular shapes and textured surfaces of the architect LeCorbusier. Frank Lloyd Wright, the most famous of modern architects, emphasized the relationship between buildings and their natural environments. Other Post-Modernists such as Charles Moore returned to utilizing references to tradition to create delightfully ornate structures.

Likewise, the attempt to focus on rational forms extended into the realm of fine art and applied crafts. The Bauhaus, a school of modern art formed in 1918, produced designs with simple forms and clean surfaces which could be mass-produced. These prototypes were intended as low cost alternatives which would be both attractive and utilitarian.

Instead, some critics interpreted them as anti-human. Responses to these designs included the organic, decorative Arts and Crafts movement in England and Art Noveau in general. Ironically, the rationalism exemplified in the sterile forms of the International Style was eventually replaced in both architecture and fine art by movements such as Surrealism which were a conscious exploration of man's hidden, irrational nature.

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