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I have been a student many times. Some say my academic bent shows through in everything -- ot a fault. So what. I've done pretty good as well as pretty bad. For anybody interested in the "good" part, the history/philosophy side, here are a few of my more extended papers. The exciting Eastern Empire and its relations to the Persians and to the Arabs -- ironically enough, quite relevant today to the modern Empire as well -- is the subject matter of two shorter papers. Whereas my thesis is a little longer, but well worth the read for anyone interested in why we write with a notion of final end in mind (or just interested in dropping a few anecdotal tidbits about Voltaire in cocktail conversation).
GOING SOMEWHERE: The Pervasiveness of Teleology in History and the 18th Century Great Experiment to Eliminate It (05/00)
PERSIA AND THE LATE ROMAN EMPIRE [284-651]: Balance of Power and Spheres of Influence Stability in Asia Minor (02/00)
ARABIC CONFLUENCE FROM CONSTANTINE TO HERACLIUS: The Preparation for a 7th Century Religio-Racial Explosion (11/99) |
