Who was King Raedwald? Recent finds, including the Sutton Hoo burial ship, shed light on the mysterious figure in the kingdom of East Anglia.
Archives for August 2013
Mary Warnock: The Ethics of Cloning as an Acceptable Infertility Treatment
Ethics philosopher Mary Warnock has explored the moral concerns with human cloning – how does reproducing exact copies of people fit into society?
Jeremy Bentham’s Utilitarianism in History and Modern Crime
How does Jeremy Bentham’s utilitarianism philosophy work – and how do utilitarian thoughts affect modern society, crime, and punishment?
A Burial Fit for a King: the Discovery of the Sutton Hoo Burial Ship
Sutton Hoo was a private estate in Suffolk until owner Edith Pretty encouraged digging, which led to remarkable historical findings of a king’s burial.
Art as Collateral: Detroit Institute of Arts Follows Plundering Past
Creditors are circling in Detroit – will the city consider selling the DIA collection as collateral, following in the worldwide history of plundered art?
