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NEWS October 2024
OCTOBER 2024 The recent cyber attack on the Internet Archive is deplorable and can be reasonably compared with the repeated burning of the Great Library of Alexandria. I have used the Wayback Machine extensively, but, until the full extent of the permanent damage is clear, I am unable to assess its effect on Atlantipedia. At […]Read More »
Joining The Dots
I have now published my new book, Joining The Dots, which offers a fresh look at the Atlantis mystery. I have addressed the critical questions of when, where and who, using Plato’s own words, tempered with some critical thinking and a modicum of common sense.Read More »
Atlantis (2)
Atlantis (2) [0601] was written by Stephen Hodge, who teaches at London University where he had earlier studied the Japanese and Tibetan languages. Apart from Atlantis, Hodge has written on such diverse subjects as Buddhism and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
In this volume, Hodge gives a good overview of the various theories generated by Plato’s tale. He discusses the fundamental question of whether the story has a factual basis or not and then proceeds to critically investigate the array of proposed explanations regarding the location of the lost civilisation. Hodge comments that “for Plato, even myths may at times be true, even though they refer to palpably fictitious events.” He suggests that Plato would accept a myth as ‘true’ if it contained a philosophical truth but was literally false.
As Hodges book is relatively short at 188 pages, the subject is not given the depth of investigation that such a complex subject requires. However, overall, it is a useful introduction to this fascinating mystery.