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News: March/April 2001

Plato-approved city rises from the rubble • Quine and Anscombe die • Scientists create mice with ‘human’ brains • Aussie philos leave the country

Welcome to Platoville

Turkish archaeologist Orhan Bingöl can be proud of the 17 years of excavation he did at Magnesia ad Meandrum. The ancient Greek city southeast of Ephesus, which Plato described as an ‘ideal city’ in his Republic, has reemerged from the dust of Anatolia. It has now been announced that some of the excavated buildings will be restored, including the impressive Temple of Artemis (see picture).

Sex and Drugs and Wittgenstein

After a few years spent in Britain and the United States, Korean rock star Shin Hae-chul has returned to his mothercountry with a new band: ‘Wittgenstein’. Asked by the Korea Herald why he chose to name his band after the Austrian philosopher, Shin, whose declared aim in life is ‘learning’, gave a short exposition of his interpretation of Wittgenstein: “I read a book on the philosopher in high school that really had an impact on me.

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