“Affinities and Elisions: Helen and Hellenocentrism,” Heinrich von Staden             Heinrich von Staden puts forth an argument in Affinities and Elisions that contrasts with G. E. R. Loyd’s in his chapter Democracy, Philosophy, and Science in Ancient Greece. Von Staden’s core goal is to dispute Hellenocentrism, which he defines as the … More Affinities and Elisions