Ancient philosopher Plato's words on war's persistence resonate today. His quote, 'Only the dead have seen the end of war,' ...
Star Trek delivered a mind-bending episode about identity and reality, secretly inspired by one of history’s most influential thinkers.
Professor of Philosophy Martin Peterson, Ph.D., gave an independent lecture on Plato’s “Symposium” and addressed concepts of ...
Plato was a famous Greek philosopher from ancient Athens who shaped Western philosophy. He was a student of Socrates and later taught Aristotle. Plato wrote many works in the form of dialogues that ...
In Plato's Allegory of the Cave, Plato provides a timeless insight into how we are often "prisoners" of our mind, in that we are born into a world of "shadows", which we confuse with reality. Wisdom ...
Philosophers who were disciples of Socrates worried about the moral and political habits encouraged by maritime life and access to the sea. Trade, mobility, and empire shaped character and transformed ...
Socrates was a philosopher warrior, exemplifying courage, endurance and the pursuit of virtue through action as well as thought.
Should we survive the next three years, the odds are good we will look back on Donald Trump’s second presidency as the “Years of Living Absurdly.” This, at least, is the view of media outlets, ranging ...
For over 2,000 years, the story of Atlantis has fascinated historians, archaeologists, and skeptics alike. First described by ...
A person who continually seeks after pleasure is leading a life that is unsuited to human being - it would be better suited to a life of a grazing animal. In contrast, Eudaimonia, as Aristotle defined ...
The ancient Greeks believed that those who govern society must possess not only power but also wisdom and moral virtue. The ...
From the printing press to digital learning, education has evolved—but Generative AI is taking it to the next level. Imagine ...