Strictly speaking, there can be no biography of Plato — only what Carol Atack calls a “biographical tradition.” Exactly when he was born, exactly where he traveled, and to what extent his famous ...

Plato wasn't just criticizing Homer. He was competing with him, offering Greece a new mythology with new heroes.

Ancient philosopher Plato's timeless wisdom highlights the critical importance of beginnings. His quote, 'The beginning is ...

Plato’s Republic remains one of the most influential works in Western philosophy, offering a profound exploration of justice, the ideal state ...

One of my less than admirable traits is to attempt to categorize and organize everything into its simplest terms. All too often, simple devolves to simplistic as I keep trying to pound an unwilling ...

Socrates and Confucius are the founders of Western and Eastern Philosophy respectively, and their teachings bare many ...

The Greek word for "excellence" was mistranslated into Latin as "manliness," and eventually became our word "virtue." ...