Plato used Atlantis as a foil to praise ancient Athens, showing that moral integrity trumps military might and wealth. The ...

Since the dawn of human civilization, philosophy has shaped the way we live, govern, worship, and relate to one another. Its influence spans continents ...

Plato understood why sudden fortune destroys those unprepared for it. Modern research on lottery winners and child actors ...

How can time feel so obvious, so woven into the fabric of our experience and yet, for thousands of years, remain the bane of ...

Plato never wrote "The Republic." Ancient editors added a subtitle clarifying the work's true focus: individual psychology ...

Philosophy has always been humanity’s go-to guide for tackling life’s biggest questions. Be it pondering the meaning of ...

Socrates is the most important exponent of Western philosophy, his ideas forming a continuum from Ancient Greece to today's ...

Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga turns 93 on Saturday, November 15. He is the first long-time university professor to be ...

Use this map to find your way to this fashion treasure trove at 3333 W Henrietta Rd, Suite 23, in Rochester. Next time your wallet winces at retail prices, remember: yesterday’s fashion splurges ...

Plato and the allegory of the Ring of Gyges may have had a surprising influence on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.