Since philosophy was invented, people have worried about its subversive effect on tender minds.

In her review of “Plato Goes to China” by Shadi Bartsch (Bookshelf, Feb. 27), Martha Bayles rightly defends Leo Strauss against the charge that the professor was an antidemocrat who would have favored ...

Author reveals the fourth element of Plato's model, showing how this dimension transforms the understanding of an influential text in Western philosophy REDDING, Calif., Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 30, No. 5 (Mar., 1925), pp. 513-533 (21 pages) As a sample of dialectic, The Republic is the foremost exhibit of what sociology is not. One section of the ...

Think you know it all? Plato's cave and new psychology research reveal why true self-awareness starts with admitting what you don’t know.

In this critical but judicious study, Blackburn (Truth: A Guide) regards what's considered the greatest of Plato's Socratic dialogues as "the foodstuff of unintelligent fundamentalisms." Hitler, ...

Author Amitav Ghosh speaks about metempsychosis—the idea of the transmigration of souls into any life form—one of the key ...

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