It is possible to argue about who is the finest Renaissance painter. It is possible to argue in this way about sculptors, writers, poets, more or less any sort of artist. However, if the question is ...

Martin Peterson wasn’t surprised when he had to excise two units on race and gender ideology from a philosophy course. What ...

Quote of the day by Plato reflects on public duty and silence in civic life. The quote links public neglect with poor leadership. This explainer shares the meaning of quote of the day, Platos life, ...

Let’s sit down and have a chat. Across time, these ‘chats’ have always been central to understanding. Plato’s Dialogues, with Socrates as the primary protagonist, laid the groundwork for philosophical ...

Now that Jews all over the world will once again assemble around the seder table and read the Haggadah — the story of the exodus from Egypt — it may be worthwhile to put some thought into the art of ...

Might gays make better soldiers? David Cohen, a classicist from the University of California at Berkeley, has reminded us that Plato thought so-or at least Phaedrus, a leading voice in the “Symposium” ...