Plato, a pivotal Greek philosopher, emphasized questioning assumptions and seeking truth, deeply influenced by Socrates' ...

Sometimes, even the newest ideas have ancient roots. Take, for example, neoconservatism, the radical philosophy that supposedly guided the Bush administration’s ill-fated foreign policy decisions. Who ...

How can you teach a philosophy class without mentioning Plato? Texas A&M University professor Martin Peterson is trying to figure that out. Plato was a father of Western philosophy, famously a student ...

Plato’s thought-provoking quote explores the balance between ideas and facts, reminding readers that true wisdom comes from ...

Rebecca Goldstein has written a timely book about our own age by taking us back to an earlier age—that of the ancient Greeks. She wants to know what the works of Plato can teach us about the life ...

One of history's most influential philosophers, Plato was known for his theories on politics, poetry, knowledge and ethics. And, thanks to a newly discovered scroll buried by Mount Vesuvius, we now ...