Philosophy
Why Plato Defined Contemporary Philosophy
Plato did not simply contribute to philosophy. He shaped what philosophy is. Long before philosophy became an academic discipline, Plat...
Plato VS Aristotle: Two Ways of Doing Philosophy
Plato and Aristotle are often presented as philosophical rivals: idealism versus empiricism, Forms versus substances, heaven versus ear...
Truth, Knowledge, and the Search for What Is Real in Plato
Plato is often treated as a philosopher who offers answers: the theory of Forms, the immortality of the soul, the supremacy of reason. ...
On the Soul: Ancient Greek Reflections on the Inner Life
Among the many ideas inherited from Ancient Greek thought, few have proven as enduring, or as elusive, as the concept of the soul. Long...
From Nature to the Human World: Presocratics and the Rise of the Sophists
Early Greek philosophy begins with a striking ambition: to understand the world as a whole. The first philosophers ask about...