The ancient Greeks' three-part persuasion formula is still the best standard for judging the effectiveness of any speaker.

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The happy life described by Aristotle, was one in which man by nature lived in accordance with virtue. He believed in the role that politics and community must play in bringing about the virtuous ...

Modern-day sophistry goes by various names: Disinformation, political spins, propaganda-setting, and now, after Donald ...

Nepali political friendships are less about collective visions and more about calculated self-interest.

That is, the family is the fundamental political unit — so explains Aristotle in his Politics. In the most obvious sense, it is because the people who make up a polity spring from a family ...

On the eastern coast of Halkidiki in Greece lie the ruins of ancient Stagira, the birthplace of the great philosopher ...

Jokes about the elderly are socially acceptable, but it's not so funny when an elder is abused or neglected. In all ...

Dolly Parton recommends keeping your mouth shut if you want to stay in show business. Much the same could be said for any workplace in Australia.

Elyse Reznik, a self-described “political nerd” from Los Angeles, turned 18 in February and by March, she was already voting ...

Many of the sayings we use daily were first coined by Aristotle (384-BC – 322 BC). His studies in living the Good Life (nothing to do with Felicity Kendall looking seductive in dungarees and ...