An ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period, Plato is considered a fundamental piece of the Western philosophy puzzle. A student of Socrates and a teacher of Aristotle, Plato's thinking ...

Was Plato a sage, spiritual teacher, or prophet whose philosophy echoed Christian ideas centuries before Christ?

I’ve always harbored the ambition to be the very first to do something or other. And though minor, here it is at long last: Finding an opportunity to use “Plato” and “Yogi Berra” in the same sentence.

Socrates’ method was to clear his students’ minds of abstractions and assumptions, so that they might attain self-knowledge and learn the practical wisdom of living well. His pupil Plato, however, ...