Born in 384 BCE in Stagira, northern Greece, Aristotle studied under Plato in Athens before establishing his own school, the ...

Ancient Greek philosophy, metaphysics/ontology, epistemology, history of natural science, political ethics Theme: Plato, who ...

When we hear of ancient Greece, we think of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.The questions they pondered—justice, the state, ...

The search for meaning in life can find answers in Aristotle's virtue ethics, which promotes happiness through reason and virtue, especially in times of personal uncertainty.

The institute is being created thanks to a multimillion-dollar gift from the late baseball executive's family foundation.

Readers respond to articles about the crisis at Cornell and what it says about our society. Also: Voters vs. oligarchs.

When the black plague ended in Europe, power shifted from land ownership to wealth with a newly-founded economy. And since ...

While the National Archaeological Museum in Athens – set in the grafitti-ridden anarchist stronghold of Exarchia – will at ...

The ancient Athenian philosopher Plato, a student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, is widely regarded as the father of Western philosophy. His extensive body of work, primarily composed of ...

Many years ago, evolutionary psychologist Nick Humphrey met a family in Turkey with eight children who were unable to walk upright. Due to a genetic disease, they could only get around on all fours.

Political theory has long relied on the ancient Greek world to explain the modern one. Plato and Aristotle are routinely presented as intellectual ancestors of contemporary democracy, while classical ...

Protests like those in France show the distrust between voters and governments. Experts say without trust, hard decisions are ...