With the inaugural World Conference of Classics set to open in Beijing on Thursday, scholars from around the globe are gathering to engage in a cross-cultural exploration of ancient wisdom, opening ...

Since gaining independence in 1957, Ghana has strived to establish itself as a stable, democratic, and economically prosperous nation in West Africa .

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The question of whether the chicken or the egg came first has puzzled philosophers, scientists, and the general public for ...

Steve Jobs reflects on his educational experiences, noting the impactful teachers and the crucial role of books in his life.

Steve Jobs didn't only create the future during his lifetime through revolutionary products like the iPhone and the iPad, but ...

The Aspen Institute offers many programs and seminars for lots of different subjects, ranging from business, justice, sports ...

When we read good literature, we should question what we read and why something is happening. We should seek to be stimulated by our reading to change and improve ourselves and everything. Is what we ...

Aristotle lived from 384 to 322 BC and was born in northeastern Greece in a town called Stagira. At 17, the ancient Greek philosopher was sent to train under another great philosopher in Athens, Plato ...

In Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle gives this example of how the process works: “By abstaining from pleasures we become temperate, and it is when we have become so that we are most able to abstain from ...

Just as Plato leant upon Heraclitus’ flux for his conception of the sensible world of appearance (the world as we see it), so he leant upon Parmenides’ unity for his conception of the ...