Strictly speaking, there can be no biography of Plato — only what Carol Atack calls a “biographical tradition.” Exactly when he was born, exactly where he traveled, and to what extent his famous ...

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 ...

The notion that philosophy begins in wonder is as old as Socrates. In his dialogue “Theaetetus,” Plato quotes him as saying that “the sense of wonder is the mark of the philosopher” and that in fact, ...

Discover the timeless wisdom of Plato with these powerful life-changing Stoicism quotes in our latest episode of WisdomTalks! If you love embracing the stoic mindset and enjoy daily doses of stoic ...

Dana Plato starred in one of the most recognizable sitcoms of the of the 1970s and '80s. But amid a career reliant on comic ...

Diogenes of Sinope, a beggar who lived on the streets of Athens in the fourth century B.C.E., has been hailed as the progenitor of performance art, an inspiration for the Occupy movement, and, by the ...

For centuries, a set of ancient papyrus scrolls discovered at Herculaneum has puzzled archaeologists. Damaged by the famed eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., the scrolls had remained inscrutable — ...

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.

Over 1,000 words, or about 30% of the text, has been deciphered, university officials said. Photo from the University of Pisa For centuries, a set of ancient papyrus scrolls discovered at Herculaneum ...