Plato's dialogue with Dionysius reveals his critique of tyranny and the true meaning of justice, resonating with modern ...

The philosopher-kings Plato dreamed of remain a dream, and rightly so, according to Adam Swift, a professor of political science at the University of Oxford. Mr. Swift points out that politicians and ...

Plato's Statesman and Laws are usually linked together as "Plato's later political theory." Yet these dialogues offer contradictory descriptions of the relation between law and reason and thus between ...

Description: What draws us to politics? Is political ambition an extension or a betrayal of the love of other human beings? What is the relationship between the ordering of our loves and public order?

The "walking" philosophers, known as the Peripatetics, represent one of the most influential traditions in the history of ancient Greece.

Author reveals the fourth element of Plato's model, showing how this dimension transforms the understanding of an influential text in Western philosophy REDDING, Calif., Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

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 ...