Plato's Academy was founded by the Greek philosopher himself in 428/427 BC in Athens, and is considered to be the world's ...

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 ...

The most interesting reasons for studying political ambition have become the hardest to see. “Ambition” nowadays tends to signify a zealous, even ruthless desire for gain or advancement, and is ...