Aristotle
Ancient Greece
Sexual Peculiarities of the Ancient Greeks
In Ancient Greece we can find anything from sex festivals--to sex toys. Aristotle pondered why people are ashamed to admit that they like having sex, while they aren’t embarrassed of saying that they like to drink or eat.
People who...
Culture
What Is It Like to Be Greek?
Over the last few years, so many controversial things have been heard of poverty-stricken Greece since the economic crisis broke out. Rise in the unemployment rate, in social inequalities as the rich got somehow richer and the poor poorer....
Education
Philosophy Revived at Plato's Academy
Philosophers from around the world gathered at the place where their practice really had its roots - Plato's Academy - in an Athens neighborhood as part of a series of events for the 23d World Philosophy Congress which is...
Culture
Diaspora MP's In Aristotle's, Alexander's Sandals
Deputies and senators of Greek descent from the USA, Australia, Canada and Sweden will participate in the Cultural Walk in the Footsteps of Aristotle and Alexander the Great, organized for them by the Interdisciplinary Center for Aristotle Studies (DIKAM)...
Hollywood
Aristotle on Great Scientists
Great scientists, is the name of the half-hour mini documentary on Chanel 5, examining the lives of various scientists that actually influenced and shaped the beliefs and notions of the world today. It travels back in time and sheds...
Greece
Aristotle Scholars Head for Thessaloniki
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) on Feb. 13 will host an International Colloquium on Aristotle, featuring a series of lectures presented by researchers specialized in the famed philosopher's studies, from Belgium, Germany, the USA and Greece, organized by...
Greece
Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Archimedes Top MIT list
Four ancient Greek philosophers rank among a list from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology of people who have most influenced the planet.
They may have lived before almost 2,500 years ago, but Aristotle, Plato, Archimedes and Socrates are still the...
Australia
Bust of Aristotle at Flinders University in Adelaide
A bronze bust of Aristotle will be unveiled at Flinders University in Adelaide on Nov. 11 as part of a program connected to the Demetria Festival and Logos program of the Australian Center for Hellenic Language and Culture. Among...
Greece
Greece's Hot Springs a Lure for Millennia
Medical tourism (also called medical travel, or health tourism) is not a new alternative therapeutic means. Patients have been on the move searching for medical care for thousands of years, while alternative forms of treatment combining natural sources and...