Greek philosophy
Ancient Greece
The Troubled German Poet Who Truly Worshipped Greece
Friedrich Hölderlin was an important German Romantic lyric poet whose great work managed to bridge the Classical and Romantic traditions in literature and poetry and was deeply inspired by ancient Greece.
Throughout his tumultuous life, Hölderlin had a strong and...
Ancient Greece
Why We are All Greeks: Three Times the World Adopted Greek Principles
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"We are all Greeks. Our laws, our literature, our religions, our arts have their root in Greece," Percy Bysshe Shelley.
By Demetri Kantarelis, Ph.D. Professor, Assumption University
"Hey, we are all Greek!" I mean that, figuratively, we, all inhabitants of Earth,...
Ancient Greece
Why Did Pythagoras Believe that Three was a Sacred Number?
Pythagoras was one of the greatest philosophers and intellectuals of Greek history. He made many profound contributions to knowledge in various areas. One interesting fact about Pythagoras' beliefs is that he considered the number three to be a very...
Ancient Greece
How to Live a Fulfilling Life According to Greek Philosopher Plato
Widely considered the first "true" philosopher of Ancient Greece, Plato was primarily interested in how people could live a fulfilling life.
Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher
Born in Athens, the namesake of platonic love was said to have been influenced by...
Ancient Greece
The Rules of an Ancient Greek Symposium
An ancient Greek symposium was a wine-drinking banquet that took place after a meal, with one of many purposes being the introduction of young people into aristocracy through debating, plotting, and boasting.
At these banquets, which were underlain by certain...
Ancient Greece
Who Burned the Library of Alexandria?
The ancient Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest human achievements in antiquity. It was a vast collection of knowledge from countless and varied sources and contained tens or possibly even hundreds of thousands of scrolls. For this...
Ancient Greece
What Was the School of Pythagoras in Ancient Greece?
Some of the most influential and noteworthy philosophers and scientists in history were from Ancient Greece. Pythagoras is one of the most famous and definitive of such examples. His discoveries regarding several mathematical principles are still profoundly useful to...
Ancient Greece
‘Greek Philosopher’ App: Wisdom from Ancient Greece at Your Fingertips
The "Greek Philosopher" app gathers more than six hundred of the most profound words of wisdom from the major schools of ancient Greece and delivers them straight to you on your cell phone.
Based on original sources, this work is...
Ancient Greece
Plato’s Best (and Worst) Ideas Will Surprise You
Plato was one of the most brilliant and important minds in the history of Greece, he had some great ideas but some not very smart.
Europe
UK Denies Man Asylum For Failing to Know Greek Philosophers
A Pakistani man who claimed to be under threat in his home country for his humanist beliefs, had his claim to asylum in the U.K. rejected because he failed to correctly answer questions on ancient Greek philosophers.
British newspaper the...