philosophy
Ancient Greece
Six Female Philosophers From Ancient Greece
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When we think about ancient philosophers we tend to imagine old men as deep thinkers. Women too have helped shape modern thought.
Ancient Greece
Finding Your Soulmate, the Ancient Greek Way
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How did people in Ancient Greece view love? What did the greatest thinkers of antiquity say about the eternal quest of finding a soulmate?
Ancient Greece
The Best Wise and Inspiring Greek Philosopher Quotes
Ancient Greek philosophers from Aristotle to Socrates and Plato to Thales have been extensively quoted over the centuries.
These men and the wisdom they share with us resonates even in modern civilization.
Quotes of the most famous Greek philosophers
Aristotle
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Ancient Greece
The Unknown Wife of Ancient Greek Philosopher Pythagoras
Theano of Crotone, an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician in her own right, is often referred to as the wife of Pythagoras.
Many experts believe Theano, who lived in the 6th century BC, to be the first known woman mathematician,...
Archaeology
The School of Aristotle: One of the First Universities in the World
A place of universal historic and cultural interest, the ruins of the School of Aristotle are located just two miles from the contemporary town of Naoussa in the Greek region of Macedonia.
Located in the region of Esvoria along the...
Ancient Greece
What Elon Musk Could Learn About Twitter from Aristotle
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By Danie du Plessis and Patrick Patrese Jones
In a statement, Elon Musk recently declared: "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are...
Ancient Greece
Plato’s Republic at a Glance
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Western philosophy is a series of footnotes to Plato, the old saying goes. And The Republic (c. 375 BCE), featuring Plato’s teacher, Socrates, in dialogue with several friends, is unquestionably central to Plato’s thought.
There are few subjects that Plato’s...
Ancient Greece
Was Socrates’ Trial and Subsequent Death Penalty Legally Just?
Historians have presented the trial of Socrates as a parody, claiming that the Athenian philosopher was forced to face invented charges
Ancient Greece
How Ancient Greek Philosophy May Have Caused Climate Change
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The Athens fires were a dangerous reflection of the philosophies of a group of Greek philosophers called Atomists that saw the world as exploitable, for sale and open to waste and abuse.
By Michael Paul Nelson & Kathleen Dean Moore
Wildfires...
Life
Covid-19 Upends Americans’ Individualism, Fosters Interconnectedness
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The Covid-19 pandemic has forced people to recognize the connection with others, at the same time they move away socially as a preventive measure against this harsh disease.