Plato

Socrates and Confucius are considered the founders of Western Philosophy and Eastern Philosophy respectively, and their teachings bare many similarities

The ancient Greeks measured time in part because human beings have felt the need to track the passage of their hours and days since time immemorial, prompted certainly by the need to plant things at the appropriate time, on...

A contemporary person would imagine that the greatest Greek philosopher, Socrates, would be in favor of democracy. Yet, he was against it,

The search for Atlantis, the mighty civilization that disappeared into the sea, has preoccupied researchers for centuries. Some place it in the Aegean Sea, others in the Tyrrhenian Sea, and still others in the Atlantic Ocean. According to details...

For ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, the soul lives in the ideal realm, as it is eternal, unchanging, and survives the death of the body. Plato, a student of Socrates, is one of the world's most well known and studied philosophers....

Plato's account of the lost civilization of Atlantis includes a description of a marvelous temple of god Poseidon. It was said to have been in the center of Atlantis, so it was a very prominent part. However, in most...

Socrates is the most important exponent of Western philosophy, his ideas forming a continuum from Ancient Greece to today's Western thought

Plato's story of Atlantis has sparked countless theories about its origin. Supposedly, this was a powerful island civilization that disappeared into the sea thousands of years ago. Many researchers say Plato completely fabricated this story, but others say it...

The sophists were intellectuals who travelled around Greece as professional educators on a variety of subjects with emphasis in public speaking and the good conduct of life

Τhe Platonic Academy was founded by Plato himself in 428/427 BC in Athens, and is considered to be the world's first university.