It is possible to argue about who is the finest Renaissance painter. It is possible to argue in this way about sculptors, writers, poets, more or less any sort of artist. However, if the question is ...

Plato wasn't just criticizing Homer. He was competing with him, offering Greece a new mythology with new heroes.

Now that Jews all over the world will once again assemble around the seder table and read the Haggadah — the story of the exodus from Egypt — it may be worthwhile to put some thought into the art of ...

Let’s sit down and have a chat. Across time, these ‘chats’ have always been central to understanding. Plato’s Dialogues, with Socrates as the primary protagonist, laid the groundwork for philosophical ...

Quote of the day by Plato reflects on public duty and silence in civic life. The quote links public neglect with poor ...

Might gays make better soldiers? David Cohen, a classicist from the University of California at Berkeley, has reminded us that Plato thought so-or at least Phaedrus, a leading voice in the “Symposium” ...

For ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, the soul lives in the ideal realm, as it is eternal, unchanging, and survives the ...

Locus29 will present the World Premiere of Hell Dialogues by Dan Veksler, adapted from J.P. Sartre's No Exit and Plato’s Dialogues, directed by Masha Kotlova. The production will receive a limited ...

This is KPBS Midday Edition on Maureen Cavanaugh. At a time when new discoveries and technology seem to appear in a weekly basis, it's remarkable to realize that some of our deepest philosophical ...