Actually, Netanyahu would do well to read Plato, to learn about democracy and the rule of law, and to stand trial and accept ...
Diotima, the female philosopher in Plato's Symposium, has puzzled historians for centuries with her theory of love and beauty ...
Plato's own pupil, Aristotle, was born in 384 BC and began as an ardent supporter of his teacher. However, gradually he modified his teacher's views and turned away from the world of ideas back to ...
Socrates cautioned his countrymen of the dangers of writing. 'If men learn it,' he warned, 'it will implant forgetfulness in their souls.' ...
In 399 BCE, Athens put one of its greatest thinkers, Socrates, on trial. The charges? Corrupting the youth and disrespecting the gods. The punishment? Death by drinking poison. But what if Socrates’ ...