Neglecting the classics can contribute to the project of historical erasure that allows people with agendas to write their desired futures into imaginary pasts as if they’re true.

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 ...

An excellent introduction to Platos philosophy. If youre interested in the historical figure of Socrates, these dialogues are most are most concerned with his life. Philosophically, these "Dialogues"- ...

Martin Peterson has taught philosophy at Texas A&M University for more than a decade, but now the school has barred him from exposing students to a foundational thinker ...

Rhetoric@Davis plans a free public talk by Professor Emeritus James J. Murphy on “The Birth of Rhetoric: Plato’s Dialogues on Rhetoric and Language” from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, in Voorhies ...

Plato takes on Bill O’Reilly! The great philosopher, dead for 2,400 years, argues with Amy Chua! And Daniel Dennett! And Google! This is philosopher-novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s hook in her ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Locus29 will present the World Premiere of Hell Dialogues by Dan Veksler, adapted ...

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 ...