Martin Peterson wasn’t surprised when he had to excise two units on race and gender ideology from a philosophy course. What did shock him was that the ban included readings from Plato’s “Symposium.” ...

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 ...

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.

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” ...

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 ...