Plato, a pivotal ancient Greek thinker, profoundly shaped Western philosophy. A student of Socrates, Plato established the ...

Why large language models are stuck in Plato’s cave (and what comes next). Large language models feel intelligent because ...

Efforts to censor the likes of Plato, who held the apparently dangerous idea that reason should be the proper ruler of the soul, only expose the weakness of the censors ...

Plato says leadership is a moral duty, not just a personal choice. When you avoid stepping into positions of authority, you risk being ruled by those less capable or ethical. By refusing ...

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato on democracy, authored around 375 BC, has shaped ...

In the Czech Republic, Na Kukačkách is an elegant upgrade of the region's traditional chalet typology ...

A funny thing happened on the way to spring semester at Texas A&M. Martin Peterson, a professor of philosophy, was given a ...

A Pittsburgh high schooler turns to journalism as an act of patriotism, questioning censorship, inequality and the meaning of the national pledge.

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.

The phenomenon of Near-Death Experiences (NDE) is nothing new. In his literary masterpiece, Republic, Plato (428-347 B.C.) writes of the battlefield death of Er only to somehow return from the ...

Even in ancient Greece, people worried about philosophy’s subversive effect on tender minds.

Collective property ownership failed twice in the early 17th century in a fledgling America because of basic human nature.