Socrates’ challenge in Euthyphro reshaped Greek thought, placing the Good above the gods and transforming the Homeric ...

According to historian Arthur Herman, Plato and Aristotle can be understood as opposing fundamental frameworks through which to view 2,400 years of philosophical, political, scientific, mathematical, ...

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR: Cultural critic Thomas Chatterton Williams examines the complex relationship between the classics and identity politics. And he is speaking to Walter Isaacson about racism, ...

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 the ...

When we turn to the other most famous ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle (384 B.C. – 322 B.C.), we find little of the political regimentation that characterizes his teacher, Plato. For Aristotle, ...