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64Philosophy of Plato: A Brief Summary
The philosophy of Plato is that reality is spiritual in nature. Each man has a soul that is chained to their body and it is freed at death.
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67Greek Philosophy vs. Christianity: Should You Follow your Curiosity?
It’s a lack that we all have to face: We know little — of ourselves, of everything. And yet we have to know, because, as in the words of Socrates, an unexamined life is not worth living. Still, the Church discourages us from pursuing knowledge.
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78Greeks You Should Know: Alcibiades
Most of us have at least heard of Pericles, the man who led Athens into the Peloponnesian War. Fewer have heard of his ward, Alcibiades. A remarkable man in his own right, Alcibiades played a critical role in the events of that war, which resulted in the defeat of Athens and the end of her brief but glorious empire.
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79Does Life Have Meaning?
Modern science tells us that, in cosmic terms, earth is a grain of sand on an endless beach, and a human life, measured against eternity, is merely the blink of an eye. Can something so seemingly inconsequential be said to have meaning? It may be...
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69The True Role of Plato’s Allegory of the Cave
This essay will provide an argument and evidence for the proposition that Plato’s famous allegory of the cave plays multiple roles and can be understood as a reference to Plato’s theory of the forms, as a metaphor for the process an intellectual...
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81Socratic Seminar: A Practical Guide to Effective Discussion
This article is designed to go straight to the heart of Socratic Seminar, allowing you to implement to strategy immediately while maximizing its value by customizing it to your individual needs. An overview of Socratic teaching, practical suggestions, extensions and additional resources are provided along the way.
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80Human Evil in Greek Philosophy: Plato and Aristotle
For Plato, evil is the symptom of a metaphysical revolt against the conditions of one's creation. Humans are quite elevated in whom evil must be fixable in some way. If we should design our social order in a way which is not rendering us susceptible to evil, we might overcome it. For Aristotle, evil is a mundane challenge of organizing our relatively messed-up natures. People are composed of mind and flesh in whom evil occurs naturally.
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67Magnetic Writing
For everybody that writes in the freelance world, realize that it is up to you to be accepted as an accomplished author. How can this be done? What can I do to attract readers to my work? These questions have appeared before you and if they haven't...
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70Why the Greeks Executed Socrates
Do you know yourself? Or are you one of Them, who put me to death for asking such a question.
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68What is Philosophy - Anaximander of Miletus (Ancient)
After introducing you to Thales of Miletus we headed toward his student Anaximander. He gave us a view of the ultimate beggining - apeiron...
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