Like Plato before him, who briefly taught Dionysis II of Sicily, Aristotle tutored Alexander the Great in the hope he could turn him into a philosopher-king. Neither succeeded. Aristotle died in ...

Aristotle argued that if the world was just, the legal slaves would be freed, and if any natural slaves were by chance free, they should be made slaves. The Greek philosopher Plato thought ...

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

That’s how Socrates died — voted into a death sentence when his case was presented to a Greek jury evidently fed up with the philosopher’s outspoken questioning of ... the rule of law even when it was ...

After studying under Plato ... Greek philosopher. If you’re a fan of ancient academic rivalries, bloodthirsty kings, and incredible scientific discoveries, you’ll love our episode on Aristotle.

Matthew Duncombe has recieved funding from the British Academy, Loeb Classical Library Foundation, the Royal Institute of Philosophy, the EU Erasmus+ Staff Mobility scheme and the Spanish Ministry ...

the Legacy and Relevance of a Greek Philosopher". Karalis elaborates on the topic in this interview he gave Themi Kallos. Aristotle (384-322 BC), together with his teacher Plato, is one of the ...

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher ... So what was Plato’s argument? And could it hold the key to understanding why, across the west, confidence in democracy is declining?