The April 28 oral arguments before the US Supreme Court in Obergefell v Hodges will be remembered as a historic – and hopefully triumphant – moment for civil rights. Even the debate by the opposing ...

What Would Plato Say About Justice Alito’s Flags? It's a question of ethics, not freedom of speech. What Would Plato Say About Alito’s Flag? Flying a flag is an expression of free speech protected by ...

Plato created a way of thinking that values honest questions over rigid answers.

Plato remains one of the most influential thinkers in history, shaping the way we understand knowledge, justice, and reality even today. Born around 428 BCE in Athens, Greece, Plato grew up during a ...

Part of Plato's case for his view that we must be moral in order to be truly happy rests on a discussion of the four cardinal virtues: wisdom, courage, moderation, and justice. I use The Story of ...

I've been reading Tarnas' Passion Of The Western Mind, and I came across a description of Plato's Ideas and Forms. Having read Plato before, and really disliking his style, even finding his logic ...