Many Americans have decried today’s politics as ‘shameless.’ The antidote, a political philosopher argues, may be more ...

I shall not leave behind any 'Memoirs'. Isidore Ducasse, 'Poésies I', in 'Lautréamont: Complete Works', Chikuma Bunko, p.

No Socrates or Plato here, but rather the hero and the superman. The new reactionaries who have taken the place of the honest neoconservatives of the George W. Bush and Dick Cheney era call themselves ...

Ancient cultures separated by enormous distances tell surprisingly similar stories about mysterious teachers who appeared ...

Ashok Vajpeyi, Gauhar Raza, and Partho Datta joined author Neera Chandhoke in a discussion of her book, ‘Languages of Freedom’, at Delhi’s India International Centre.

One of the most insightful perspectives on love is by Ancient Greek philosopher Plato in Symposium, describing its force as a ...

Introduction: Why Start with Plato?The first lecture of this new series is on Plato.Starting with an Athenian philosopher ...

Strangers' impatience and friends' silence can feel personal without knowing their struggles. Plato's wisdom suggests ...

Wisdom of the day by Socrates turns an ancient question into a very human struggle: how do we choose when we cannot see the outcome clearly? His words speak to hesitation, moral pressure, difficult ...

I have a book on my shelf called Physics and Ultimate Reality. The title perfectly expresses the dream many physicists like me have when we begin our studies as young students. We yearn for perfect, ...

Leadership can look appealing from a distance, but taking responsibility for other people’s decisions, work or wellbeing is rarely as simple as holding a title. There are times when people step ...