PLATO just moved a little closer to the future. The upcoming exoplanet-hunting mission under development by the European Space Agency (ESA) is named after the Greek philosopher. Like its namesake, it ...
One of the most insightful perspectives on love is by Ancient Greek philosopher Plato in Symposium, describing its force as a ...
In my roughly 10 years of philosophical education — four in college, one in a master’s program and five as a PhD candidate — it never occurred to me that Plato was a person. Of course, I read and ...
Two people have died and a suspect has been shot dead by police following an attack outside a synagogue in Manchester. The incident on Thursday prompted Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to declare ...
Plato, one of the greatest philosophers of ancient Greece, continues to influence how we think about truth, justice, love, ...
The well-souled life means organizing around principles that preserve and benefit. Outside the cave, the sun is shining. And ...
In my writing and rhetoric courses, students have plenty of opinions on whether AI is intelligent: how well it can assess, analyze, evaluate and communicate information. When I ask whether artificial ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ryan Leack, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (THE CONVERSATION) In ...