Greek philosopher Aristotle used the term to describe the rule of aristocracy, or elite powerful societal class, according to National Geographic. "However, to Aristotle, an aristocracy ...

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 ...

Aristotle Onassis, the late Greek-Argentine business magnate, once remarked, “If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.” This quote and Pablo Larraín’s 2024 Netflix ...

Callard, a philosopher at the University of Chicago, is aware that “more intellectualism!” isn’t exactly an easy sell, which is undoubtedly why she waits until Page 129 to describe her ...

Richard Janko, a classicist at the University of Michigan, has called the papyrus “the most important new piece of evidence about Greek philosophy and religion to come to light since the ...

Confucius is a Chinese Philosopher, teacher, and political thinker also known as Kong Qiu. He lived from 551 to 479 BCE. Proceed to next slides to read his life changing quotes. "Choose a job you love ...

Originally published on Jan. 13, 2025. Seventeenth-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes has the reputation of being a bit of a curmudgeon. He is most famous for his bleak description of human nature ...

But in “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life,” Agnes Callard illustrates how philosophy isn’t just a spectator sport. It requires engaging with one another and arguing with each other, and ...

Callard offers a roadmap for using the ancient Greek philosopher for approaching knotty discussion on topics such as love, politics and death. Callard's book is intellectually challenging and ...

Human beings have always prized friendship. As the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote: “no one would choose to live without friends,” even if they could have all other good things instead.

Like Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus attributed dreams to a natural rather than divine origin. As written in the “Vatican Sayings,” a collection of quotes of Epicurus and other ...

Aristotle Onassis, the late Greek-Argentine business magnate, once proclaimed, “If women didn’t exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.” This quote and Pablo Larraín’s 2024 Netflix ...