Plato's own pupil, Aristotle, was born in 384 BC and began as an ardent supporter of his teacher. However, gradually he modified his teacher's views and turned away from the world of ideas back to ...
It would be irresponsible not to. And so it is that we send off to the land that gave the world Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Euripides, Homer, Archimedes, and Melina Mercouri a former third-string ...
The arguments Plato makes against democracy in The Republic are spoken by the philosopher Socrates, his teacher and mentor.
Born in Athens around 427 B.C.E., Plato studied philosophy under Socrates. After his teacher ... of lost plays by Sophocles ...
The ancient thinkers were the original influencers, says expert Professor Massimo Pigliucci, so which of their advice and ...