Socrates

For ancient Greek philosopher Socrates, the soul lives in the ideal realm, as it is eternal, unchanging, and survives the death of the body. Plato, a student of Socrates, is one of the world's most well known and studied philosophers....

Socrates is the most important exponent of Western philosophy, his ideas forming a continuum from Ancient Greece to today's Western thought

Ancient Greek philosopher Anaxagoras was the one who introduced the concept of the universal mind (nous) as the motive cause of the cosmos. The pre-Socratic philosopher (c. 500-428 BC) was a brilliant scientist who understood the rainbow phenomenon and...

Aspasia was born in Greece in the fifth century BC. She and Pericles, the great general and politician, fell deeply in love. By Yvonne Korshak What else is known about her? Not a lot. And yet she was famous in her...

The sophists were intellectuals who travelled around Greece as professional educators on a variety of subjects with emphasis in public speaking and the good conduct of life

Greek-American philosopher Christopher Phillips in his quest to follow Socrates' principle of “Know Thyself” retraces his roots on the tiny volcanic island of Nisyros, Greece. In his new book, "Soul of Goodness," soon to be published in Greek, Phillips explores...

Gossip was a real tool in the hands of slaves who wanted to punish their masters if they had treated them badly in ancient Greece.

In ancient Greek the word demon (δαίμων) - also spelled daemon - had several meanings, the main one being he who dispenses fate

Socrates was notoriously annoying. He was likened to a gadfly buzzing around while one is trying to sleep. The Oracle of Delphi declared him the wisest of all human beings. His life and death would go on to shape...

Socrates, famous for his wise and inspiring quotes, died as he lived—hated by most Athenians but much beloved by his students. He was condemned to prison and death by poison in 399 BC for corrupting Athenian youth and rejecting...