Tag: plato
Why Trump’s post-impeachment actions are about vengeance, not retribution
Austin Sarat, Amherst College
Since the end of his Senate impeachment trial, President Donald Trump has carried out a concerted campaign against his Democratic political...
What’s behind the belief in a soulmate?
Bradley Onishi, Skidmore College
The United States appears to be in a romantic slump. Marriage rates have plummeted over the last decade. And compared to...
What philosophers have to say about eating meat
Joan McGregor, Arizona State University
WeWork, a co-working and office space company, recently made a company policy not to serve or reimburse meals that include...
A trans soldier in the ancient Roman army?
Tom Sapsford, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
In a series of recent tweets, Donald Trump proposed to ban...
What Plato can teach you about finding a soulmate
Firmin DeBrabander, Maryland Institute College of Art
In the beginning, humans were androgynous. So says Aristophanes in his fantastical account of the origins of love...