Tag: plato
Why sophrosyne, an ancient Greek virtue, matters more than ever in...
Ross Channing Reed, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Texting while driving. Bullying people on social media. Buying into...
The ‘courage to be’ in uncertain times − how one 20th-century...
Mordechai Gordon, Quinnipiac University
Over the past few weeks, as negotiations for a ceasefire in Ukraine drag on, I’ve...
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...
EXPLORING NATURE
What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading
Katrine L. Wallace, University of Illinois Chicago
As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to...
