The ancient Greeks we admire today regarded these seven men as the wisest of their time. They attributed to them not only the ...

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Ataraxia, an ancient Greek concept, signifies a state of serene detachment and freedom from worry. Philosophers like Epicurus ...

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The Greek word for "excellence" was mistranslated into Latin as "manliness," and eventually became our word "virtue." ...

Are we all political animals? Aristotle thought so. Politics, he believed, was the art of the possible, but extremes of ...

Eager to shock, Diogenes hectored refined Athenians in the market square. Plato dubbed him a Socrates gone made.

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Evan Selinger is a professor of philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a frequent contributor to Globe Ideas ...

Fresh thinking meets practical insight in philosophy picks that support creators and entrepreneurs seeking steadier ideas, ...

The idea of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam is no longer just a phrase echoing at global forums. National Council of Educational ...

For the Ancient Greeks, beards signaled age, status, and virtue, turning these into symbols of masculinity, honor, and social control.