Greek philosopher Epicurus is famous for teaching: "Pleasure is the principle and end to a happy life" and for his Epicurean school in Athens ...

According to Plato, love’s aim is not to complete us, but to inspire us to grow and become the best human being we can be.

A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll has been digitally unwrapped for the first time, revealing an ancient Greek Epicurean ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...

Many of them did so purely out of self-interest, in order to continue a barbaric trade, but some historical philosophers sought to justify slavery from the best intentions. The great Greek ...

So why all this talk about Greek philosophers and their teachings? Well, it’s often said that throwing in a bit of Greek or Latin makes a speaker sound more intelligent. But as someone deeply ...

Kostas Axelos (1924-2010) was one of the most important Greek philosophers of the 20th century, internationally recognized ...

NEW DELHI: In a groundbreaking revelation made possible by advanced technologies, Italian researchers have uncovered new details about the life and final moments of the ancient Greek philosopher ...

Early Christianity engaged Hellenistic culture generally, and more specifically Greek philosophy, from the end of the first century on. We see bits and pieces of this in passages such as the ...

Ruling is a skilled trade, Plato argues. And like any other trade, not everyone has the talent or the training to be good at ...