Quote of the Day: Plato's observation that "love is a serious mental disease" highlights its overwhelming and irrational ...

Plato’s philosophy of love is fleshed out in the Phædrus and Symposium. Like many Greeks of his era and social standing, he is much more interested in the pederastic desire that can exist between an ...

1. “Those who are able to see beyond the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses.”2. “All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.”3.

Olena Bogdan considers lessons from the iconic television show, “Gilmore Girls” with a first installment dedicated to lessons on love. Bogdan analyzes Lorelai Gilmore’s relationships, with some ...

Plato, an influential ancient Greek philosopher and founder of the Academy, believed that true value lies in education and ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Neuroscience tells us that love is caused by ...

Whereas Aristotle is not nearly as interested in erotic love (erôs) as he is in friendship (philia), for Plato the best kind of friendship is that which lovers can have for each other. It is a philia ...