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The Republic (c. 375 BCE), featuring Plato’s teacher Socrates in dialogue with several friends, is unquestionably central to ...
In my column two weeks ago, I wrote about my God-given talent of losing everything either not stashed in my safety deposit box or pop-riveted to my dupa. So now let me present the latest episode of ...
The thinker behind the ‘Republic’ and other works of philosophy also played political adviser to a series of rulers in Sicily ...
How often do I, your calm, sensible counsellor, provide you with a carte blanche to indulge in exuberant gratification, a ...
The Supreme Court handed LGBT consequential losses this term. Regarding the June 28 front-page article “ Maryland parents win ...
Talk to anyone today, and they will probably have something to say about how expensive life has become. While the rate of ...
Relish the prospect of defining what is hard to define, Capricorn. You can still enjoy the raw experience even as you try to ...
Two new books, “The Einstein of Sex” and “The Intermediaries,” argue for the largely forgotten importance of Magnus ...
Who or what is right? Who or what is just? These questions, always before us, touch on relationships between persons, between ...
I watched the lecture presentation, “Masters of Greek Thought: Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle” (The Great Courses) by Professor Robert C Bartlett. When Professor Bartlett was discussing Aristotle, I r ...
What you know and don’t know is much more mysterious than anyone supposes. Standing in the way of truth is our ingrained dependence on facts as if they bring knowledge. The modern world is ...