The Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy was founded in 1978 by Professor Robert Hahn at Brandeis University under the name of "The Greater Boston Colloquium for Ancient Philosophy." Initially ...

In our rapidly moving, highly connected contemporary world, discovering happiness can frequently seem like pursuing an ...

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

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

Ancient philosophers such as Plato asked conceptual questions such as "What is justice?" as the basis of philosophy. The statements, "That action is wrong," or, "Knowledge is justified true belief," ...

The Stoics taught the importance of self-control, making all decisions with reason and living by virtue and in harmony with ...

To which I say, aloha. During tough times like these, humanity could benefit from this ancient Hawaiian philosophy. Now, most mainland Americans think "aloha" means "hello," "goodbye," or ...

Philosophy is an ancient discipline, which probably began as early as human civilization, that sought knowledge of all things on earth and in heaven. Knowledge of natural things and their causes lead ...

Alright, you’ve probably read a zillion articles about happiness online and you’re not a zillion times happier. What gives? <!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --> Reading ain’t the same ...

A survey of major figures and theories from Greek and Roman antiquity to the Christian, Jewish and Islamic world of the Middle Ages, this course offers a critical introduction to philosophic debates ...