The Tetrapharmakos is a four-part remedy crafted by ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus to ease life’s anxieties and heal the ...
The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375 BC, has shaped western political ...
The Case for a Philosophical Life” is a look at how the ancient Greek philosopher's approach can be applied to the thorniest ...
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A little bit of Greek philosophy
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 ...
In our rapidly moving, highly connected contemporary world, discovering happiness can frequently seem like pursuing an ...
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 ...
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 ...
While doomscrolling one sleepless evening I came across the Epicurean paradox, which argues that a deity who is simultaneously all-knowing, all-powerful and all-loving cannot exist. Attributed to ...
Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Assos have discovered a 2,200-year-old Hellenistic mosaic and a 1,800-year-old Roman-era tomb.