The U.S. Constitution allows for rule by and for the people, but it also incorporates protections to prevent, or slow down, ...

The lessons of Socrates have never really gone out of style, but if there's ever a perfect time to revisit the ancient philosopher, now is it. In "How to Think Like Socrates: Ancient Philosophy as a ...

For nearly a decade, Detroit beer fans had a spacious haven for beers on tap, growler fills, hard-to-find selections, and an ...

Donald J. Robertson's 'How to Think Like Socrates' is easier than slogging through Plato and multiple volumes of ancient ...

Is a civil, functioning democracy as much a fantasy as a world of magic, elves and fairies? This is the troubling question ...

Mark Lilla’s book is a refreshing look at a timeless philosophical question: To know or not to know?

Change is inevitable. When it happens in our relationships, it’s best to take a cue from the currents and go with the flow.

Once a bedrock Christian classic, Boethius’s “Consolation of Philosophy” has been neglected for decades. It’s time for a ...

In the evening, at the eastern edge, we find the celestial vessel, called the vessel of the Argonauts by all the ancients. It is followed, as it rises, by the serpent called Jason; between them is the ...

One hundred and fifty male couples, known as Thebes’ Sacred Band, or ancient Greece’s army of lovers, was wiped out in a ...

The lessons of Socrates have never really gone out of style, but if there's ever a perfect time to revisit the ancient ...

Several years ago, psychologists focused on a dysfunctional relationship dynamic known as codependency. Several books were ...