The Republic (c. 375 BCE), featuring Plato’s teacher Socrates in dialogue with several friends, is unquestionably central to ...

Michael Donnellan presented scans showing circular structures submerged on the ocean floor, aligning with Plato's descriptions.

The thinker behind the ‘Republic’ and other works of philosophy also played political adviser to a series of rulers in Sicily ...

James Romm’s book is an intellectual thriller, showing how the ancient Greek thinker came to write “The Republic,” his masterpiece of political theory.

In 2024, researchers revealed they had found new details of the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato’s burial site. It was a ...

Plato, the Philosopher Poised Between Oligarchy and Philosophy. Plato’s well known skepticism of democracy seems the result of his fear of what happens when you put things to a vote. That’s how ...

Reinterpreting the ideas of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, this teaching emerged in the third century A.D. Combining spirituality and science, it applied mathematics and astronomy to philosophy ...

Renowned Greek philosopher Plato’s final resting place was possibly revealed after researchers deciphered an ancient scroll that survived Mount Vesuvius’ eruption, which decimated Pompeii ...

Plato, who died at the age of 80 or 81 in around 348BC, ... Ancient scroll buried by Mount Vesuvius claims the Greek philosopher spent his last night listening to music ...

Newly-deciphered text from ancient scrolls may have finally revealed the location of where Greek philosopher Plato was buried, along with how he really felt about music played at his deathbed ...