Without doubt, parent-less Plato met Socrates at an impressionable age. The execution of the man who taught Plato philosophy also served as a life-long example of the need to be circumspect, to avoid ...

In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...

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