Martin Peterson made headlines earlier this year when he was banned from teaching an excerpt from Plato’s Symposium in his ...

The Greek philosopher's verses had remained secret for 2,000 years. And now philosophers and historians are rejoicing.

On March 11, supporters of academic freedom filled Meharry Hall for a “Read-A-Thon” of “The Symposium” by Plato. 20 readers recited various sections of “The Symposium,” braving the heat of East ...

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Renaud Capuçon, Violin Dennis Russell Davies, Conductor Linz Bruckner Orchestra Philip Glass, Composer Serenade Linz Bruckner Orchestra Leonard Bernstein, Composer ...

You may already know the story. It's a classic of Western literature from the 5th century B.C. Plato's "Symposium" relates a myth to explain the longing of love. The myth is supposed to be funny as ...

Plato’s Symposium is attended by at least one professed technocrat: Eryximachus, the doctor, whose central observation about eros is drawn from “our techne, medicine” (186a8). He takes that as his ...

Navigating the journey of parenthood often resembles a sprint, but wisdom from Plato inspires us to savor the slower, meaningful strides. When we celebrate each child's efforts instead of their ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Portable Lights American Trade Organization (PLATO) today announced the publication of the revised ANSI/PLATO FL 1 Standard, marking the most significant update in ...

The Jan. 14 editorial “Plato falls victim to campus culture wars” underscored a troubling irony. The Socratic method, developed by Socrates in the 5th century B.C. and conveyed through his student ...