A Tradition of Thumos
1. What Is Thumos? The first thing we should point out is that there is not an exact translation for
Abraham’s Rescue of Lot
By Cam Rea It all started over grazing lands. Lot and Abraham had flocks and herds, but when they came
The Pursuit Of Virtue: Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
Last time we left off with Plato’s rather illusive explanation of moral virtue and the process of attaining it. It
How To Argue Like A Philosopher
Despite popular opinion, screaming at one another is not arguing. Well, at least it’s not what arguing should be. All
Cicero in Cilicia
By Ben Potter Rome's 'Golden Age' is, quite rightly, thought to have reached its zenith in the days when it
Life Lessons from The Oracle at Delphi
The temple of Apollo at Delphi might have very well been one of the most impressive and most holy sites
The Mystery of the Etruscans
By Benjamin Welton “Etruria is the originator and mother of all superstition.” This was stated by Arnobius the Elder, a
The Bible of Ancient Greece
By Ben Potter Much time and care is taken to bring the ancients to life; to imbue modern society with
The Pursuit Of Virtue: Plato's "The Meno"
While Plato and Aristotle are often considered to be contrary thinkers, or at the very least they were certainly distinct
The Delian Default
By Joel Bowman “Change is the only constant,” observed the pre-Socratic philosopher, Heraclitus, more than two and a half millennia