Socrates-Plato

Tyrannical Hell or Harmonious Utopia?

By Jacob Bell, Associate Editor, Classical Wisdom Imagine this… You are born into a political and social structure which has

Socrates: The Man Who Knew Too Much

By Jacob Bell, Associate Editor, Classical Wisdom Socrates loved the pursuit of wisdom more than any other. He valued truth,

Old Ideas Renewed: Science, Philosophy, and Perception as Illusion

By Jacob Bell, Associate Editor, Classical Wisdom Plato, along with his instructor Socrates, are often recognized as the minds which began

Plato’s Symposium: Always Change For Love

By Van Bryan So, that’s probably a strange thing to say, right? Plato’s Symposium After all, the popular opinion today

The Theory of Recollection: Immortal Soul Required

By Ben Potter The Phaedo takes places in 399 BC at the scene of the final days of Socrates’ life.

Plato’s Phaedo: The Spirituality of Socrates

“Crito, we ought to offer a cock to Asclepius. See to it, and don’t forget.” – the Last words of

Socrates Justice – Law and Disorder

by Anya Leonard Somewhere between the words of Socrates and the thoughts of Plato lies the profound question of what

Socrates the Prophet?

By Van Bryan I originally thought of this article idea some time ago. I remember standing in the basement of

Introducing Plato and the Theaetetus

By Samuel Gren Contributor from Noet, a Classical Wisdom Weekly partner A.N. Whitehead once characterized Western philosophy as “a series

The Pitiable Tyrant

Do you remember a few weeks ago when we had a bit of a discussion on the Platonic dialogue, Gorgias?