Greek Reporter

Arete of Cyrene: The Greek Woman Who Schooled Men on Philosophy and Pleasure

A woman named Arete of Cyrene played a crucial role in shaping ancient Greek philosophy with her contributions.

Quote of the Day: Socrates on the Role of Wonder in Gaining Wisdom

Among the great philosophers’ names, Socrates stands as one of the most notable. Born around 470 BCE, the ancient Greek philosopher is largely to thank for founding Western philosophy and was even a ...
CNBC

Greek philosophy: Conflict of ideas driving the crisis

As European politicians ponder how to solve the current impasse over Greece's debts to international creditors, some of the key players seem to be digging out their philosophy books. The country's ...
Greek Reporter

Epictetus: The Ancient Greek Stoic Philosopher Who was Born into Slavery

The ancient Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus was born into slavery but his study of Stoicism made him a free man who became very influential.
Libcom

Anarchism in Greek philosophy

D. FERRARO’s article appears in No. 1 of The Pluralist (Box 3015 G.P.O. Sydney, Australia) and is reprinted by kind permission of the author and editors. AT FIRST SIGHT THE TITLE “Anarchism in Greek ...
The New York Times

How a Few Days Sailing in the Aegean Changed My Mind About the Fundamental Nature of Things

Mr. Nicolson is an English author who writes about history, landscape, great literature and the sea. His latest book is “How to Be: Life Lessons From the Early Greeks.” A few years ago, my wife, Sarah ...