Plato wasn't just criticizing Homer. He was competing with him, offering Greece a new mythology with new heroes.

Plato's account of Atlantis spoke of a "great plain." Like many aspects of the tale, scholars seek a location that fits the description.

Ancient philosopher Plato's timeless wisdom highlights the critical importance of beginnings. His quote, 'The beginning is ...

Plato and the Creation of the Hebrew Bible, from academic publisher Routledge Press, proposes a provocative new theory regarding when, where and why the Old Testament was written. According to the ...

If you want to find ground zero for feminism in the West, Ancient Greece around the time of Plato probably isn't the best place to look. On the other hand, it's not the worst place either — and this ...

Plato was a Greek philosopher who came up with a lot of interesting ways to view the world. Many people have different ways of viewing the world, and that is wonderful for keeping the world anything ...