Even in ancient Greece, people worried about philosophy’s subversive effect on tender minds.

Some 2400 years ago, Greek philosopher, Plato wrote a narrative called “The Allegory of the Cave.” In this parable Plato puts forth a theory concerning human perception, distinguishing between sensory ...

In his famous cave allegory, the Greek philosopher Plato sought to show a way toward enlightenment. Today, Houston Methodist Hospital is using 3-D technology in its own Plato's Cave in hopes of ...

Most people believe that self-awareness is important. Self-awareness partly involves recognizing that there are limits to our knowledge and understanding of things, making us open to considering ...

Near the Acropolis, there are caves. In this birthplace of democracy known as Athens Greece, tradition tells us that some 25 centuries ago, one of these caves was Socrates’ prison. Today, these caves ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The End tells the story of a wealthy family who survived the collapse of the climate and civilisation in a bunker inside an ...

Alfred North Whitehead, the American philosopher, once wrote that all of Western philosophy is but just a footnote to Plato. Outside of its patent exaggeration, we can take this statement to be a ...