Are we all political animals? Aristotle thought so. Politics, he believed, was the art of the possible, but extremes of ...

Ideas take shape in strange moments, and that is where philosophy quietly meets creativity and enterprise. This selection ...

Education is the soul of a nation made visible . If schools fail to shape character, nations fail to sustain democracy .

Prologue I learned a few things about Plato in high school and in my university classes on ancient and medieval Greek history. I improved that meager ...

ABSTRACT: The central question of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is “How is happiness possible?” Aristotle’s fundamental answer is that happiness consists in an activity of the soul in accordance with ...

There’s a universal and extraordinary sensation that emerges when you join a team that functions seamlessly as a unit. People support one another while ideas naturally flow, leading to impressive ...

ABSTRACT: Human life can be said to rotate around ethical concerns. The day to day actions performed by rational beings are moral actions that call for accountability. Ethically responsible actions ...

Anger is a potent emotion. Instinctive anger can be a forceful and destructive power. Anger can also be a positive force for growth and change. For anger to be valuable and virtuous, it must be ...

As is often noted, piety is not among the list of moral and intellectual virtues mentioned by Aristotle in the Ethics. I argue that this is neither an oversight on Aristotle’s part nor a subtle way ...