What’s the Socratic method? It’s everyday ethics: basically a pursuit of truth through relentless questioning. It is used to stimulate critical thinking through dialogue. Here’s a hypothetical example ...

An interview with Osita Nwanevu, author of The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding.

Abai’s works reflect his deep commitment to uplifting ordinary people. As we commemorate the 180th anniversary of his birth, ...

Princeton University Press has announced the launch of Bollingen Recollections, which will see the redesign and republication ...

The philosopher's lectures, delivered in 1981 at the Experimental University of Vincennes, wonder what painting can offer ...

Iran is an oddity – a non-Arab Muslim nation, global leader of the Shite sect, and the strategically located Eastern boundary of the Middle East. It is one of t ...

Prologue On and off, I have spent decades studying Greek history. I am not so sure, however, that I fully understand what made the ancient Greeks so ...

The other day, a well-meaning Persian gentleman asked me a question on Andrei Martyanov rsquo;s blog mdash; perhaps out of ...

If OLMC’s success is any measure, the classic approach may be the way to salvage Catholic education in the United States.

First published in 1625, the British philosopher’s collected essays mix poetic aphorisms with prescient reflections on ‘false ...

Plato's Republic is a foundational philosophical text that explores justice, the ideal state, and the role of individuals ...

Tribune columnist Ron Grossman recalls a tour of the lily pond in Lincoln Park with its creator, Alfred Caldwell.