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.
Greek Reporter

The Greek Philosopher Who Died Laughing at His Own Joke

Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher who allegedly died laughing at his own joke, remains a figure of fascination for his ...
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 ...

Quote of the day by Heraclitus: 'Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created...' - lessons on personal growth, discipline and patience by the Greek ...

Explore the timeless wisdom of Heraclitus on personal growth. Understand how character is developed over time and the ...

Quote of the day by Greek philosopher Democritus: ‘Man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character, mistakes and weaknesses'

Ancient Greek thinker Democritus believed human fate is shaped by character and choices. He argued people blame nature and ...
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 ...
Decider

‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Is Secretly All About Ancient Greek Philosophy

“Brandon says the Ancient Greeks called it catharsis and it was just one of the many ways they were real smart about stuff!” – Cyndee, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, “Kimmy Meets a Celebrity!” Much is ...
Princeton University

John Cooper, renowned interpreter of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy and ‘incredibly generous’ mentor, dies at 82

John Cooper, the Henry Putnam University Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, and renowned interpreter of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, died at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center on Aug. 8 ...
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 ...