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 ...

I’ve been thinking about Plato’s classic “Myth of the Cave” from the Republic. A lot! This allegory serves as a giant wake-up call for each of us, a call to dust away mental cobwebs so that clear ...

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Update: A memorial service will be held for Prof. Joseph Copsey beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel. Joseph Cropsey, a UChicago professor who was one of the nation’s ...

Description: What draws us to politics? Is political ambition an extension or a betrayal of the love of other human beings? What is the relationship between the ordering of our loves and public order?

Plato and Aristotle in discussion, 1437, by Luca della Robbia (ca 1400-1482), marble tile, depicts two of the greatest philosophers, who wrote two of the all-time best philosophy books. Philosophy ...

Students must complete the overview in section I, any one of four historical periods from section II.A, and any one of four fields from section II.B. This is preparation for the 90-minute written exam ...