The ancient Greeks we admire today regarded these seven men as the wisest of their time. They attributed to them not only the ...

Wildfires driven by increasing winds and unprecedented heat surrounded Athens, Greece, this past summer, blanketing its ancient marble monuments and olive groves with ash and acrid smoke. These are ...

Ancient Greek philosophy has been enjoying a renaissance of interest and analysis of late. One of the largest Facebook groups for beginners with an interest in the field, “Stoicism,” boasts 225,000 ...

Greece's prime ministers and cabinet must submit a plan to European creditors. — -- While Greek thinkers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are known as some of Western civilization's greatest ...

Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle once picked up his writing implement and noted the presence of “two mock suns.” In the ...

Long before there was a periodic table of the elements, there was no need for a table — just four chairs. From ancient through medieval into early modern times, natural philosophers could count the ...