By Jug Suraiya In Plato’s Symposium, a conversation between real and imagined participants, one of the speakers, Aristophanes, recounts how the concept of love came into being. Humans originally were ...

The kylix drinking cup in ancient Greek symposiums revealed who was an aristocrat and who didn’t belong to the elite circle.

You may already know the story. It's a classic of Western literature from the 5th century B.C. Plato's "Symposium" relates a myth to explain the longing of love. The myth is supposed to be funny as ...

Professor of Philosophy Martin Peterson, Ph.D., gave an independent lecture on Plato’s “Symposium” and addressed concepts of ...

On March 11, supporters of academic freedom filled Meharry Hall for a “Read-A-Thon” of “The Symposium” by Plato. 20 readers ...

Socrates was a philosopher warrior, exemplifying courage, endurance and the pursuit of virtue through action as well as thought.

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Plato was a famous Greek philosopher from ancient Athens who shaped Western philosophy. He was a student of Socrates and later taught Aristotle. Plato wrote many works in the form of dialogues that ...

Over three days they asked themselves, “What is a university for?” To try to answer that, they shared their experiences, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — On the campuses of public universities across Texas, tectonic shifts are changing the landscape and upending norms. In recent months, viral videos, professor firings, classroom content ...

This is not a new tradition. Its genealogy runs from the surrealists through Anaïs Nin and Georges Bataille, through Angela Carter's visceral mythologies and the lysergic prose poems of ...

2025's most emotionally devastating love story was a terrifying indie film about a couple who can't resist the urge to smother each other. Starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, "Together" is ...