Sometimes, even the newest ideas have ancient roots. Take, for example, neoconservatism, the radical philosophy that supposedly guided the Bush administration’s ill-fated foreign policy decisions. Who ...
Ancient Greek philosopher Plato, a student of Socrates, believed people significantly impact personal growth. He likened individuals to soil, stating some nurture and foster development, while others ...
How can you teach a philosophy class without mentioning Plato? Texas A&M University professor Martin Peterson is trying to figure that out. Plato was a father of Western philosophy, famously a student ...
Last month, the implementation of a hotly contested new policy at Texas A&M made waves in the news and on social media.
One of my less than admirable traits is to attempt to categorize and organize everything into its simplest terms. All too often, simple devolves to simplistic as I keep trying to pound an unwilling ...