Greek Reporter

Epictetus: The Ancient Greek Stoic Philosopher Who was Born into Slavery

The ancient Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus was born into slavery but his study of Stoicism made him a free man who became very influential.
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.
Yahoo

How ideas from ancient Greek philosophy may have driven civilization toward climate change

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 ...
Salon

What ancient Greek and Roman philosophers thought about vegetarianism

Writing in a letter to his friend Lucilius around AD62, the Roman philosopher Seneca outlined two arguments for vegetarianism. The first argument came from a Roman philosopher called Sextius whom ...
RealClearScience

Three Fun Paradoxes Created by Ancient Greek Philosophers

Ancient Greek philosophers used paradoxes for all sorts of reasons, from sharpening their dialectical skills and showing philosophical opponents were talking nonsense to serious philosophical inquiry ...
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 ...