“Life itself is enough unto itself. And if you are trying to fulfill some goal, you will miss life.”

“Your mind is nothing but a teaspoon and with it you are trying to exhaust the oceanic existence.”

Plato (428 – 348 BCE), ancient Greek philosopher, student of Socrates, teacher of Aristotle; best known as the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence.

Marc points out how Greek philosopher and scientist Aristotle’s views about men and women influenced later Christian and Islamic thinkers.

Aristotle (ca. 384 BCE – 322 BCE), together with Socrates and Plato, laid much of the groundwork for western philosophy.

More and more wake-up calls are reaching us. More and more individuals speak up. Here’s Abby Martin (of Russia Today, US Edition) taking a look back at Plato’s ‘Allegory of the Cave’ and its application to today’s society.

A subject that appears to be firmly embedded in our collective unconscious is the story about a vast island empire that disappeared.