Socrates, one of the greatest philosophers of ancient Greece, profoundly shaped the way humans think about life, ethics, and ...

How did the ancient Greeks think about technology? Were they techno-optimists or pessimists? How do their myths – of Pandora, Odysseus, Talos, and Icarus – parallel to the technological possibilities ...

In a world that seems defined by consumerism, the words of Plato ring even more true. He suggested happiness is not derived ...

L.A.-based novelist Mark Haskell Smith has written two books of nonfiction — “Heart of Dankness,” about cannabis farmers, and “Naked at Lunch,” about nudists. His latest is in one sense a departure, a ...