Ruling is a skilled trade, Plato argues. And like any other trade, not everyone has the talent or the training to be good at ...

Philosophy is an ancient discipline, which probably began as early as human ... or the study of appreciating the beautiful and theory of art; and (6) Social-Political Philosophy, or the study of ...

The Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy was founded in 1978 by Professor Robert Hahn at Brandeis University under the name of "The Greater Boston Colloquium for Ancient Philosophy." Initially ...

Chanakya, who is also referred to as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, stands as one of the most esteemed individuals in Indian ...

All ancient texts are read in English translation. Studies main representatives of political philosophy in antiquity (Plato, Aristotle, Cicero) and of the most important concepts and values of ancient ...

Areas of particular strength for our faculty include ancient philosophy, critical theory, existentialism, German idealism, feminist thought, French structuralism, phenomenology, post-Analytic ...