When Alexander, the son of Macedonian King Philip II and his wife Olympias, was born in 356 BC, Plutarch writes: “…In the effort to educate him, there were, naturally, many so-called caretakers, tutors, and teachers, but above them all stood Leonidas, a man of great importance and a relative of Olympias… However, the one who … Read more
On the occasion of the 2400th anniversary of his birth… Three years after the founding of the Academy, when Plato was forty-three years old, Aristotle, the most distinguished student of Plato and a philosopher scientist, was born in Stagira on the Halkidiki peninsula in 384 BC. He arrived in Athens as an eighteen-year-old and joined … Read more
Prominent Greek philosopher and ruler, Architas of Tarentum, operated in the first half of the 4th century BC in the former Magna Graecia in southern Italy. He was a representative of the Pythagorean philosophical school and a contemporary of Plato. The teachings and ideas of the Pythagoreans were passed down through Architas, as one link … Read more
Celebrated author of The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900 – 1944), also wrote other, less known, but equally valuable works that captivate with their philosophy of life. The famous quote from The Little Prince, “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye,” is … Read more
Aldous Huxley What kind of world are we building? Can we predict how the future will look based on today’s state? Reflecting on this, English writer Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) wrote the cautionary novel Brave New World in 1931, which has become synonymous with a world heading in an inhumane direction. Today, we can assess whether … Read more
The divine truth lies beyond the reach of our understanding, we ourselves cannot attain it until it decides to reveal itself; for as Augustine says, it is that inner teacher without whom the external teacher strives futilely. Although the Middle Ages are described as a dark age, marked by a lack of universal orientation and … Read more
(Socrates): Can you tell me what justice is? (Respondent): What a dumb question, everyone knows what justice is! S: Well, I really don’t know what justice is, and even less do I know what you mean by it. R: Maybe You really want to. So, fairness is something that is equal for everyone, regardless of … Read more
Using a spinning wheel for cotton processing, Gandhi advocated for the revival of traditional Indian crafts and the economic independence of villages. Sabarmati, also known as Gandhi’s ashram, Harijan ashram, or satyagraha ashram, is located in the outskirts of Ahmadabad, on the western bank of the Sabarmati river. The ashram was founded at this location … Read more
No one has taught us or learned enough that the world is made up of one piece; on the contrary, they have taught us too much, sometimes even learned, that the world is made up of two, three, and ten thousand pieces. No one has guided us enough about the unity of the world, but … Read more
Life in You, the City, was rich and abundant, yet at the same time peaceful. It is very difficult for a person of the XX century to imagine what life was like there. Prejudices of the present age blind us like an opaque veil, preventing us from understanding a life so different from our own. … Read more
