When we observe a gecko, a reptile from the lizard family, crawling up and down walls at a speed of several meters per second, it seems to have some superpowers that defy the laws of physics. It effortlessly climbs all types of surfaces and can stay on them with just one finger. How does it … Read more
Plato was born in 427 BC on the seventh day of the month Targelion, which would correspond to the second half of our May. He was born on the same day as the celebration of Apollo’s birth on the island of Delos, which is why he was later called Apollo’s son and messenger. He was … Read more
The great Greek philosopher Aristotle was born in 384 BC and was most likely not Greek, but Macedonian. His father, Nicomachus, was a physician to the Macedonian king Amyntas. At the age of eighteen, he joined Plato’s Academy in Athens. He stayed there for nineteen years, until the death of his teacher, with whom he … Read more
In the teachings of this great Greek philosopher, virtue occupies an important place; it is present in all of his works. For Aristotle, virtue is the foundation of an ideal human community, and for the individual, it is the best choice – the path that leads a person to fulfilling their role. The importance of … 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
Plutarch, a Greek philosopher and biographer, was born around 46 in Chaeronea in Boeotia, at a time when Greek culture was in decline. Due to his great erudition and noble character, he gained much respect not only in Greece but also in Rome. For many years, he served as a priest in the most famous … Read more
Apolonius – On Harmony Apolonius of Tyana was a Greek philosopher, neoplatonic, teacher, and mystic from the 1st century. Throughout his life, he received knowledge from wise people he encountered and visited on his numerous journeys, and he himself became a renowned teacher. He would teach and advise those who were willing to listen on … Read more
