Plato is one of history’s most influential thinkers, the “sublime philosopher” whose writings remain foundational to Western culture. He is known for the brilliant dialogues in which he depicted his ...

Newly-deciphered text from ancient scrolls may have finally revealed the location of where Greek philosopher Plato was buried, along with how he really felt about music played at his deathbed, ...

Plato was a famous Greek philosopher from ancient Athens who shaped Western philosophy. He was a student of Socrates and later taught Aristotle. Plato wrote many works in the form of dialogues that ...

Over 1,000 words, or about 30% of the text, has been deciphered, university officials said. Photo from the University of Pisa For centuries, a set of ancient papyrus scrolls discovered at Herculaneum ...

Has the Atlantis mystery finally been solved? A new book reveals that Plato based his story on a real setting, now beneath 400 feet of water.