Tag: Plato

Leo Strauss is a political philosopher who combines a respect for liberal democracy with a concern that it stifles free thinking.
Zohar Atkins, a philosopher, rabbi, and writer, discusses the concept of equality in this podcast episode.
Zohar Atkins, a philosopher, rabbi, and writer, discusses the concept of equality in Western intellectual tradition.
Yale professor Steven Smith discusses the essay "Persecution and the Art of Writing" by Leo Strauss, a German Jewish philosopher.
In this podcast episode, Yale professor Steven Smith discusses the essay "Persecution and the Art of Writing" by German Jewish philosopher Leo Strauss.
Rambam's Fourth of the Thirteen Principles of Faith delineates God's separation from creation and the concept of Creation Ex Nihilo, diverging from Plato and Aristotle's viewpoints.
The text reflects on the final days of the author's father, a man who found solace and purpose in philosophy throughout his life.