As is often noted, piety is not among the list of moral and intellectual virtues mentioned by Aristotle in the Ethics. I argue that this is neither an oversight on Aristotle’s part nor a subtle way ...

If Plato was the first Western political philosopher, Aristotle was the first political scientist in today’s sense. Plato’s Republic, for instance, envisages an unworldly political utopia. But in ...

The Agora Book Club of Jefferson City will host "An Evening of Philosophy: Aristotle's Metaphysics, Ethics and Politics" at 6 p.m. May 15 on the steps of the Missouri Capitol. The free event will ...

Ancient Greek thinker Aristotle, a student of Plato and tutor to Alexander the Great, profoundly shaped Western thought. His ...