Plato
Lost city of Atlantis rises again to fuel a dangerous myth
Millions have watched Netflix hit Ancient Apocalypse, which is just the latest interpretation of an enduring tale. But in its appeal to ‘race science’ it’s more than merely controversial
Robin McKie Science Editor
27, Nov, 2022 @10:00 AM
Cancelling Socrates: how the great philosopher sealed his fate with comedy
Playwright Howard Brenton asks why ancient Athens turned on its famous citizen, and how such an uncompromising free-thinker might fare in our own ‘age of rage’
Howard Brenton
26, May, 2022 @6:00 AM
Drillosophy: why UK rappers are teaching Plato in lockdown
A pair of London youth workers have created a new video series that aims to enliven philosophical concepts with the energy of drill music
Aniefiok Ekpoudom
05, May, 2020 @12:00 PM
Top 10 dinner parties in fiction
From Arthurian feasts to awkward moments with Ian McEwan and mealtime at the Macbeths, these miniature dramas are literary staples. Tuck in
Nicci French
11, Dec, 2019 @1:40 PM
Book clinic: Can you recommend utopian novels for these dystopian times?
We suggest novels that reveal the kindness of strangers and leave you with a sense of hope
Hannah Beckerman
23, Nov, 2019 @6:00 PM
The other side of Black Mirror: literary utopias offer the seeds of better real life
The rule of cynics and nihilists has led us to a dangerous place, where everything from healthcare to wind farms is declared intrusive, big-state meddling
Sandra Newman
14, May, 2019 @10:01 AM
The Right Life by Remo H Largo review – don't try to advance beyond your talents
Does the modern world prevent most people from living and working in the way suited to them?
Steven Poole
09, May, 2019 @6:29 AM
You don’t need to know Plato and Aristotle to be a humanist | Letters
Letters: Academic philosophers call on Amber Rudd to reconsider decision to refuse Pakistani’s request for asylum on the grounds that he did not mention Plato and Aristotle when questioned about humanism
Letters
26, Jan, 2018 @2:23 PM
AC Grayling: our right to good government | Letters
Letters: AC Grayling responds to Giles Fraser’s article about ‘patronising elites’; while Deborah Cook says Fraser ignored the fact that Plato thought truth was paramount
Letters
27, Sep, 2017 @6:34 PM
The wrong sort of voter? There’s no such thing, AC Grayling | Giles Fraser: Loose canon
Loose canon: Grayling revives a fear of the mob that’s as old as Plato. Brexit convinced our elite that ordinary people were not intelligent enough to know what’s best for them
Giles Fraser
21, Sep, 2017 @12:48 PM
Top 10 books about teaching
As another school year begins, here is some of the most instructive reading about this toughest of subjects — from Plato to Shakespeare and beyond
The Secret Teacher
06, Sep, 2017 @9:00 AM
The political importance of having fun: why protests should be enjoyable
Fun is vulgar, immediate, democratic – and it defies the earnest powers that set out quite deliberately to make people miserable
Joanna Walsh
10, Feb, 2017 @4:48 PM
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