Plato's own pupil, Aristotle, was born in 384 BC and began as an ardent supporter of his teacher. However, gradually he modified his teacher's views and turned away from the world of ideas back to ...

Plato argued the former; his student Aristotle, the latter. So which is your view, and how does that guide the way you live? Whatever belief you hold, I will not tell you that you’re wrong.

To scholars of ancient philosophy, theoria denotes abstract thinking, with both Plato and Aristotle employing the term to signify philosophical contemplation. Yet it is surprising for some to find an ...