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 ...

Imagine my surprise upon learning, contrary to popular belief and received opinion, that the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle never existed. The vast Corpus Aristotelicum, including the ...

Did Aristotle say excellence is a habit? "We're what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit" may have been attributed to Aristotle to lend it more gravitas.

Aristotle believed that the biggest and most widespread source of political tension is the struggle between the haves and the have-nots. More than 2,000 years later, he’s got a point.

Stefan Eich’s book is a splendidly clear guide to the intellectual history of monetary policy — and how to tackle what comes next ...

Aristotle's Politics, written in the fourth century BC, is a book about the ways to govern communities, and it discusses all the elements of politics that we would find familiar today—the nature ...

Aristotle taught politics and philosophy and science to young Alexander, son of King Philip II of Macedonia. He also instructed Alexander Homer.

Leisure in Politics Aristotle returns to the subject of leisure in Politics. The state, he says, should aim at something more than mere survival or self-sufficiency: ...

A scholar of ancient Greek philosophy writes about Aristotle’s timeless advice on how to nurture and keep friendships.

With a high-stakes presidential debate coming up tonight, political pundits of all stripes are weighing in on what the candidates should do to win over the American people. But there is one ...