Epicurus伊比鸠鲁: the absence of pain and suffering; Commune
Introduction Epicurus (341 - 270 B.C.) was a Greek philosopher of the Hellenistic period. He was the founder ancient Greek philosophical...
Van Gogh on Nature
"It is not the painters but the language of nature which one should listen to.... The feeling for the things themseves, for reality, is...
Aristotle — ‘the master’, the most influential philosopher ever
Aristotle was born around 384 BC in the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia, where his father was the royal doctor. His first big job was...
Plato— the world’s first true and probably greatest philosopher
Born in to a prominent and wealthy family in the city of Athens, Plato devoted his life to one goal: helping people to reach a state of...
Confucius on Governance
You who govern public affairs, what need have you to employ punishments? Love virtue, and the people will be virtuous. The virtues of a...
