Human beings have always prized friendship. As the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote: “no one would choose to live without friends,” even if they could have all other good things instead.

Viva la diva: Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas, Haluk Bilginer as Aristotle Onassis Callas’s Paris is bathed in a melancholy autumnal glow, and she lives in a grand and spacious apartment which is more ...

The movie centers on the life of the legendary opera singer and Bilginer portrays Callas' great love, Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis. Jolie further elaborated on her positive experience with ...

Yet, he remains tied to his roots: the small room in his mother’s house where it all began. His first album, In My Room, was both a tribute to that space and a manifesto for his artistic philosophy.

As far back as Aristotle, Western thinkers have been deeply critical of the power that the wealthy hold over society. Historian Guido Alfani sat down with Jacobin to discuss the long history of ...

In our painting we see the richly clad Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BCE) resting his hand pensively on a bust of Homer, the epic poet who had attained literary immortality with his Iliad and ...

However, a rat once “lashed around and threw itself” at him. He was surprised that he was the one being chased but his quick reflexes saved him (from ‘First Person : An Astonishingly Frank ...

But the future holds as much promise as it does uncertainty. So as we look forward, Newsweek asked some of the world's philosophers: What is the biggest reason to be optimistic about 2025?

Reflecting on the life and work of John Boswell Cobb, Jr., who died on December 26, is no simple task. To call him a theologian, philosopher, or environmentalist feels insufficient. Cobb was all of ...

Before joining Raw Story, Brad Reed spent eight years writing about technology at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet ...