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Articles tagged Plato.

Why Plato's Atlantis Was Never Meant to Be Found

Why Plato’s Atlantis Was Never Meant to Be Found

Mar 23-By Caiden Pannell

Plato’s Atlantis has inspired centuries of searching. Find out what scholars say the Timaeus and Critias dialogues were arguing, and why no one will...

Aristotle's Lost Works and the Dialogues That Vanished

Aristotle’s Lost Works and the Dialogues That Vanished

Nov 16, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Over 150 of Aristotle’s lost works disappeared while his rough lecture notes survived. His famous dialogues are gone forever.

Socrates Execution by Hemlock (399 BCE)

Socrates’ Execution by Hemlock in 399 BCE

Nov 15, 2025-By Caiden Pannell

Socrates execution by hemlock in 399 BC Athens silenced philosophy’s greatest voice. His last hours reveal courage, poison, and death.

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