One difference between guilt and shame, French philosopher Frédéric Gros points out in his book “A Philosophy of Shame: A Revolutionary Emotion,” lies in how we understand their opposites. The absence ...

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Explore Plato's life, his philosophical impact, and his travels to Sicily, along with key ideas on justice and the ideal ...

The curious minds at Aperture explore why a misunderstood ancient philosopher continues to shape modern thinking.

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As a teenager in the 1970s, I worked on a typical dairy farm in England. Fifty cows grazed on lush pastures for most of their ...