The Art of War by Sun Tzu is one of the most popular and recognizable works on military strategy. It was developed and published in the 5th century B.C., and, over time, it has turned into the classics of literature. Written by a military strategist and general, the piece of...

Aurelius’ remark that “This thou must always bear in mind, what is the nature of the whole, and what is my nature, and how this is related to that, and what kind of a part it is of what kind of a whole..." can be said to abstract the basic...

What is Poetry according to Plato? For Plato, poetry is detrimental to the individual, therefore necessitating its ban from the ideal city. This is because the poet is ultimately not concerned with truth, instead with producing images. Accordingly, the poet produces a false account of reality that seduces the listener....

Aristotle, in Politics, said that “he who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god: he is no part of a state. A social instinct is implanted in all men by nature, and...

Introduction It is interesting that a medium of the arts has long connected a world otherwise in conflict. More exactly, folklore seems to bring all nations and cultures together, and from humanity's first efforts to create and pass on stories. Without question, the nature of a culture and an era...