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Which Platonic Dialogue Should You Read First?
Plato is philosophy.
Many find Plato to be boring, a dry academic pursuit.
But Plato’s teachings are an invitation to become beautiful—to order the soul according to virtue and the divine.
Plato’s writings always make claims upon you so...
Are You Living like a Cow?
Plato's warning about a tyrannical life of pleasure
Are you living the life of a cow?
Rediscover Holy Eros
What if the restlessness in your soul—the endless craving for more beauty, more fulfillment, more rest—is not a curse but a divine gift?
Eros is the primal desire in the human heart to satiate in beauty and be happy.
Today the Ascent has...
Why Eve Chose Satan Over Her Husband
A slow, attentive study of the fall of mankind
The fall of man was caused by a disobedient wife and a weak husband.
The Truth Behind "Zeus' Law" in the Odyssey Movie
What is “Zeus’ law”?
In the new Odyssey movie, Christopher Nolan presents “Zeus’ law” as a sign of civilization, a moral standard that governs guest and host, and even an equivalent to Christ’s golden rule—do unto others as you would have...
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