James Romm’s book is an intellectual thriller, showing how the ancient Greek thinker came to write “The Republic,” his masterpiece of political theory.

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A new scientific study has uncovered evidence that proves a widely believed phenomenon probably does take place right before we die.

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In ‘A Philosophy of Shame,’ Frédéric Gros contends that the reviled emotion can drive political change.