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Civility is waning in democratic politics

By Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra Conflict Resolution

In ancient Greece, the famous philosophers Plato and Aristotle were not fond of democracy as they were afraid of demagogues who could manipulate gullible people to buy their nefarious designs. Instead, they emphasized virtue and wisdom.

The Moral Psychology of Leadership: Summary of “Sensual Austerity and Moral Leadership: Perspectives From Plato, Confucius and Gandhi on Building a Peaceful Society”

By Richard Grego World Philosophies & Religions

In our recent book, Sensual Austerity and Moral Leadership: Perspectives From Plato, Confucius and Gandhi on Building a Peaceful Society we advance a two-fold thesis: One claim is that a close reading of classical social-political thought across major world cultures (represented in our study of Plato in the West, Confucius in east Asia, and Gandhi in south Asia) indicates that they all recognized an important connection between sensual austerity...

Life, Death, and Everything in Between: Science, Mortality and Meaning Across Cultures

By Richard Grego Cross Cultural Traditions

The United Nations’ World Happiness Rankings is always an interesting vantage point from which to make inter-cultural comparisons between societies that, on one hand, embrace the commercial/secular/materialistic values and, on the other hand...