The Lantern Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the first lunar month, during the full moon. The lunisolar calendar shifts slightly each year, so in the western Gregorian calendar this usually ...

Cultivating an understanding of a range of central philosophical debates, as well as of the history of philosophy (ancient, modern and contemporary), all major areas of philosophy are available for ...

There are generally three types of calendars: the Gregorian calendar, the lunar calendar, and the lunisolar calendar. Each one is used by different cultures and regions around the world to mark time ...

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The arguments Plato makes against democracy in The Republic are spoken by the philosopher Socrates, his teacher and mentor. But the system that Socrates is rejecting, Athenian democracy of the 5th and ...

Befitting its ancient lineage, the citrus genus has taken on symbolic significance in different religions around the world. In China, pomelos are traditionally eaten during the mid-autumn festival ...

The U.S. should rethink Chinese perceptions of geopolitical conflict because China brings a fundamentally different perspective to politics than the West, Xinru Ma, a research scholar at the ...

“We have seven or possibly even eight native species in this country, whereas in China, they have only five.” The first citrus varieties to arrive in the Mediterranean from Asia were the citron and ...

China is committed to continuing its participation in the WHO and the Paris climate accord, expressing concern over US President Trump’s orders to withdraw from both. Beijing emphasizes the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375 BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the “cradle of democracy”.