Texas A&M has told a professor he must drop a discussion of race and gender issues and writings by Plato from his intro philosophy course or teach a different course.

Martin Peterson wasn’t surprised when he had to excise two units on race and gender ideology from a philosophy course. What did shock him was that the ban included readings from Plato’s “Symposium.” ...

A new course review policy at Texas A&M University that prohibits advocating for race and gender ideology is stirring up ...

Texas A&M University blocked a philosophy professor from teaching certain Plato texts after a new rule against "advocating" gender and race ideology.

A reading from Plato’s “Symposium” has been removed from the syllabus of a philosophy course in order to comply with ...

A&M officials have also instructed English faculty not to teach books in core classes that have major plotlines concerning gay, lesbian or transgender identities.

Philosophy professors say Texas A&M's decision to restrict Plato readings in a core course reflects a troubling ...

Greek philosopher Plato’s words continue to influence and inspire even today. Here are 5 life lessons he shared that will transform your life.

Martin Peterson has taught philosophy at Texas A&M University for more than a decade, but now the school has barred him from ...

Even in ancient Greece, people worried about philosophy’s subversive effect on tender minds.

It's comic and tragic, writes Robert Zaretsky, that Texas' philosopher-kings have censored a potential ally.

Sometimes, even the newest ideas have ancient roots. Take, for example, neoconservatism, the radical philosophy that supposedly guided the Bush administration’s ill-fated foreign policy decisions. Who ...