Paul Levinson has outdone himself: The Plot to Save Socrates is a philosophically rich gem full of big ideas and wonderful time-travel tricks.

Paul Levinson has outdone himself: The Plot to Save Socrates is a philosophically rich gem full of big ideas and wonderful time-travel tricks.

No one disputes that seeming order can come out of the application of simple rules. But who wrote the rules?

It is either coincidence piled on top of coincidence," said Hollus, "or it is deliberate design.

If theft is advantageous to everyone who succeeds at it, and adultery is a good strategy, at least for males, for increasing presence in the gene pool, why do we feel they are wrong? Shouldn't the only morality that evolution produces be the kind Bill Clinton had - being sorry you got caught?

Honor does not have to be defended.

Naturally, one does not normally discuss plans to commit murder with the intended victim.