From boosting empathy to improving therapy, virtual reality is poised to change our ideas of the self.

In Orwell’s dystopian novel, the government uses Newspeak to control thoughts by controlling language. But thoughts do not require language.

For some people, there is only one thing to live for. They commit their entire being to that thing. They are dangerous.

Pokémon has people wandering the world to enslave wild and magical creatures so they can fight in painful blood sports. What's fun about that?

If you want to be an authentic person, embrace reality. Don't try to clamber your way up Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Jean Paul Sartre summed up the existentialist idea of "bad faith" through a waiter who acted a bit too much like a waiter.

People can lose their authentic selves when they don't honestly confront life's potential, according to the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.

Many of his criticisms ring true today.

For such a near-universal concept, the definition of "heroism" is difficult to pin down.

Do your kids a favor and give them the gift of philosophy this Christmas.

Science is a method of inquiry about nature, while scientism is philosophy. And scientism is no longer up to the challenge of meeting the most pressing issues of our day.

Role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons offer a valuable insight: Life is about shifting labels.

No matter how hard we try, we will never reach a final theory that unifies scientific knowledge. The very nature of science doesn't allow it.

We should all pause to appreciate the awe-inspiring beauty of the Universe.

When we are more focused on the good things we enjoy in life, we have more to live for.

Research shows that psilocybin leads people away from materialism and toward transcendentalism. Apparently, mushrooms teach metaphysics.

Scientific pluralism is the notion that some questions must be approached from many angles. How can we integrate these scientific models?

The insurmountable contrasts between their visions help explain Russia’s stunted development and hint at its destructive future.

Are we really only a moment away from "The Singularity," a technological epoch that will usher in a new era in human evolution?

Truth needs us to define the rules, grammar, and criteria for true statements. But can we do this within language itself?

The most momentous and significant events in our lives are the ones we do not see coming. Life is defined by the unforeseen.

Society-changing ideas form through a three-stage process, argues author Michael Bhaskar.

The German thinker wrote both treatises and songs. He approached each form of expression with the same level of interest.

Many have argued that free will is in illusion, but science does not support that.

Even some philosophers don’t think highly of philosophy, but we need it now more than ever.

Our social instincts can lead us to adopt models of desire that might not serve our interests.

We pretend to be in control, but we have frighteningly little knowledge upon which to base our life’s decisions.

Growing up in the United States, I remember on Halloween my mother used to say, “Honey, this is not just a day for costumes and candy. You must also remember […]

How we handle grief largely depends on our worldview. Here is how three famous philosophers handled the certainty of grief and despair.

The most unpleasant aspect of intellectual liberalism is that when speech causes emotional or mental pain, the offended parties are morally entitled to nothing.