philosophy
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 an 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.
All religions have totems, rites, and taboos that are considered “sacred.” Émile Durkheim believed society is largely underpinned by them.
Will and Ariel Durant were praised for their ability to look at the big picture without losing sight of its little details, even if they did miss some of them.
Music is often labelled a “universal language,” and according to the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, there is a good reason for that.
If you see a political movement embodying all of these traits, watch out.
The credibility problem facing the biomedical and public health establishment is, at least in part, a product of its own making.
The book Buddha Takes the Mound delivers an engaging and sophisticated account of Buddhism’s worldview through the prism of baseball.
It’s better to pursue moral actions instead of the ephemeral state of happiness, according to the philosopher Immanuel Kant.
We all employ heuristics to help us deal with the world. But when we make a hasty generalization, we risk making a big error in our thinking.
Studio Ghibli movies celebrate the natural world using a very Japanese mixture of Shinto, Buddhist, and Daoist themes.
Stoicism says that we should change what we can, endure what we must. The company we keep is something we can, and often should, change.
The infamous misogynist had some profound insights on romance.
Our temporal experience of the world is not divided into a series of neat segments, yet that’s how we talk about time.
The German artist painted death as it appeared in life – omnipresent and hidden in plain sight.
In his new book “Courage is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave,” Ryan Holiday explores the virtue of courage and how to overcome fear.
Baruch Spinoza suggests how to lead a virtuous and blessed life.
The question of anti-Semitism, Nazism, and a particularly nasty sibling haunted Nietzsche’s legacy.
Objective reality exists, but what can you know about it that isn’t subjective. According to some neuroscientists, not much.
Reductionism is a successful way to explain the universe, but it cannot replace experience. This is part of the mystery of life.
Love him or hate, Karl Marx redefined geopolitics and shook up the world order.
Socrates is considered the “Father of Western Philosophy,” but perhaps that honorific should go to Plato.
Reality is more distorted than we think.
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