philosophy
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 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.