philosophy
New research shows how Americans feel about genetic engineering, human enhancement and automation.
As a moral and political philosophy, classical liberalism lays a framework for the good society.
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Being ahead of the curve can be a dangerous place. These 7 thinkers were driven from their homelands over it.
Cognitive behavioral therapy has the Stoics to thank for inspiring this field.
Considering strands of liberalism and how each determines right from wrong.
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Understanding society as an ever-changing archipelago, rather than as a fixed, closed structure.
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We all know somebody who avoids meat. These schools of thought suggest those people are onto something.
Philosophy professor James Sterba revives a very old argument.
The key to happiness is being less optimistic and accepting a certain amount of unhappiness.
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The protesters on the street aren’t just taking up space, they carry on a well thought out tradition.
The noted astronomer and author Carl Sagan came up with a famous dictum acronymed ECREE.
“They” has taken on a not-so-new meaning lately. This earned it the scrutiny it needed to win.
Our personal choices can help to effectively combat poverty, says Peter Singer.
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Living 150 years sounds great… till you consider the effects on population.
Matter can indeed sprout out of nothingness, causing the universe to expand.
The new podcast is a deep dive into human nature.
A variety of structures exist to both treat employees with more respect and increase productivity.
Learn to level up your thinking on how you perceive reality.
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What could be better than “do unto others as you would have others do unto you”?
We live in contradiction. How we confront that fact matters.
Just for giggles, would it be a good idea to have our leaders take shrooms?
Philosopher Nick Bostrom’s “singleton hypothesis” predicts the future of human societies.
To prevent torturous experiments on organoids, some are calling for clearer definitions of consciousness.
What image of femininity is subtly imposed on us in the war against toxic masculinity?
Could Jerome Segal lead the country toward the utopia of our American dreams?
We’re bored, and we’ve lost our ability to be awestruck and amazed. Let’s fix that.
Outside Europe, much of the world followed an assortment of rules and understandings about what time meant.
De Beauvoir finds that the ‘strong woman’ is actually just bound to housework