philosophy

Those head-scratchers can be “symmetrical” or “asymmetrical.” Here’s how.

Knowing who you are can stop you from becoming who you want to be.  

Adults tend to become lazy with their thinking, backing into moral and ethical wrongdoing without noticing fully what they’re doing. 

Capitalism has hijacked our emotions and rewired us for instant gratification—but we can reclaim our lives by practicing deep hope.

Here’s what Israel Guillen learned about life by studying 8 hours a day during his 22-year prison sentence.

Go back to school, Agora style. Philosophy can train us to respond to life’s problems rather than merely react. One such training camp is coming to Baltimore. 

Hope is not as soft or as passive an emotion as we think. Here’s how ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ can teach us the philosophy and function of hope as a response to possibility.

There is a philosophical way of looking at the current arguments to remove Confederate statues, and it’s one that dates back to Ancient Greece. 

Can you have hope in the face of death? For believers this is somewhat easier, but non-theists require a different set of philosophical tools.

Would you rather learn philosophy from James Franco or a professor of philosophy? Well, now you don’t have to choose.

Take a moment to stop rushing, and rebel against the cult of being too busy. 

America today has normalized crimes, both physical and spiritual, says Cornel West—and being indifferent to that is the worst of all evils.

You might think philosophy is a boy’s club. We are here to correct that misconception. 

There is no end to philosophies on living a good life, just as there is no end to those wanting to sell you a program for doing so.

Can philosophy give you true understanding about life, the universe, and everything? Sometimes it Kant.

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. But if you’re a Michelin Star chef with a restaurant to run, you’re going to need a better coping strategy.

You have to be a little envious of those who have faith—they have a motivational force behind them that is near impossible to beat. What if there was a secular equivalent, wonders philosophy professor Sam Newlands.

Sure, the old Greek guys from 2,400 years ago get all the glory. But these living philosophers have a ton to say about life, the universe, and everything as it relates to right now. 

Here are five ORBITER-recommended podcasts sure to challenge your thinking on what it means to be human in this world.

Studying philosophy has had a major impact on the power players of Silicon Valley.

A key cognitive bias isn’t a bug, it’s just operator error (and easily correctable by using reason as nature intended).

Philosophers David Chalmers and Daniel Dennett argue over “philosophical zombies,” created to question the nature of human consciousness.

If you cloned yourself perfectly, would the clone have the same mind? At the heart of this question is an investigation into what – and where – consciousness is.

Albert Einstein shared his thoughts on the meaning of life and his own spiritual views.

Time is this wild fourth dimension in nature, says Bill Nye. We depend on its neat measurements for survival – but subjectively it continues to elude us.

The “Philosopher-King” of comedy is Louis C.K. You may know his work, but you might not realize there is some serious philosophy behind some of the best jokes.

It’s time to get real about key ideas that run our lives, which have been taking laughable liberties with human nature – and with the logic of livable liberty.

The world economy is often measured in terms of money, but is this the best method?

The philosopher believed we craved for something less pleasant.

Students at an English university have demanded that their curriculum be “decolonized”. What does that mean?