philosophy
A diversity of opinion on the subject of a meaningful life.
How do you know you are real? A classic paper by philosopher Nick Bostrom argues you are likely a simulation.
Albert Einstein is synonymous with genius. While we’re all aware of his outstanding contributions to science, much of his brilliance is incomprehensible to us because it pertains to such an […]
Templeton Prize winner Marcelo Gleiser on knowledge, the endless frontier.
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When should you censor yourself, and when should you speak up? Emily Chamlee-Wright explains moral philosopher Adam Smith’s ‘impartial spectator’.
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New research shows that aimlessness can be fatal.
On the eve of receiving the Templeton Prize, Marcelo Gleiser reflects on his life.
Moral grandstanding is a vanity project that sabotages public discourse says moral philosopher Brandon Warmke.
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And other questions people brought to an “Ask the Philosopher” booth in New York City.
Here’s why the Irish president believes students need philosophy.
What happens to a person’s identity when they are forced to play a hypermasculine role just to survive?
Keith Whittington, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, breaks down three key free speech arguments by John Stuart Mill.
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The recent debate between Slavoj Zizek and Jordan Peterson lived up to the hype.
Philosopher Alan Watts thoughts on the the all-pervading presence of nature.
Biographies, treatises and stories on the occult and its strange cast of characters.
Is it saying too much to say something doesn’t exist when you have no evidence either way?
Discover the holistic and all-encompassing philosophies of the ancient East.
Victims are moral agents rather than moral patients.
Perpetual worry doesn’t have to be your default mindset.
Unwind the mind with these thought-provoking Alan Watts quotes.
Forget everything you think you know about meditation.
The hard part was keeping the list down to ten.
As Facebook and YouTube move to moderate anti-vaccination content, Amazon has given no indication that it plans to do the same.
The I Ching serves as a foundation for many Eastern philosophies and Western mathematics.
Our culture has its own mistaken assumption: that the individual is an autonomous human intellect independent from the social environment.
Numerous critics have called for the ban of the infamous instruction manual for violent civil disobedience.