Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Web communities have helped the ancient philosophy of Stoicism find fans in a new generation. utah778/iStock via Getty Images Plus ...
Here is a story I have heard from more than one professional philosopher, though it has never, at least not yet, happened to me: You are sitting on a plane, the person next to you asks what you do, ...
Many philosophers have noticed the similarities between environmental damage and the puzzle of the self-torturer.
When we seek happiness, what exactly are we searching for? And when we wish happiness on someone else, what is it that we truly desire for them? Can happiness even be defined or is it an illusion, an ...
The Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BC) didn't use AI to amplify his thinking. And neither should we. Statue of Aristotle at the Athens Academy, Athens, Central Greece, Attica, Europe. (Photo by ...
SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 20: San Francisco Chronicle journeyman pressman Ray Lussier pulls two freshly printed copies of the Chronicle at one of the Chronicle's printing facilities September 20, 2007 ...
Mencius challenged the common fear of shame, arguing that its absence is the true danger. He proposed shame as a vital moral ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A human brain on display at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo. Some researchers contend that neurobiology ...
Midway through a game of chess, you find yourself flummoxed. You are in a losing position; you are down a pawn, and you worry that your opponent is on the cusp of cornering your king. You stare at the ...
I was at the lowest point in my life. I needed a mind-altering jolt. In the end, everything—even the meaning of “everything”—changed. I’m probably missing a few notable cases. But still, for the most ...
In A.D. 415 Christian fanatics attacked and murdered Hypatia of Alexandria, claiming she was a heretic using black magic. Here’s the truth. A detail from Raphael’s 1509-1511 masterpiece “School of ...