Society and religion were born, the author argues, as “twins.” Though religion as we understand it today arrived late.

Our health and well-being depends on disassociating ourselves from the persistent negative thoughts that can lead to ...

In 1947, the Swiss zoologist Rudolf Schenkel published a paper titled “Expression Studies on Wolves.” Based on an eight-year ...

The debate over what constitutes an appropriate education in contemporary America putters along. I would say rages on, except that the conversations we observe seem so idiosyncratic and narrow, ...

For the Ancient Greeks, virtue was the most important quality a person could have, and being virtuous was the absolute goal ...

One of the most insightful perspectives on love is by Ancient Greek philosopher Plato in Symposium, describing its force as a ...

Regarding the education of youth, however, the Sages were more circumspect. They feared that the outward appeal and beauty of ...

Visual metaphors and intuitive explanations abound in this entertaining, informative and accessible exploration of philosophy ...

Theophrastus’ ‘The Braggart,’ ‘The Flatterer’ and ‘The Bore’ come to live in today’s White House.

Long before self-help culture and modern mindfulness, Stoicism emerged as a philosophy of endurance and clarity. This ...

A feature film chronicling the life of Bertrand Russell is moving forward, marking the first theatrical biopic about the British philosopher who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1950 for his ...

In Lu Yang’s art, the deliriousness comes from the collision of cutting-edge technology with centuries-old ideas of the highest order. Lu Yang’s video “The Great Adventure of Material World-Game Film” ...