Think humans are born selfish? Think again. By Dr. Dacher KeltnerProfessor of PsychologyCo-Director, Greater Good Science CenterUniversity...
Philosophy
Philolaus is said to have claimed that mathematical reason has a certain affinity with the nature of...
He begged for a living and often slept in a large ceramic jar, or pithos, in the...
Gnostics promoted concepts of radical dualism that govern the universe. Introduction Gnosticism is the belief that human beings...
Melissus echoes Parmenides by objecting to a pluralistic view of reality essentially based on perception. By Daniel...
Pleasure plays a central role in all forms of hedonism. It refers to experience that feels good,...
Exploring how the ancient philosophers from Plato to late antiquity understood mental illness. Abstract This article outlines...
Philosophical systems developed first in the East, and a working outline proceeds from Mesopotamia to Rome and...
Guidance in revealing the “mystery factor” and naming the qualities of a logical, ethical argument. By Rebecca...
We can find important elements of Rousseau’s approach still alive and well in American politics and culture...
Neither nationalism nor the nation-state were fully developed concepts at the time Rousseau was writing. But what...
The philosophy of communitarianism originated in the 20th century, but the term “communitarian” was coined in 1841....
Heraclitus maintained that the very nature of life is flux, is change, and that to resist this...
There are over 90 Pre-Socratic philosophers, all of whom contributed something to world knowledge. Introduction The Pre-Socratic...
One must study Chinese Law within the context of Chinese social, cultural, political, and legal history. By...
Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism would ultimately absorb other concepts and condemn previous schools of thought. Introduction The...
This new outlook put great emphasis on reason as the key to human progress. Introduction The Enlightenment...
An awareness of our mortality, of our precious finitude, can move us to seek the meaning that...
What is the context for Shakespeare’s Roman plays? Why did classical Rome capture the interest of people...
While we don’t get to decide when we get shipwrecked, we do get to decide what we...
In the philosophy of science, empiricism refers to an emphasis on those aspects of scientific knowledge that...
In the western intellectual tradition, philosophical reflection on ethical codes began with the Greek Sophists of the...
The history of logic cannot be separated from general philosophy and the philosophy of logic. Introduction The...
Rousseau is both one of the greatest advocates and most profound critics of the social contract tradition....
How knowledge, belief, sex, and power were viewed in the medieval world. Knowledge The way medieval eyes...
Contemporary physics aligns smoothly with the doctrine of the eternal return suggested by Nietzsche. By Duane Altheide...
Rufus is primarily known today as the teacher of Epictetus, the slave who became a famous Stoic...
His ideas altered the education of children worldwide. “I believe that education is the fundamental method of...
Is there a subjectivist alternative? One that starts with evolution? Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor...
William James and the philosophy of pragmatism. “Be not afraid of life, believe that life is worth...