“The way Hannah Arendt lived her life will always be more instructive than the ideas she deduced from it.” 

E.O. Wilson evinces a chummy, no-frills view of himself. It's genuine, as well as crucial to his expansive sense of wonder

E.O. Wilson evinces a chummy, no-frills view of himself. It's genuine, and crucial to his expansive sense of wonder

The philosopher Myisha Cherry seeks to defend anger — what she calls “Lordean rage” — and to prove Martha Nussbaum wrong

[New Entry by William Wood on October 15, 2021.] [Editor's Note: The following new entry by William Wood replaces the former entry on this topic by the previous authors.] Many Christian doctrines raise difficult philosophical questions. For...

[Revised entry by Edward Slowik on October 15, 2021. Changes to: Main text, Bibliography] While Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650) is well-known as one of the founders of modern philosophy, his influential role in the development of modern physics has been, until the later half of the twentieth century, generally under-appreciated and under-investigated by both historians and philosophers of science. Not only did Descartes provide the first distinctly modern formulation of laws of nature and a conservation principle of motion, but he also constructed what would become the most popular theory of planetary motion of the late...

What's achieved by liberal and academic calls to "center the most marginalized?" Olúfémi O. Táíwò unpacks standpoint epistemology

Logic Read another response about LogicRead another response by Stephen MaitzenShare Hello! I'd like to ask about syllogisms. I have a particular problem when understanding this certain syllogism: Some girls are single. Some girls are sad. Therefore, some girls are single and sad. While I think it is valid, I cannot fully make an accurate explanation as to why it is. Hoping somebody could help me. Thanks!

Before the blackmail, the arrest, and utter ruin, Oscar Wilde was a golden boy, excelling at Oxford and courting society beauties

Before the blackmail, arrest, and utter ruin, Oscar Wilde was a golden boy excelling at Oxford and courting society beauties