In his powerful book The Burnout Society, South Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han argues that in modern society, individuals have an imperative to achieve. Han calls this an "achievement society" in ...

Aristotle had one of the first important scientific theories and was the one who found out the world is round.

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The quote first appeared in a 1926 book by U.S. historian and philosopher Will Durant titled "The Story of Philosophy." It is part of a passage in which Durant helps to elucidate a concept first ...

Early scientific theories—such as those explaining basic phenomena like gravity, burning, and the movement of molecules in ...

Nov. 8, 2011, was a special day for the Italian physicist Guido Tonelli. Not only was it his 61st birthday but he had also been tasked with announcing an exciting discovery made at the Large Hadron ...

Ross Channing Reed does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

(The Conversation) — A philosopher argues that true leisure is when we can reflect on our real priorities, cultivate friendships and decide what kind of life we want to live. (The Conversation) — In ...