Plato's Republic is a foundational philosophical text that explores justice, the ideal state, and the role of individuals ...

What’s the Socratic method? It’s everyday ethics: basically a pursuit of truth through relentless questioning. It is used to stimulate critical thinking through dialogue. Here’s a hypothetical example ...

The philosopher's lectures, delivered in 1981 at the Experimental University of Vincennes, wonder what painting can offer ...

An interview with Osita Nwanevu, author of The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding.

A sense of distance has always been part of romantic love. The experience of wanting to be with another person often requires separation, if only in the form of days apart for work and travel. Matters ...

Iran is an oddity – a non-Arab Muslim nation, global leader of the Shite sect, and the strategically located Eastern boundary of the Middle East. It is one of t ...

Tribune columnist Ron Grossman recalls a tour of the lily pond in Lincoln Park with its creator, Alfred Caldwell.

By Professor Kostas GouliamosThe value of friendship irradiates China`s commitment to building peaceful relations and fostering a harmonious global society. Though, China, Cyprus and Greece enjoy a ...

In A Philosopher Looks at Clothes, an engaging and informative book, Kate Moran, philosophy professor at Brandeis University in the US, urges us to think again.

Philosophy books are more elaborate and thought-provoking version of these modern self-help books. My suggestions? Read to learn and have fun.