Plato’s Republic, a vision of an ideal city, rejects poets, arguing that imitation warps truth and trains unruly emotions instead of virtue.

From Plato’s cave to modern workplaces, this episode examines how habits, belonging and shared purpose help us move beyond ...

Admittedly, the Wikipedia version is more illustrated, but there are at least a dozen quotations without references. What's ...

The Encyclopédie philosophique appeared on the Internet in June 2016. The idea was to bring together academic-quality texts ...

Philosophy, in particular, helps students grapple with complexity, see from multiple perspectives, and cultivate intellectual ...

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Once defined by deep philosophical engagement, conservative thought on campus today often centers on spectacle and confrontation — a shift that mirrors the changes in conservative political culture in ...

Fundamentalists were angered in 1973 when the Supreme Court confirmed the right to abortion and the rights of the LGBTQ community to live life as they ...

Too many modern universities — for centuries hallowed halls that encouraged passionate debate — have lost their way.

The pastimes you’re drawn to can say more about your inner depth than years of experience ever could. Wisdom doesn’t always ...

· The Jains believe in total nonviolence and forbid the killing of any living organism, even insects. They also believe that ...

He Jing, Teacher Representative, Department of Philosophy, East China Normal University ...