What Boethius described was no symptom of carceral derangement; the lady was his metaphor for the power of philosophy to breathe life back into a deadened soul. With luck, you are not reading this ...

The Case for a Philosophical Life” is a look at how the ancient Greek philosopher's approach can be applied to the thorniest topics today.

During tough times like these, humanity could benefit from this ancient Hawaiian philosophy ... at risk of upsetting the delicate balance of life. It helps us get along. And on a densely populated ...

Can computers think? Is there a God? What is the meaning of life? Is abortion morally wrong? Can anyone really know anything at all? By studying such difficult questions, students of philosophy learn ...

Others are serving natural life sentences and argue that the death penalty would be preferable. Lackey, the Wayne and Elizabeth Jones Professor of Philosophy and director of graduate studies in ...

More BC students than ever are opting for the examined life, according to enrollment figures, and the numbers are said to be the highest in University memory. According to Assoc. Prof. Ronald Tacelli, ...

Humans naturally raise fundamental questions about life and the world. Philosophy offers us conceptual tools to formulate and attempt to address such questions. In this sense it is the most inclusive ...

Everyone who has taken a philosophy class knows how the tone of the classroom changes when that one kid chimes in with his ...

To confront the questions and challenges in life that have no easy answers requires, in Kant’s words, the courage to use one’s own understanding. Our mission in the Philosophy Department at Miami ...