Hope springs eternal? Not for many philosophers, but the solution may lie in specifying when a hope is truly satisfied. In A ...

Alexis Papazoglou writes on philosophy, technology, and politics. He was a visiting scholar at Stanford University and has taught philosophy at the University of Cambridge and Royal Holloway, ...

Pop goes the philosophy–it’s time for top 10 ancient atheist philosophers and their quotes. Philosophers aren’t always atheists. The one I dated for 7 years was though–I still tease her by saying God ...

Life can be tough, so you’ve got to be careful what you feed your mind and soul. The study of philosophy can be a great source of inspiration, so what better place to look than to philosophical quotes ...

The word "philosophy" comes from the Greek for "love of wisdom," and that's appropriate -- it's largely a calling one pursues for love, not for fame and certainly not for money. And while the most ...

THERE is an old saying that philosophy bakes no bread. It is perhaps equally true that no bread would ever have been baked without philosophy. For the act of baking implies a decision on the ...

What is consciousness? This question has occupied philosophers for millennia and remains a major mystery of science today. Aristotle believed that consciousness exists as a continuum. So plants have a ...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a maniac on Twitter. He verbally abuses others if he perceives them to be a fraud, a charlatan, or—one of Taleb’s best-loved slights—a “bullshit vendor.” He takes pride in ...

Senator Marco Rubio spiced up Tuesday's serious GOP debate when he responded to a question about raising wages by making a memorable case for vocational training. "Welders make more money than ...