Host Liane Hansen speaks with Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, authors of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar... Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes. Okay stop me if you've heard this one. A ...

Ethical veganism goes beyond diet to challenge how we think about animals, justice, and our place in the world.

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. Understanding the self can feel like unraveling a ...

This article discusses the Philosophic; which is easily understood and interconnected with contemporary realities of mankind living in the biosphere of planet Earth. I will present the philosophical ...

During most of my early adulthood, philosophy had little appeal to me. I lasted no more than three weeks in a Philosophy 101 class in college, perplexed and bored by the way that far-fetched ...

World Philosophy Day, officially recognised by UNESCO in 2002, celebrates philosophy's power to foster dialogue, critical inquiry, and intercultural understanding. Observed annually on the third ...

Avid readers of Physics World will know that we have for many years published a monthly column called “Critical Point” written by Robert P Crease, a historian and philosopher of science from Stony ...

Anyone thinking about philosophy is more likely to picture Athens than Arkansas. (SEC fans: I'm talking about Athens, Greece, not Athens, Ga.) What they're unlikely to think of is the ordinary ...

"Perhaps the most influential ethical principle in contemporary biomedical practice is that informed consent is required for therapy and research. And yet empirical research confirms what virtually ...

This is the first in a new series of posts, on “ Science and Philosophy," featuring interviews with influential scientists and philosophers of science. Bas van Fraassen leaving the philosopher's ...