Ancient Greek philosophers shaped cities through laws, planning, and governance, blending philosophy with civic life and ...

In the Republican presidential debate this week, Sen. Marco Rubio was promoting the value of vocational education and received applause when he said, “We need more welders and less philosophers.” This ...

This exchange makes professional philosophers titter, because their daily work is far removed from the production of sage utterances. But the request for “sayings” was not an unreasonable one. The ...

Sosipatra, a Greek female philosopher and mystic, blended philosophy with divine insight, earning respect for her wisdom and ...

While it’s not as central to our daily lives today, philosophy has played a role in advancing many of the world’s biggest developments. So it’s no surprise that ancient philosophers and some of the ...

Heidegger did not call his book Skiing and Time, and Sartre did not call his own opus Skiing and Nothingness. But he might as well have done, since he waxed lyrical in it about the freedom of ...

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 ...

Throughout recorded history, philosophers have made light of death — in some cases, they've even taught us to embrace it. Author Simon Critchley has compiled the thoughts of more than 190 philosophers ...