“Cogito, ergo sum” – “I think, therefore I am” – is probably the most famous line ever uttered by a philosopher, and likely the only Latin some Americans know. So today, on what would have been the ...

The influential phrase epitomizes the French philosopher’s search for truth in a world of doubt. The philosopher wrote “Discourse” out of a growing dissatisfaction with his education and ...

Margaret C. Jacob is the author of numerous books, including "Scientific Culture and the Making of the Industrial West." She is a professor of history at UCLA and a member of the American ...

"Doubt is the origin of wisdom," a profound statement by the renowned philosopher René Descartes, encapsulates the essence of critical thinking and the pursuit of knowledge. This article delves into ...

During deep sleep the brain remains very active(Thomas Barwick/ Getty Images) Aristotle gave them some thought and Rene Descartes lost his bearings over the very idea ...

At the start of a course of lectures on Aristotle in the 1920s, Martin Heidegger made a terse remark about the relevance of biography to the philosopher’s task when considering the work of a ...