Why poet-philosopher Muhammad Iqbal believed Plato’s ideas contribute to intellectual stagnation

Iqbal thought that a human being’s creative spirit was weakened by turning their attention away from the realities of life ...
WHYY

Commuters ponder deep questions with philosophers at Suburban Station

The Ask a Philosopher table appears daily at Suburban Station this week while the American Philosophical Association conference is in Philadelphia. Ian Olasov (left), a part-time philosophy professor ...
Dawn

PHILOSOPHY: THE EXISTENTIAL ELK THEORY

Can a species become too self-aware to survive? Philosopher Peter Zapffe thought so. His dark vision argues consciousness is ...
Greek Reporter

The Views of Greek Philosopher Pythagoras on Reincarnation

Pythagoras believed in reincarnation, remembered his past lives, and saw the soul as deeply connected to the cosmos.
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Wanted: Female Philosophers, in the Classroom and in the Canon

The study of philosophy is a pillar of a liberal education. It is an opportunity for students to examine their lives and deepen their knowledge of existence. It would be hard to find a philosophy ...
Slate

What Philosophers Want You, Me, and Marco Rubio to Know About How Much They Make

Tuesday night, in the fourth Republican debate, Sen. Marco Rubio decided to make a point about the state of wages, education, and employment in America by comparing welders with philosophers. “For the ...
Los Angeles Times

Op-Ed: What’s missing in college philosophy classes? Chinese philosophers.

Philosophy professors in the United States have all heard of Confucius and the Daoist Laozi. Many have also heard of their approximate contemporaries in ancient China: the later Confucians Mencius and ...