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Do our thoughts have any meaning whatsoever?

Some people are always at war.

Want to study philosophy but skip some of its heavier tomes? These five novels are a great place to start. (Existential despair guaranteed.)

Whether we should tear down philosophy’s Berlin Wall and let East and West finally merge depends entirely on what we think philosophy is—and what it’s for.

People often say, "Let go," or, "Don't take things to heart." But where's the line with this philosophy?

Philosophy asks if free will is real. Neuroscience reveals why the answer is more complicated than we expected.

"It's much better to try to understand how the world works and then act accordingly. Rather than trying to impose on the world the way we want to think or the way we preferred things to be."

Brad Stulberg breaks down the biology, philosophy, and psychology behind genuine excellence and how to reach it.

Why some of philosophy’s strangest scenarios are more than mental games.

Today's philosophy students would be justified in asking, "What does any of this have to do with living?"

Stoicism has been flattened into slogans about toughness, detachment, and emotional silence, a version that’s easy to sell, but mostly wrong.  Massimo Pigliucci returns Stoicism to its original purpose: a […]

From the printing press to the internet, every technological revolution in history has reshaped human thought. Now, with AI accelerating by the day, philosopher Meghan Sullivan asks: Are we ready for the philosophical shift that must follow?

Today’s technologist archetypes share a blind spot. Brendan McCord, founder of the Cosmos Institute explains why “philosophy is essential” when building planetary-scale technology.

Each of these stories rests on a foundation of great ideas that will scare you to death and make you think.

Two great philosophies — but do they work better together?

From neuroscience to philosophy, experts reveal why compassion may be the most important human skill we have.

That Nietzsche quote might not mean what you think it does.

"Plato would argue that sex in and of itself is not what true love is. Sex can reach a point where you are in union with that person, where you see behind their appearances and you see behind the flesh and you experience something which is more transcendental."

Neuroscience isn’t dissolving philosophy’s hardest problems — it’s forcing us to rethink where they live.

“Progress happens when we choose to make it happen. It happens through choice and effort. And ultimately, to make progress happen, we have to believe in it.”

Philosopher Meghan Sullivan challenges the idea that religious texts can’t be taken seriously in modern philosophy. She explains how parables, scripture, and debate have always been connected to asking life’s biggest questions:

"The thing that the nihilist recognizes is that the values he or she holds are not grounded in anything other than their own preferences."

Philosophy cures no disease and invents nothing new. What's even the point?

Embedding any leadership philosophy in sports demands a selective and multi-disciplinary approach.

Philosophers rarely change their minds. These thinkers did — often at social and professional cost.

“No matter what their gods were, what they did for a living, what they wore, the songs they sang, everything varies except love, and everybody loves.”

It makes no sense to talk about a “religious life” and a “public life” — there is just life.

"If you're interested in human performance, what you want is something that's reliable and repeatable, and thus you want neurobiology because neurobiology gives you mechanism."

Is your humor affiliative or adversarial?

Pleasure, virtue, and doubt are necessary, but each is insufficient on its own.