This was a heated debate in early Islam, and continues to have a significant impact on jurisprudence, the philosophy of law, ...

Contemporary philosophy has a problem. No one outside the philosophical tribe seems to be listening. The most abstract of the humanities, philosophy grows ever more marginal in academe. As core ...

In his book Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge, E.O. Wilson laid out a grand vision for how the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities might be coherently interrelated. Given how ...

Rational artificial intelligence sounds simple on paper: build systems that make sensible decisions based on goals, evidence, and logic. Yet the moment you try to define what rational means, you run ...

Philosophy fads are not considered fads by philosophers. “Finally a path to the truth!"—that’s how philosophers consider philosophy fads. Logical empiricism (early 20th century) is the Platonic ideal ...

Philosophy has always had to defend itself against the charge that it is empty verbiage, unscientific speculation. Philosophers themselves are often the harshest and most astute critics of their own ...

Aristotle called it "phronesis," or practical wisdom. Lou Marinoff calls it therapy for the sane. A philosophy professor at the City College of New York, Marinoff believes that those struggling to ...

Buridan’s Ass is one of the oldest insults in existence. It has been consistently used to make fun of a particular worldview — one that doesn’t allow for free will. But this notion gained new ...

If you examine philosophy-department offerings around America, you’ll find staple courses in “Philosophy of Law,” “Philosophy of Art,” “Philosophy of Science,” “Philosophy of Religion,” and a fair ...