What, exactly, is a philosophy of life? Who needs it, and why? Noted philosopher Massimo Pigliucci will discuss these questions with us by focusing on one of the most influential philosophies of ...

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Sarah Bakewell makes philosophy cool without arrogance. Her books transform daunting thinkers into companions, offering wisdom for how to live, question, and connect., Books, Times Now ...

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Diogenes of Sinope, a beggar who lived on the streets of Athens in the fourth century B.C.E., has been hailed as the progenitor of performance art, an inspiration for the Occupy movement, and, by the ...

Plato and Aristotle in discussion, 1437, by Luca della Robbia (ca 1400-1482), marble tile, depicts two of the greatest philosophers, who wrote two of the all-time best philosophy books. Philosophy ...

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When The Heights’ General Manager Conor Richards sent me a playlist titled “Ten Song Philosophy of Life” to review, I began preparing for an existential and intense listening experience. Conor studies ...