The word despot comes from the Greek despotēs, meaning “master” or “lord.” In Byzantine Greece, despotēs was originally a ...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the Enlightenment philosopher dubbed the 'Father of Romanticism,' shaped ideas on freedom and nature.

I wasn’t inspired to write this novel by any single event, but rather by a sequence of events—a succession of widespread ...

“Spinoza’s ethics diverges from traditional morality in not being composed of rules or laws handed down by some human or ...

The best essay boils down to the strongest argument. So, if you find yourself struggling to come up with one, drop the ...

An Indiana bill could require the Bible to be taught at every grade level across the state – and potentially send public ...

Karl Marx's quote, "Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity," encapsulates ...

RALEIGH — In places where governments are smaller, taxes are lower, regulations are lighter and property rights are more secure, people tend to be more generous, trustful and tolerant. Although my ...

“I don’t need international law,” Donald Trump told the New York Times. Asked what constrained him then he replied: “It ...

Rousseau’s famous line from The Social Contract reflects on freedom and control, reminding us how society can quietly place limits on human liberty.

Catholic philosopher Carrie Gress challenges the very foundations of feminism, arguing that it has emerged as a rival church ...