Humans are proud of the fact that only we, among all living beings, have the ability to engage in higher-level thinking — “cogito, ergo sum”, or, “I think, therefore I am”. Our ability to entertain co...
04.25.2024 Indianexpress.comApparently, Isaac Asimov once said: “When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent. ” To which Bertrand Russell adds an important point. “The fundamental cause of the trouble...
04.20.2024 Hindustantimes.comAn elegantly dressed Italian gets off a train in central London on the evening of April 22 1924. He is on a secret mission to meet representatives of Britain's ruling Labour party - including, he hope...
04.22.2024 Theitalynews.net and 4 sitesAugust 2022. As Salman Rushdie lay on death’s brink after a frenzied attempt on his life by an Islamist maniac, a doctor offered him this weird bit of comfort: “You’re lucky that the man who attacked ...
04.19.2024 Livemint.comI am happy to present to the scholarly audience this Special Issue of Religions on the theme of “Continuity and Change according to Hindu and Buddhist Religious Philosophies”. Continuity and change are basic issues of all life and, therefore, of religion and philosophy. It is obvious that our experiences of the world comprise at least apparent, larger, and smaller changes and various kinds of continuity. There are some things that we would like to continue notably our own lives and the lives of ...
04.19.2024 Mdpi.comI will be at the Academy’s impressive studio in Miami to record a new eight-lecture course on the philosophy of ethics. Here is the invitation to join the live studio audience . We will cover thinkers...
04.20.2024 Stephenhicks.orgThis morning the Galvani institute, in the Niguarda area of Milan, experienced moments of tension when a 15-year-old student of the institute showed up and, showing a knife, asked for a teacher who ...
04.25.2024 News.italy24.pressFacebook WhatsApp Twitter LinkedIn Email Education is a catalyst for human change. It holds potential to transform a barbaric savage into a modern man. Education not only edifies a nation but it also ...
04.20.2024 Thefinancialdaily.comby Roger Kimball I have written about the death and rebirth of socialism periodically over the years. But as André Gide said in another context, “ Toutes choses sont dites déjà, mais comme personne n’...
04.21.2024 Amgreatness.com and 1 sitesImage source, Getty/Mila Palm Collection, Vienna Caption, Karl Popper (left 1902-1994) and Ludwig Wittgenstein (right 1889-1951; Photo: Leopold Museum, Vienna). Article information Author, BBC News World Role, Drafting 2 hours If what happened on the...
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