Ancient Greek philosophers despised the Sophists’ rhetoric because it searched for relative truth, not absolutes. But…
A scholar of ancient Greek philosophy writes about Aristotle’s timeless advice on how to nurture and keep friendships.
The ancient Chinese text is considered a military classic, but Western readers often overlook its philosophical roots.
The civil rights leader Malcolm X was famously part of the Nation of Islam until his break from the group in 1964. What…
Environmental DNA provides a wealth of information for conservationists, archaeologists and forensic scientists. But the…
The Supreme Court appears poised to change the definition of ‘undue hardship’ so that employers have to accommodate…
The lines between family life and Buddhist monasticism are not so ‘either/or’ as they might seem.
The Vietnam War whistleblower’s decision to leak thousands of pages of government documents was not a quick one.
Mother figures from faith traditions around the world reflect many different ways of thinking about the divine.
Recent generations of Jewish women have looked to reinvent rituals marking the most meaningful moments in their lives, especially…
Greek epic poetry often uses mothers and wives to humanize its heroes, reminding listeners of the meaning of sacrifice.
Theosophy and its founders had an outsize impact on Americans’ ideas about spirituality and Asian religions.
As a society, everyone is motivated to regulate AI development. For individual companies, though, the opposite is true.
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Religious freedom has grown more important in US foreign policy – but does that come at the expense of promoting other…
Children learn more science when they watch an AI-powered cartoon character than with a regular Mickey Mouse or Dora the…
Immanuel Kant’s ideas about respect are still important today, in a world where social media and echo chambers make manipulation…
Rather than protecting some of the world’s most vulnerable children, many of Africa’s orphanages are exploiting them.
AI is poised to reshape parts of US culture and society. Have tech developments raced ahead of our ability to understand…
Athens was deeply polarized over big-picture questions, and Socrates was never hesitant to question both sides’ assumptions…