Machiavelli
May 3, 2020
Niccolò Machiavelli is best known for arguing that people in power should use deception, force,…
In Praise of Love: Plato’s Symposium Meets Bernstein’s Serenade
May 13, 2018
Plato’s Symposium is arguably the most memorable philosophical work ever written on the subject of love.…
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times
April 17, 2016
If the Ancients found themselves transported to the modern world, they would have much to…
How Fiction Shapes Us
May 24, 2015
A good novel can do many things. It can distract us from the humdrum of…
Philosophy in Fiction
January 22, 2012
Philosophers think a lot about fiction. But do novelists think about philosophy? Do philosophers make…
Philosophy and Literature
August 9, 2009
What can we learn from studying philosophy? What can we learn from reading great (or…
Islamic Philosophy
July 12, 2009
Some of the many topics discussed in Islamic philosophy are the Qur’an, knowledge, dreams, justice,…
What Are Numbers?
March 14, 2006
Plato claimed that numbers exist in some mind-independent abstract heaven. Nominalists claim that there is…
Plato
September 14, 2004
From his theory of the Forms, to his views about morality, justice, and the soul…
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