Scotty Hendricks

Scotty Hendricks

Contributing Writer

scotty hendricks

Scotty Hendricks is a graduate student and long-time contributor to Big Think. He resides in Chicago.

Take a trip through these master-crafted fantasy societies and ask yourself: Could I actually live there?
"The School of Athens" by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino
Though ultimately incorrect, the ancient Greek philosophers blazed a conceptual trail for humankind to understand the nature of reality.
From "Thompson's violinist" to the "Experience Machine," these thought experiments will throw your mind for a loop.
Take a closer look at the different types of reasoning you use every day.
Socrates addresses the Athenian assembly
Most philosophers merely contemplate the world, but what about the ones who actually tried to change it?
Despite being called the "dismal science," economics impacts our lives every day. Here, we look at seven of the greatest economists in history.