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Is there such a thing as a heroic personality type?
We all know assholes. Perhaps, you are one. Now, psychologists are trying to answer one of life's biggest mysteries: What, exactly, makes someone an asshole?
Chimpanzees are able to consider the context of social interactions and can accept unfavorable outcomes — sometimes.
Modern applications of Stoicism show up in unexpected places, from the latest techniques in psychotherapy to texts on Christian theology.
Religion fosters traits that are helpful in a school system that relies on authority figures and rewards people who follow the rules.
For such a near-universal concept, the definition of "heroism" is difficult to pin down.
Do your kids a favor and give them the gift of philosophy this Christmas.
Like it or not, we are the descendants of busybodies.