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Political Philosophy
Five times in U.S. history, American presidential candidates have ascended to leadership despite lacking the popular vote. Here's how.
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Author of the Canceling of the American Mind Greg Lukianoff explains the current state of free speech in the United States.
Napoleon Bonaparte was a man of many faces. European historian Michael Broers explains which are featured on the silver screen and why.
In pre-War Cambridge, students had to ace an interview with Ludwig Wittgenstein to attend his lectures — Alan Turing passed that test, and went on to create one of his own.
Long before the birth of Julius Caesar, the Roman Republic appointed all-powerful dictators to protect their state in times of crisis. They were remarkably self-restrained and obedient to the Roman Constitution.
Exile is a kind of death of who you once were.
Science and philosophy seem to be separate fields, but philosophical advancements have made the world more accepting of debate and unorthodox ideas.
Dive into five philosophical schools that have faded into obscurity but still whisper through the ages.
Legally smoking joints in city centers will require alertness and a keen sense of orientation — two things stoners are not known for.
Dive into China's profound intellectual legacy through five seminal texts that have shaped millennia of thought.
"Conceptual isolation" offers an agreeable solution.
Philosopher Lee McIntyre discusses the dangers of disinformation, how such falsehoods spread, and what we can do about it.
Is true equality achievable — or even desirable? Go on a journey through the strange and unsettling "Land of Justice."
John Templeton Foundation
Music is part of the human experience, which is why some philosophers have written about it. Some had wacky ideas.
The global extent of the Revolutionary War surprises many Americans today — but it was crucial to independence.
No, Gandhi did not single-handedly bring about Indian independence. Pacifism alone usually gets you killed.
Roosevelt had become president but not in the way he wanted. Still, he understood that he had been given the rare opportunity to make history.
Debate is a verbal sport with winners and losers. As such, it is less about the truth and more about who looks and sounds the best.
Dante’s epic journey through hell and heaven reveal how the poet felt about his own country.
“Who is the aggressor?” That depends on which of these maps you believe.
In "The History of Western Philosophy," Bertrand Russell made it clear whose thinking he admired — and whose thinking he didn't.
Far from being a “dead” pursuit that focuses on old ideas, modern philosophy proposes and debates important, new concepts. All of us can learn from it.
Mongol forces never fully conquered the continent, but they played a key role in its historical development.
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“If intelligence is the ability to respond to any argument, wisdom lies in knowing which parts of an argument to respond to.” Harvard debate coach Bo Seo explains how to argue better.
Take a trip through these master-crafted fantasy societies and ask yourself: Could I actually live there?
Most philosophers merely contemplate the world, but what about the ones who actually tried to change it?
Evil is easy to identify and fight against; not so with stupidity.
Some of the weirdest characters in Greek mythology were Athenian kings.
Surely they can't be worse...can they?
Which one is the funniest?