What Boethius described was no symptom of carceral derangement; the lady was his metaphor for the power of philosophy to breathe life back into a deadened soul. With luck, you are not reading this ...

By studying such difficult questions, students of philosophy learn to read texts carefully, analyze concepts, draw careful distinctions, recognize hidden assumptions, construct and critique arguments, ...

Ideas about softness and weakness, hardship and strength, have been central to reactionary politics since the beginning of ...

The Stoics taught the importance of self-control, making all decisions with reason and living by virtue and in harmony with ...