Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, developed atomic theory and taught that true happiness comes from wisdom, not wealth or status.

Can war ever be justified, or should we still be searching for ways to end all wars—and is that even possible?

Sophie Oluwole (1935-2018) was a Nigerian scholar and the first woman to earn a PhD in philosophy in her country. She not only placed Nigeria's rich Yoruba philosophical tradition on the intellectual ...

Sosipatra, a Greek female philosopher and mystic, blended philosophy with divine insight, earning respect for her wisdom and ...

The Ask a Philosopher table appears daily at Suburban Station this week while the American Philosophical Association conference is in Philadelphia. Ian Olasov (left), a part-time philosophy professor ...

The philosopher Jürgen Habermas died on March 14. He was the leading philosopher of the Frankfurt School, a hotbed of Marxism ...

The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) once wrote that “the man who feels himself drawn to philosophy must ...

The 'Quote of the day' by Arthur Schopenhauer reflects his belief that love is driven more by nature than true emotion, and ...