That Leo Strauss should continue to be examined and explained, attacked and defended, is surely an indication of how successful a teacher he was. Not long ago, John Gunnell objected to his uses of ...

In 1932, in one of the more infamous exchanges between what eventually came to be known as the “analytic” and “continental” ...

Histories of philosophy tend either to be prodigious, learned works, like F.C. Copleston's A History of Philosophy, or idiosyncratic tracts of scholarly obfuscation, like Bertrand Russell's A History ...

Lydia Goehr says that the discipline encourages thought and thoughtfulness, and trains students for all sorts of fields.

"Descartes and the Hard Problem of Consonance: The Influence of Music on Descartes' Mature Views on Perception" Descartes is well-known for his mechanistic picture of sensory perception. However, he ...

In the research field of the history and philosophy of physics, Professor Emeritus Allan Franklin studies the long-term impacts of physics discoveries on the scientific community and the greater ...

Examine complex problems, challenge ideas, and communicate clearly in RIT’s versatile philosophy degree. Dynamic Curriculum: Provides a thorough grounding in core areas of philosophy (history of ...

In this course, students will practice the skills involved in "critical thinking" - the process by which they develop and support their beliefs and evaluate the strength of arguments. Students will ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Alcmaeon of Croton, pioneer of anatomy and medical philosophy, shaped ancient Greek medicine by linking health with balance ...

Philosophy, at its best, isn’t about getting answers you can memorise or quote. It’s about curiosity, and making efforts to ...

Heather Murray's scholarly focus centers on the WWII-era American South. She has published on topics in Appalachian history and has worked in the public history field at multiple state museums across ...