For the Greeks, sophrosyne was an ideal second to none. It’s just as important today, in an age of internet addiction and misinformation – but harder to come by.
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It may seem like a paradox, but it takes good friends for someone to really understand themselves – and grow in virtue, as Aristotle argued.
It might seem odd to look to someone who lived over 2,000 years ago for answers about AI. But Aristotle has enduring insights about friendships – and which ones are particularly valuable.
Dialogue can offer a way out of the polarization created between parents and their children by the internet and long online hours.
It doesn’t matter how many rules we have if no one follows them. If they are not widely respected, then the structure becomes useless. The same goes for democracy.
Today, many people associate epicureanism with hedonistic pleasure-seeking – but that’s not really what he taught.
The muses promised fame and fortune to artists who followed them.
Stoicism isn’t just a set of ideas; it’s meant to be put into practice. The ancient philosophy is finding new fans through online communities.
Good-character testimonies from some people don’t shield a person from being questioned about whether they have sexually harassed others.
We need to accept the incomplete nature of our knowledge, question and adopt alternative views.
Climate change is an emergency which will hurt the planet’s most vulnerable people – the only irrational response is cool detachment.
From human suffering to political chicanery to environmental degradation, the tide of bad news, blared in headlines every day, seems overwhelming. One poet and classics scholar asks: What can be done?
It’s more important than ever that the U.S. understand China. So why don’t our universities teach Chinese thought?
Up until the seventeenth century, astrology was seen as a scholarly tradition, and it is credited as influencing the development of many modern day subjects.
Want to contemplate some big questions this summer but don’t know where to start? Here are some top picks from some of Australia’s top philosophers.
A prominent ethicist was recently accused of manipulating younger women into sexual relationships. A philosopher argues that being an ethicist comes with obligations. Otherwise, what is ethics for?
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Philosophy, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Professor in Philosophy, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Philosophy, Deakin University
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Professor of Political Philosophy, University of Sydney
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James Monroe Taylor Professor in Philosophy, Vassar College
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Professor of English, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Philosophy, Seton Hall University
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Associate Teaching Professor, Arizona State University
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Head of Creative Writing, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer in the Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, Adelaide University
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Professeur de philosophie, philosophie grecque et tradition démocratique, Université Laval