University of Tehran (401-500), Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, and Shahid Beheshti University (501-600), Allameh Tabatabaei University and University of Isfahan (601), are ranked first to third in ...

Matthew Duncombe has recieved funding from the British Academy, Loeb Classical Library Foundation, the Royal Institute of Philosophy, the EU Erasmus+ Staff Mobility scheme and the Spanish Ministry ...

In the midst of death and permanent loss caused by the Los Angeles area fires, compassion is a key factor, said UC Riverside’s John Martin Fischer, distinguished professor of philosophy. How can one ...

Earth is a bright spot of value in the cosmos, in other words, in part because it contains human beings who, driven by curiosity and a non-instrumental desire to address hard questions, attempt some ...

Originally published on Jan. 13, 2025. Seventeenth-century philosopher Thomas Hobbes has the reputation of being a bit of a curmudgeon. He is most famous for his bleak description of human nature ...

But in “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life,” Agnes Callard illustrates how philosophy isn’t just a spectator sport. It requires engaging with one another and arguing with each other, and ...

As a philosopher who researches the moral and political questions raised by AI, I see three main pathways for integrating AI into politics, each with its own mixture of promises and pitfalls.

Human beings have always prized friendship. As the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote: “no one would choose to live without friends,” even if they could have all other good things instead.

One of his go-to bell ringer activities, Flash Philosophy, encourages kids to wrestle with tough questions—particularly moral or ethical ones—and is a good warm-up activity to sharpen critical ...

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