If philosophy's main goal is to figure out what makes life worth living, it is also, by extension, a preparation for dying. Plato knew this and took it to heart. And now we can listen to him again, ...

Back in 1973, philosophers P. F. Strawson and Gareth Evans recorded a 16mm film of a conversation on the topic of truth for The Open University. Later discovering that film, Huw Price--now Bertrand ...

Most people who are not overly familiar with psychology believe it began with Freud (1856-1939). However, the pursuit of happiness and overcoming suffering has been written about since about the time ...

French philosopher René Descartes once wrote, “To doubt everything is the first step toward truth.” The statement, simple on the surface, sits at the heart of modern philosophy and scientific thinking ...

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. –Thoreau Truth tends to lead to successful action. In that much, truth has instrumental value. But truth also has intrinsic value. Given the ...

You might have seen people saying things like, “This is my truth.” It looks like they’re merely describing their experience. In that case, it really isn’t their truth but THE truth about their ...

If I wrote “The first sentence in this article is a lie”, is this sentence true, or is it a lie? And, if a liar declares “I am lying”, is the liar telling the truth? In philosophy and logic this is ...