Contemporary philosophy has a problem. No one outside the philosophical tribe seems to be listening. The most abstract of the humanities, philosophy grows ever more marginal in academe. As core ...

This course introduces major transitions in modern philosophy, from 1900 to the present, by tracing how earlier ideas—ancient, early modern and 19th-century—gave way to new questions about language, ...

Plato and Aristotle in discussion, 1437, by Luca della Robbia (ca 1400-1482), marble tile, depicts two of the greatest philosophers, who wrote two of the all-time best philosophy books. Philosophy ...

A guide for those that are interested in philosophy, but are having trouble knowing where to start. The list is obviously not definitive and opinions as to how reliable some of the texts mentioned are ...

Pitcher's scholarship focused on issues of contemporary philosophy, including theory of knowledge and philosophy of mind. He was an expert on early 20th-century Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig ...

A basic understanding of philosophy is needed in order to really understand theology. This may sound like a terrifying prospect, especially if you have ever had to take a class in philosophy that ...

The M.A. program in Philosophy at Boston College offers students the opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the history of philosophy and to work on topics as diverse as, for instance, Aristotelian ...

The history of philosophy studies how philosophical ideas have developed over time and how thinkers from different periods responded to questions about reality, knowledge, ethics and politics. By ...