Scotty Hendricks

Socrates never wrote anything down because he found writing to be inferior to dialogue as a method of inquiry. That’s kind of a problem if we’re to evaluate his ideas.

Atheism has been called many things over the years. Is it a cult, and what is a cult anyway?

You might think conspiracies that say everything that happens is caused by a group of the powerful are a modern phenomenon. Karl Popper says they are two thousand years old.

Sometimes conspiracy theories turn out to be true, like the one about how the CIA tried to use LSD to find a mind-control drug.

Kakistocracy is rule by the worst, but who are the worst? A better question, how do we know?

Does everybody really need to work? What three philosophers have to say about our dedication to finding everybody a job.

Want to improve your business? Hire a philosopher.

Is April the cruelest month? What did T.S. Eliot mean by that?

Does your kid ask “Why” all the time? Do you want to help them search for answers to the big questions but don’t know how? Here are a few ways to encourage your little philosopher.

Sibling rivalries can lead to some impressive moments in history, how did these seven sets of siblings do?

One of the tangible benefits of religion is the community it can foster. What happens when those social connections start to decay?

We often bicker and argue over what our national heroes believed in. Why did Dr. King believe in moving towards socialism?

The history of April Fools’ Day is long and glorious. We’ve got seven of the best pranks of all time for you here.

What is the American Dream? The ever-changing definition of it might surprise you nearly as much as what it used to mean.

The idea of self-actualization can seem like new-age woo. Where’s the science behind it?

Always wanted to trip but don’t want to risk brain damage? We might have a solution for you.

Einstein didn’t like the schools he went to, how would he improve them?

Self-actualization is a great goal, but how easy is it to actually reach?

The history of women being elected to offices of supreme power is short. Here are 10 women who have made the most of that time.

People have debated what justice is exactly for the last 3,000 years. How have our ideas changed in that time?

In honor of St. Patrick’s day and Women’s History Month, we present 10 Irish American women who changed the world in their own way.

As you live in our hyper-connected world, it may seem strange to realize that thousands of people still live in so-called uncontacted tribes, utterly cut off from modern civilization.

The history of women in brewing goes back millennia where it was a respected profession. How did it help give rise to our modern image of witches?

Friedrich Nietzsche is an influential thinker, but he is not without critics. One of the best of them is British philosopher Bertrand Russell.

For Women’s History Month we have a list of seven all women teams who changed history. Some were scientists, some soldiers, some living, and some long gone. All of them shaped the world.

God has a twitter account, and it is full of hilarity as well as deep insights.

Nietzsche has had a large influence on political history, but what did he really think of all the ideologies he examined?

Philosophers like to present their works as if everything before it was wrong. Sometimes, they even say they have ended the need for more philosophy. So, what happens when somebody realizes they were mistaken?

We often like to consider the ideas of great thinkers when looking at an issue. To that end, Albert Einstein once wrote an essay explaining why he was a socialist. We break it down here.

Are we going about being happy all wrong? One Greek philosopher thinks so, and he has advice for you.