philosophy

While we’re busy wondering whether machines will ever become conscious, we rarely stop to ask: What happens to us?

“I have a friend who thinks vaccines cause autism,” writes Nina. “What can I do?”

In the 18th century, David Hume argued that we are only motivated to do good when our passions direct us to do so. Was he right?

There’s little more infuriating in the world than being told to “calm down” when you’re in the midst of a simmering grump.

Philosopher Peter Singer argues it’s time to examine a morally dubious practice.

How can “you” move on when the old “you” is gone?

In his latest book, Malcolm Gladwell explores a strange phenomenon of group dynamics.

Reading this article would be such a millennial thing to do.

The late philosopher suggested adding a couple of “Occam’s heuristics” to your critical thinking toolbox.

The secret sauce is the real world.

Would you be upset if I called you an eggplant?

People often say, “Let go,” or, “Don’t take things to heart.” But where’s the line with this philosophy?

Modern autocracies operate “not like a bloc but rather like an agglomeration of companies,” says journalist and historian Anne Applebaum.

Historian Timothy Snyder talks with Big Think about how true liberty requires both negative and positive freedoms.

Three of the greatest moral philosophers — Bentham, Kant and Aristotle — offer invaluable and practical lessons for leaders today.

If you’re out on a walk, you will see a different world than your dog, a bee, or an ant. Here are three reasons why that matters.

“In that conversation with Laozi’s text, I began to see the shape of my own life, the questions that opened seams, the patterns that pooled and shimmered.”

Why do we tip waitstaff and cabdrivers but not flight attendants and retail clerks?

The writer’s tragic death at age 46 has led many to view him as a tortured artist. Here’s why this label is reductive.

By focusing on the role of human experience, we may uncover new insights on the fundamental structure of reality.

Oliver Burkeman — author of “Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals” — tells Big Think about modern life lessons from a 6th-century monk.

Desire is like a drug. But is an addict always an addict?

Why human attempts to mechanize logic keep breaking down.

Philosophy cures no disease and invents nothing new. What’s even the point?

If philosophers really enjoy one thing, it’s a good debate — but not an argument.

Religion is a product of, and not a source of, our evolutionary moral dispositions.

“What modern science has taught us is that life is not a property of matter.”

Is it ever possible for God to violate the laws of nature?

How do you cope when joining a team shatters your confidence? Albert Camus and Harry Stack Sullivan can help.

Slowing growth and limiting development isn’t living in harmony with nature—it is surrendering in a battle.