Those familiar with game theory will probably know the game of ‘chicken’. But few are aware that the metaphor was formulated by the philosopher Bertrand Russell, who wrote: ...

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato thought that love might cause feelings like attraction and pleasure, which are out of your control. But these feelings are less important than the loving ...

Her superpowers as a philosopher sprung out of the frustration at getting her thoughts and herself across to people who ...

In this week‘s Friday Philosophy, Dr. David Gordon looks at Allen Wood‘s attempts to salvage Marx‘s theory of exploitation.

Although Poland may be less well-known for philosophy, many Polish philosophers can be counted among the most influential thinkers in history, their ideas shaping both Polish and international ...

To err is human, to forgive is divine.” As an instance of poetic meter (iambic pentameter, to be precise), Alexander Pope’s ...

We do not need to believe in Platonic philosopher-kings to believe that it is good for our leaders to be equipped with the ...

His two early papers “What Numbers Could Not Be” (1965) and “Mathematical Truth” (1973) — the latter of which came to be called “the Benacerraf problem" — became instant classics and are discussed to ...

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