Everyone should read it. It’s very readable, isn’t it? It’s quite chatty in tone, which you wouldn’t expect in a book about a very heavy and convoluted philosopher like Martin Heidegger, say. I like the way she describes him always going off into the Black Forest, near where ...
Every year a slew of new philosophy books are published, works by or about everyone from Aristotle to Žižek, and covering subjects from aesthetics to Zen. But which ones are actually worth reading? Below we keep track of new philosophy books coming out, and try to pick out ones that ...
Looking for a life-changing summer read? Here are Daily Philosophy’s recommendations for five of the most inspiring books that everyone should know.(more...) Andreas Matthias Should a Liberal State Ban the Burqa? Book review Should a Liberal State Ban the Burqa? by Brandon Robshaw, is a ...
everyone is entitled to his share of happiness. Only the Sharīʿah of Islam cares for all believers. Itlegitimatesspeculation because it demands that the believer should know God. This knowledge is accessible to the naive believer inmetaphors, the inner meaning of which is intelligible only ...
Confucius visited the state of Wei when it was in a political crisis. He was asked what the first step should be in resolving the crisis, and gave the surprising answer: “It would, of course, be the rectification ...
Books give a false sense of knowledge and sophistication based on borrowed wisdom, on the belief that you know what you have only read. Thus, they rob you of the proper state of mind for true education. pp.211.)因此作者通过小心谨慎地避免给读者任何清晰、预制的判断抵抗这种危害,甚至特意在书...
How should I go about living? Everyone from Sun Tzu and Marcus Aurelius toWinston Churchilland Stephen Covey understood the importance (and benefits) ofsetting clear, meaningful goalsandhaving strong values. Answering these kinds of questions is a great reason to get into philosophy because you’ll...
Reader Matt Foisy writes seeking suggestions: I am a high school teacher in Calgary, Canada. I am clearly not a professional philosopher, but I do read quite widely in philosophy, and I even think I can understand most of what I read! I primarily teach history and...
public universities cannot discriminate based on the political viewpoint of applicants. So if you advertise for scholars to teach ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, a red flag should go up if everyone hired turns out be a political conservative or libertarian. Sooner or later, some rejected candi...
The question in the article is whether mom is wrong to insist on going Christmas Hiking anyway or whether everyone should stay home. Read the article to get the entire story and the alternatives mom offered, I think she’s in the right, but that’s not really what I want to discuss tod...