When we learn that “happiness can’t be taken by the world because it wasn’t given by the world,” we can laugh at the vanities and absurdities that might otherwise drive us to despair. And we can ...

Bargain enthusiasts, fashion-forward penny pinchers, and eco-conscious shoppers have discovered a retail paradise tucked away in Los Angeles that’s worth traveling across California to experience – ...

John Koethe spent decades as a philosophy professor. The poems in his latest collection, “Cemeteries and Galaxies,” are full ...

The Republic (c. 375 BCE), featuring Plato’s teacher Socrates in dialogue with several friends, is unquestionably central to ...

It’s convocation season. Bored graduates everywhere will be forced to listen to earnest speeches about how they should make ...

Another of the phrases people who were raised by Southern parents say that confuse everyone else is "I reckon." Many Southern ...

From spending time by yourself to making the most of being single, flying solo can be fulfilling – a philosophy championed by a new wave of books.

Bruins gymnastics legend Valorie Kondos-Field has grad students pondering philosophies, values and life in the Transformative ...

Knox County will focus on middle school needs and student disparities next year, as government sets new guidelines for funding and book banning.

Based on a philosophy blog that he has been running for 18 years, USM philosophy professor Jason Read's new book "Unemployed Negativity" contemplates popular culture and what it says about us all.

Book Review: 'Open Socrates' shows why philosophy isn't a spectator sport “Open Socrates: The Case for a Philosophical Life” is a look at how the ancient Greek philosopher's approach can be ...

Becca Rothfeld discussed the combination of philosophy and literature and her debut book, "All Things Are Too Small," at the Harvard Book Store.