On a breezy fall afternoon, philosophy professor Colin Koopman ponders a busy intersection near the UO. Cars and pedestrians ...

One of the most interesting questions that have been debated by various philosophers for hundreds and hundreds of years is whether humans are inherently good or evil.

How does one balance the call of unity with the acceptance of diversity? How does one view unity within a project of ...

Following the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC, an outbreak of anti-Macedonian feeling swept Athens, forcing Aristotle ...

Further to my earlier letter titled, “Psychology of Greed and Philosophy for a New World Order” (The Island 26.11.2025) it ...

Can one person change the world? At a time of pessimism and populism, a new book suggests how we can achieve social change.

Amanda Askell, a member of Anthropic's technical team and a trained philosopher, shared some pro-tips for getting the most of ...

Islamic Philosophers On Tyranny AmirAli Maleki looks at tyranny from an Islamic perspective. Do Islamic philosophers allow tyranny, or do they advocate a free and enlightened soci ...

Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) famously writes about life being ‘nasty, brutish, and short’ ( Leviathan, 1652), but it wasn’t the latter for him. In fact, he lived a very long life. Back in his day, the ...

From Socrates to Confucius, the world’s most influential philosophers have shaped human thought, ethics, and society. Through ...

Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Jessica Chastain and Ava DuVernay were among the A-listers who came to support the fashion ...

For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help ...