Imagine an Ancient Greek philosopher like Pyrrho, so untouched by this life’s problems that he could even carry on debating ...

A second name that crops up in connection to Trumpworld’s philosophy is that of Nick ... online movement known as neoreaction or the Dark Enlightenment. Seeing references to Land transports ...

Cheryl Strayed has always collected quotes from her favorite writers and used them as solace and inspiration during tough times ... the Norwegian philosopher whose ideas about “deep ecology ...

It is less than two years since Trinity College Dublin decided to strip George Berkeley’s name from its main library because of his record as a slave-owner – and just a few months since Eavan ...

A text believed to be annotated by Adam Smith (OnFife/PA) A rare book annotated by Scottish philosopher Adam Smith ... a leading figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, is known for his landmark ...

Charles W Mills, a social and political philosopher who sought to rethink ... a political concept that emerged during the Enlightenment to explain how people consent to surrender some of their ...

Historians championing previously marginalized intellectual and literary figures are often caught on the horns of an odd dilemma. On the one hand, the subject—the woman scientist, the Black ...

“The Scottish Enlightenment shows ... “Unexpected friendships during this time that led to breakthroughs include Adam Smith and Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume.

During that time, leading practitioners of geology, medicine, maths, physics, astronomy, economics and philosophy exchanged and developed key scientific ideas. Learn about the Enlightenment's wide ...

John Locke was a leading philosopher and political theorist. His ideas helped lay the foundation for both the Enlightenment and ... captain for the government during the English Civil War.