Everyday Philosophy

The nature of beauty is one of the most fascinating riddles of philosophy. Is beauty universal? How do we know it? How can we predispose ourselves to embrace it? Nearly every major philosopher has engaged with these questions and their cognates, including the great figures of ancient Greek philosophy such as Plato and Aristotle.

The idea of a self plays a central role in Western philosophy as well as in the Indian and other major traditions. Three main types of views of the self can be discerned. One moves from Kant’s conception of rationally autonomous self, another from the so-called homo-economicus theory, of Aristotelian descent. Both those types of views theorize...

The philosophy of hunting is a subfield of the philosophy of food, which deals most importantly with the ethical, environmental, and evolutionary aspects of the practice of hunting. Among its central questions: can hunting ever be regarded as morally good? Which methods for hunting are most ethical? Is hunting for sport rather than for food,...

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Why opting for the examined life? Here is a handy list of articles that may change your mind regarding the usefulness of a philosophy background, in positive.

What are the chances of finding a job coming out from a top program? What if the program is not so strong? Brian Leiter has some interesting thoughts to offer.

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Did you ever realize how much philosophy is entrenched with the lyrics of the Beatles's songs? Here is a handy list for your wittiest conversations.