Oluwole faced a double challenge: a woman in philosophy and an African, confronting both sexism and Eurocentric bias.

Michael Sandel, the Harvard professor, has been predicting this political moment for decades. We called him to discuss where ...

When we seek happiness, what exactly are we searching for? And when we wish happiness on someone else, what is it that we truly desire for them? Can happiness even be defined or is it an illusion, an ...

Plato and Aristotle in discussion, 1437, by Luca della Robbia (ca 1400-1482), marble tile, depicts two of the greatest philosophers, who wrote two of the all-time best philosophy books. Philosophy ...

A new book, Bridgerton and Philosophy: Dukes, Debutantes, and Deep Questions, edited by University of Maine philosophy ...

Philosophy majors confront questions about free will, morality, religion and consciousness. These students explore historical approaches to philosophical topics while learning to develop and express ...

Thanks to the pandemic and its economic fallout, we are all philosophers now. The “slow cure,” as philosophy has been called, is exactly what we need. This is philosophy not as metaphysical musing but ...

Philosophy has earned a reputation as a complicated, inaccessible, and irrelevant pursuit, consigned mostly to old white men in wood-paneled offices. It’s vaguely associated with asking the kinds of ...

At a time when advances in science and technology have changed our understanding of our mental and physical selves, it is easy for some to dismiss the discipline of philosophy as obsolete. Stephen ...

Philosophy invites us to ask fundamental questions that help us lead meaningful, faithful lives. We all practice philosophy every day. It often starts with questions: Did you graduate from Hope’s ...

Deep thinkers who are fascinated by abstract concepts such as love, happiness, success and truth should consider pursuing a degree in philosophy. This type of degree is geared toward individuals who ...