Of all human attributes, wisdom is perhaps the most vaunted. Yet ask someone to define the trait and the answer will probably echo the test applied to obscenity in 1964: I know it when I see it. In ...

Peter Kreeft, a full professor in philosophy at Boston College, loves philosophy in its radical root as “the love of wisdom.” So it’s no wonder that his book about the “greatest philosopher who ever ...

What is wisdom? It seems easier to recognize than to define--a question for the realm of philosophers. But in recent decades, psychologists and neuroscientists have undertaken the empirical study of ...

Philosophy is an important part of how the world is shaped. You not think it's worth your time learning about, but here are five things philosophy is good for and why they should matter to you. When ...

There are two things I would hope for in a book about wisdom. First, some intellectual enlightenment as to what wisdom really is. Second, some practical ideas on how to be wiser in my own life. This ...

Most have heard the contemporary saying, "one day at a time." And also the ideas about "living in the present" or "being in the moment." These are often invoked in times or stress or sadness, in times ...

If you are not a “professional” philosopher and you read this article, you were likely convinced this change is reasonable and long overdue. Don’t feel bad. The authors, knowingly or not, begin by ...

TAMBOV, RUSSIA - 2020/12/21: Students wearing face masks sit in a classroom at the Tambov state university. In some cities of Russia, students were transferred to distance learning due to the ...