... to jail for the truth. Most people tell only enough truth to keep them out of trouble! On the other hand, philosophers, like Socrates, are dedicated to the truth. They can't help but say what no one else wants to ... did not call himself the "gadfly of Athens" for anything. However, philosophers are also the most likely to die in a society. Socrates was forced to drink hemlock. Society ...

... no Newton and no Scientific Revolution. In God's Philosophers, James Hannam debunks many of the myths about the Middle Ages, ... ban human dissection or the number zero. God's Philosophers is a celebration of the forgotten scientific achievements of the Middle Ages ... epic journey through six centuries of history, God's Philosophers brings back to light the discoveries of neglected geniuses ...

... because their ideas fitted that message, not the other way round. What's doubly arresting about the philosophers in France is that I suspect you'd be hard pressed to find sixty British philosophers who could be tempted to comment beyond their specialisms, even if offered the space. Then again, they might be sensible in that: given the tail spin the French left is in ...

We’ve selected five young philosophers to come speak in our Young Philosophers Podcast Lecture Series. Competition was very tough this year, but we’ve managed to select five. Meet this year’s Young Philosophers. Joshua Spencer Syracuse University (Ph.D., 2008, University of Rochester) Research Talk: “Time Travel Counterexamples to ...

... . Most politicians do not have clear principles guiding their beliefs, whereas "philosophers" generally recognize the supremacy of reason in coming to any point of ... views based on their underlying principles or values. Why is this not popular in politics? Are "philosophers" just not interested in political life? Instead all we get are rediculous appeals to emotion, the ...

... of inspiration a book by my friend Madsen Pirie? It is entitled 101 Great Philosophers and is only just over 200 pages so can be read in a day. Afterwards youneed have no fear of finding yourself embarrassed ... annual dinner as to what to discuss on the car journey to the hotel. Do any living philosophers feature?  Only one: Noam Chomsky, the US left-wing writer and linguistic philosopher. There ...