How do we reconcile truth and morality with the past? This was the grand challenge that the philosopher rose to meet ...

Metaphysical Animals: How Four Women Brought Philosophy Back to Life, by Clare Mac Cumhaill and Rachael Wiseman (Doubleday: 2022), 416 pages In 1956, Oxford University awarded former President Harry S ...

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 ...

If you are not yet familiar with philosopher G. E. M. Anscombe, her influential life is memorably summed up here. For a thorough overview of her thought, please see the entry written by philosopher ...

Tracing the transformation of moral philosophy through the friendships of four utterly unique women who gathered around Oxford in the mid-20th century requires getting those four people into a room ...

Moral psychology and social epistemology study how people think, decide and learn together. This research area explores how moral judgment works, how beliefs are formed and influenced and how ...

The impulse to wish harm on others may come naturally, but that doesn’t make it right. By Sasha Mudd Dr. Mudd is an assistant professor of philosophy. The other day, my 7-year-old, having gotten wind ...

How much should mere chance play in our views of praise or blame? That’s the question that Philip Swenson, first-year assistant professor of philosophy at William & Mary, is researching and discussing ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

What is moral bankruptcy? The state a person reaches when they trade away or violate too many of their core moral values and commitments. They may also lose important relationships either as a cause ...