Dong Zhongshu's Tales of the Unexpected
Dong Zhongshu was a thinker fascinated by the role of chance events in human history.
Philosophy, Writing and Wayward Curiosities from Will Buckingham
Dong Zhongshu was a thinker fascinated by the role of chance events in human history.
What are we, most fundamentally? Kaṇāda, founder of the Vaiśeṣika philosophical school, has some surprising answers.
When the going gets tough, it can be good to read philosophy out loud.
Ptolemaïs of Cyrene, the ancient philosopher, and what she can teach us about the art of music.
For the philosopher Han Fei, the ultimate form of charisma was to have no charisma. His ideas were instrumental in cementing the power of Qin Shihuang, the First Emperor.
Two philosophers from the ancient world who changed their minds: Timocrates the (former) Epicurean, and Dionysius the (former) Stoic.
A new project, working with women survivors of domestic abuse in Bulgaria.
The philosopher Carneades advocated giving up on ideas of truth and the good life, arguing that we should focus instead on what is plausible.
The Indian philosopher Jaimini, founder of the Mīmāṃsā tradition, on why religious ritual is its own justification.
Desmond Tutu, and the idea of ubuntu: we are, because we belong.
A Looking for Wisdom exclusive interview with philosopher Andy West, about prison, shame, freedom and philosophy.