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Why be a dutiful reader, when you can read self-interestedly?

When reading philosophy, it's easy to feel under the obligation to read systematically. But why not give up on feelings of obligation, and read haphazardly?

Often the advice is that we should read philosophy slowly and carefully. But there's a lot to be said for reading at a gallop.

There are many ways you can read a philosophy book. In this first in a series of blog posts, I'm going to explore what it means to read philosophy differently.

Three stories of women philosophers in the ancient world weaving arguments to challenge their male contemporaries. Gārgī Vācaknavī in India, Hipparchia in Greece, and Jing Jiang in China.

A story from a 13th century Persian text about music, harmony, philosophy, catatonic animals, and the beef between Plato and Aristotle.

John Gray's Feline Philosophy, Daoism and a medieval Chinese debate on the virtues of cats.