Once upon a time in the 20th century, a new technology was born: the hope and dream of utopian educators everywhere. This new medium was…
In previous articles in this series, we have looked at the living philosophies of three ancient thinkers: Epicurus, Diogenes and Cato the Younger and explored…
There is a chasm in modern philosophy so broad that only a handful of voices have managed to be heard on both sides. Each is…
Scientists, philosophers and children have long been mesmerised by the peculiar penchant of moths to self-immolate. After many millennia of musings, modern science is finally…
You’ll often hear it said that Buddhism isn’t a religion, it’s a philosophy. This type of argument plays well in justifying Buddhism to a society…
Philosophy is born of the marriage of two Greek words, philos- and sophia. Philos is one of Ancient Greek’s many words for love, while sophia…
There is a type of temperament that, when mixed with philosophy, produces a very interesting flowering of the human condition. Diogenes the Cynic is one…
The history of philosophy is a tapestry composed of colourful characters. If there was a distinction for the most eccentric and colourful among this peculiar…
There are many fruitful comparisons between Socrates and the Roman Senator/Stoic philosopher Cato the Younger. Some of these are amusing superficial comparisons: both men were…
Diogenes of Sinope was a contemporary of Plato and Alexander the Great. He was famous for his radical philosophy that discarded status, possessions and the…