Reading about the closures of several philosophy departments has me worried that our centuries-old experiment of liberal arts education is ending. The United States has been trying to transform ...

Philosophical inquiry in education is an interdisciplinary approach that encourages students to engage in reflective dialogue, question fundamental assumptions, and develop critical thinking skills.

When thinking about philosophy, the minds of Plato or Emmanuel Kant come to mind. Karl Marx may come to the minds of the anti-capitalists as well. These are considered “real” philosophers. What is it ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Thales is known as the first philosopher. Miletus was the first school where the education of philosophy was taught. Philosophy was the first concept through which people were taught about reality and ...

Like a blast of audible punctuation, the beauty of a staccato note is in its brevity. Forcibly separated from the surrounding melody, the point of such music is precisely its pointedness: It ...

How do you create a generation that can think its way out of problems and face the challenges of a rapidly changing world? The Davos meeting this year is all about how we can cope with the immense ...

“What is philosophy?” is a very philosophical question, in that it lacks a clear and straightforward answer. When they asked it to 49 prominent colleagues, British philosophers Nigel Warburton and ...