Philosophy

New findings in psychology and neuroscience are pushing philosophers to rethink such big questions as the relationship between mind and body, the meaning of free will, just exactly what faith is, the nature of consciousness, and what constitutes happiness. There's some evidence that such issues as free will itself reflects temperament and personality. There's even more evidence that we are terrible at predicting what will make us happy, which is why we have such a hard time finding durable happiness.

Recent Posts on Philosophy

The three most important concepts of Buddhism.	Do lovers’ eyes deceive them?	Similarities between the sexes can be as important as differences.	Does form follow failure?
Here are some creativity-boosting strategies...	Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it.	Governmental religious expressions are not harmless.	The yin and yang of responsible creativity.
What strep throat and ear infections teach us about the nature of simplicity	This week’s Pigeon of Discontent, suggested by a reader.	Why true freedom is a luxury of the mind.	Therapeutic practice unveils the poetry of emotional understanding.

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Philosophy Blogs

A Date With Socrates
The philosophy of dating.
By Kristie Miller
For the Love of Wisdom
The logic of iambic half-lines.
By Jennifer Baker, Ph.D.
Hero
The best in human nature.
By Philip Zimbardo, Ph.D.
Hot Thought
Psychology meets philosophy: knowledge, reality, morality, meaning.
By Paul Thagard
Life Saving Philosophy
How mental vigor and newfound clarity can change how we view the world and our place in it.
By Marietta McCarty
Living One Life
Improving life through active appreciation.
By Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D.
Maybe It's Just Me, But...
Musings of a mildly mad multi-disciplinarian.
By Mark D. White, Ph.D.
Our Humanity, Naturally
A club for humanists.
By Dave Niose