Today we are talking about death, looking at philosophical approaches from Socrates, Epicurus, and Zhuangzi. We will consider whether it’s logical to fear your own death, or the deaths of your loved ones.
Let's learn about Philosophy by discussing the historical origins of philosophy in ancient Greece, and its three main divisions: metaphysics, epistemology, and value theory.
A History of Ideas is a philosophy and history podcast created by the BBC. In each episode, the hosts and their guests dig into deep philosophical questions.
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) (ISSN 2161-0002) was founded in 1995 to provide open access to detailed, scholarly, peer-reviewed information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy
A classical Greek philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy, and as being the first moral philosopher, of the Western ethical tradition of thought.
This Ted Ed video examines the life and work of Simone de Beauvoir, a famous Francophone writer and philosopher. She is most famous for developing the principles of feminism and gender equity.
Bizarre things happen in dreams: you fly, or conjure an all-you-can-eat buffet out of thin air. But the strange things that happen in dreams don’t seem strange at the time. So, how do you know you’re not in a dream right now? Related Lesson
How do you know you’re real? Is existence all just a big dream? Has some mad scientist duped us into simply believing that we exist? James Zucker investigates all of these questions (and more) in this mind-boggling tribute to René Descartes. Related Lesson
Plato, one of history’s most famous thinkers, said life is like being chained up in a cave forced to watch shadows flitting across a stone wall. Related Lesson
Long before Tolkien wrote Lord of the Rings, there was a story of another ring of power... More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato recounted the legend of the Ring of Gyges in “Republic.” The story of the ring surfaces as the philosopher, Socrates, and his student discuss why people act justly. Related Lesson
Explore the ancient Greek philosophy of cynicism, which calls for the rejection of materialism and conformity in favor of a simple life. Related Lesson
What is the best life we can live? The ancient Greco-Roman philosophy of Stoicism explains that while we may not always have control over the events affecting us, we can have control over how we approach things. Related Lesson
The Buddha's philosophy teaches us that our desires are at the root of our restlessness - and that calm can be achieved through willpower and spiritual exercise. Related Lesson
Many believed he was an enemy of the state, but Socrates wasn’t feared for claiming to have all the answers, but rather, for asking too many questions. Related Lesson
Throughout the history of mankind, the subject of identity has sent poets to the blank page, philosophers to the agora and seekers to the oracles. Related Lesson
