What Is Philosophy's Point?, Part 2--Maybe It's a Martial Art
Philosophers sometimes seem more concerned with winning than wisdom
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What Is Philosophy's Point?, Part 1 (Hint: It's Not Discovering Truth)
Philosophy can still serve many purposes, even if it can’t compete with science as a method of accumulating knowledge
Seeing the Miracle of Existence in the Darkest of Times
A winter solstice ritual helps a faithless science writer appreciate life’s infinite improbability
Psychiatrists Must Face Possibility That Medications Hurt More Than They Help
Mental health has declined as prescriptions for antidepressants and other drugs keep surging
Does Evolution Have a "Higher Purpose"?
Life might have a divinely imposed meaning, but we’re better off assuming it doesn’t
Astrophysicist Says Experiments Might Soon Reveal Dark Matter's "True Nature"
In a Q&A, Priyamvada Natarajan takes multiverses seriously but not cosmos-as-simulation idea
How Donald Trump Can Become the Greatest Leader Ever
A science writer urges the President-elect to make world peace his number-one mission.
Anti-Torture "Warrior Monk" Should Make a Fine Defense Chief
In a 2010 speech Gen. James Mattis, Trump's choice for defense secretary, bashed al Qaeda and Russia but urged more “pragmatic,” “nuanced” military policies
Noam Chomsky Is So Antiestablishment He Disses Himself
In a 1990 interview the renowned iconoclast knocked The New York Times, evolutionary psychology, human cognitive capacities and his own talent as a linguist
Is Chomsky's Theory of Language Wrong? Pinker Weighs in on Debate
Critics have bashed linguist Noam Chomsky for more than 50 years, but his claim that language is innate endures
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