Science and philosophy have a long, complicated history. Both are human endeavors aimed at articulating the nature of the world. But where the line between them lies depends a lot on perspective and ...

Marx's theory of social development is known as the "materialistic conception of history" or "historical materialism." Before Marx the word "materialism" had long been used in opposition to idealism, ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Antonis Antoniou, PhD candidate in Philosophy of ...

The brain in a jar is a different inquiry than traditional questions about artificial intelligence. The brain in a jar asks whether thinking requires a thinker. The possibility of artificial ...

THE five lectures in “Matter, Life, Mind, and God “present, us with the main tendencies of philosophical thought in respect of the great problems of philosophy indicated by the title. Prof. Hoernle's ...

A darshana is an outlook, a philosophy, literally, a “vision.” The term darshana is especially associated with the six orthodox schools of Indian philosophy, the so-called shaddarshana, or “six ...

It is one of the most tantalizing questions at the intersection of neuroscience, physics, and philosophy: are our brains merely in the universe, or are they in some sense of the universe? The ...

Here’s how I distinguish science from philosophy. Science addresses questions that can be answered, potentially, through empirical investigation. Examples: What’s the best way to defeat COVID-19? What ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I just spent a week at a symposium on the ...

This article looks at origins and philosophy of yoga, asking, what was the true and original purpose of yoga? A darshana is an outlook, a philosophy, literally, a “vision.” The term darshana is ...