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According to the philosopher Immanuel Kant, the basis of morality is not happiness but reason. How we treat others shouldn't be dictated by whether we feel something for them, but by our respect for their rational agency and inherent dignity as human bein

According to the existentialist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, love is not about forever committing to pre-given roles: the best romantic relationships consist in mutual projects of growth and change.

Honor thy father and mother, says the Bible; serve and revere your parents, says Confucius. But philosopher Jane English argues that unconditional filial duty is ill-founded: if parents do not sow seeds of love with their children, then children owe them

17th-century philosopher Descartes' exultant declaration "I think, therefore I am" is his defining philosophical statement. This article explores its meaning, significance, and how it altered the course of philosophy forever.

Loneliness is rising not just due to less community, suggests the philosopher Sanem Soyarslan, but also from our loss of authentic, nourishing solitude.

60 years ago, Hannah Arendt provided a haunting critique of modernity. Society will become stuck in accelerating cycles of labor and consumption, she argued. Free human action will be replaced by instrumentalization, and meaning will be replaced by produc

While philosophies like Buddhism and Stoicism operate under the assumption that suffering should be lessened or transcended, Nietzsche thinks suffering can have real value.

There is not one type of friendship, Aristotle argues, but three. The highest type - the friendship of virtue - contributes most to our pursuit of the good life; but it is difficult to cultivate, and we may only achieve it a few times (if at all) in our l

According to the philosopher Elizabeth Anderson, we are all subject to the growing unchecked power of the modern corporation. If we wish to have less oppressive working lives, it's high time we paid this power some attention.

A quick introduction to the difficult logical puzzle of solipsism, and why it's harder to refute than you might expect...