Chrysippus on How to Manage Our Emotions
Chrysippus believed that emotions are not things that happen to us, but things that we do. This means that we can bring emotion under the control of reason.
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Ritual Shapes the World
According to both philosophers of Ancient China and those of the Ancient Maya world, ritual has a powerful role to play in shaping ourselves - and the world.
It's a Kind of Magic: The Philosophy of Ritual
Getting philosophical about ritual, from Confucius and spirit sacrifice in Ancient China to the everyday miracle of shaking hands.
Hipparchia: Philosophy as Comedy
The Cynic philosopher Hipparchia defied social convention, in pursuit of a life free of hypocrisy and privilege.
Not the Mystical East: India's Long Tradition of Materialism
We often assume that Indian philosophy is somehow inherently “spiritual”. But India's long tradition of Cārvāka materialist philosophy suggests otherwise.
Sophie Grace Chappell on Plato and the Moral Imagination
An interview with Sophie Grace Chappell about philosophy, following your deepest impulses, and why mountain climbing is not unlike philosophy.
Aristotle on Flourishing
Aristotle argued that the end or purpose of human life was flourishing. But what is flourishing? And how do we flourish?
Aristotle on Ways of Knowing
One of the Ancient world's most electic, and most systematic, philosophers
Hui Shi and the Power of Analogy
The Chinese philosopher Hui Shi (370-310 BCE) was famed for his logical puzzles, and his skill in debate.
