The ancient Greeks we admire today regarded these seven men as the wisest of their time. They attributed to them not only the ...

In 2009, struggling with the significant behavioral health injuries of Soldiers and families as a result of the “Long War,” ...

Ataraxia, an ancient Greek concept, signifies a state of serene detachment and freedom from worry. Philosophers like Epicurus ...

Wabi-Sabi is the Japanese philosophy that values simplicity, ageing, and natural charm. Find out how this aesthetic can ...

The Greek word for "excellence" was mistranslated into Latin as "manliness," and eventually became our word "virtue." ...

Are we all political animals? Aristotle thought so. Politics, he believed, was the art of the possible, but extremes of ...

Eager to shock, Diogenes hectored refined Athenians in the market square. Plato dubbed him a Socrates gone made.

A "Stoic retirement" doesn't mean depriving yourself. It's a character-based approach to life and aging that can bring calm ...

Evan Selinger is a professor of philosophy at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a frequent contributor to Globe Ideas ...

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum has long been a staple of San Jose living, boasting 100,000 visitors each year — 26,000 of ...

Sound healing is becoming a mainstream career in India, combining ancient philosophy with modern science. This trend ...

Further to my earlier letter titled, “Psychology of Greed and Philosophy for a New World Order” (The Island 26.11.2025) it ...