Work by 'lost' philosopher referenced by Plato and Aristotle discovered in Egypt

A work by a 'lost' Ancient Greek philosopher has been discovered, written on a 2,000-year-old papyrus fragment discovered in ...

Using ancient philosophy to cope with your modern problems

Philosopher Meghan Sullivan says during tough times, ancient wisdom can serve as a guide. From politics to religion to AI, ...

What happens when AI becomes sentient? Google hired a philosopher to find out

Google DeepMind hires philosopher Henry Shevlin to tackle machine consciousness, AI ethics, and governance as agentic systems ...

Ancient Greek philosopher’s words discovered after 2,000 years

A newly identified papyrus reveals lost verses by ancient Greek philosopher Empedocles, shedding new light on his teachings.
Greek Reporter

Theodorus the Atheist: The Greek Philosopher Who Questioned Morality

The Ancient Greek philosopher Theodorus the Atheist challenged morality, redefining right and wrong through reason and ...

Google DeepMind Hires 'Philosopher' To Work On Machine Consciousness

Google DeepMind has hired Cambridge researcher Henry Shevlin as an in-house Philosopher to work on machine consciousness and ...
Greek Reporter

Porphyry, the Greek Philosopher Whose Books Were Burned by Christians

Ancient Greek philosopher Porphyry was a defender of Hellenistic paganism and promoter of veganism, causing Christians to ...
Wall Street Journal

‘America’s Philosopher’ Review: The Key to John Locke

One way to sum up postwar American politics is to say that conservatives try to stop liberals from breaking the liberals’ own rules. The “rules” in this formulation are those of liberalism in the ...
Wired

How to talk to a philosopher

This article was taken from the February 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...