Professor Helen Beebee challenges traditional notions of knowledge and progress in philosophy. She argues that unlike science, which builds on established knowledge, philosophy often grapples with ...

In 1997, I had a vision that I drew out in a flash that would change my life. It depicted the evolution of complexity that started with energy and grew into the dimensions of matter, life, mind, and ...

THE time in which we are living is unique in the history of the world. Of course, in some sense or other all times are unique, but the peculiar property of the present age, which makes it stand out ...

A COMMON refrain heard around New Scientist‘s offices in recent weeks has been “episte… what?!” Even among educated and well-informed people, epistemology – the study of knowledge – is neither a ...

Many students interested in studying philosophy at university will be concerned about its job prospects, so they require courses that demonstrate how to translate its skills into a career, writes ...