Whether one admires or opposes Trump’s style, his presidency reflects a consistent theme in American history: the belief that ...

Germaine A. Hoston of the University of California, San Diego, demonstrates the influence of Neo-Confucianism on European idealism and Marxist revolutionary thought The notion that there are ...

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Throughout history, humankind has sought to manage collective affairs and resources in the most effective ways. These efforts evolved into various socio-political arrangements or systems that, while ...

Clark Peddicord graduated from the University of Idaho in Biological Science (“Sorry! but I also have a degree from Boise State.”); later, he studied theology and philosophy in Chicago and Germany; ...

Americans are raised to revere idealism, the civic religion of contemporary democracy. If patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, idealism may be the first. Permitting presidents to anoint ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. In Philip Bump’s March 13 online column, “A quarter-century ago, we ...

British Vogue dating columnist Lord debuts with a raw and riveting take on love, loss, and moving on. In her mid-20s, Lord was gobsmacked when Joe, her first love and boyfriend Continue reading » The ...

The Journal of Philosophy was founded in 1904 as The Journal of Philosophy, Psychology, and Scientific Methods by Frederick J. E. Woodbridge and J. McKeen Cattell. In 1906, Wendell T. Bush became ...