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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Philosophy professors in the United States have all heard of Confucius and the Daoist Laozi. Many have also heard of their approximate contemporaries in ancient China: the later Confucians Mencius and ...

What better way to brush up on your philosophical prowess than with a college course all about the longest-running sitcom in America history? The Simpsons is the focus of a new course at the ...

SOUTH HADLEY –Professor of philosophy Thomas E. Wartenberg says that young children are natural-born philosophers. “They are interested in many of the fundamental questions of philosophy because they ...

Sitting in one of Wellesley College professor Julie Walsh’s most in-demand classes — “Philosophy and Witchcraft” — you might envision historic Salem and conjure up the image of a witch trial. But ...

Think on Death. It is a wonderful thing to learn thoroughly how to die. The quote, attributed to the ancient philosopher Seneca, was printed at the bottom of a handout that Andrew Mills recently ...

The article focuses on teenagers rather than adults. Why are teenagers more susceptible to the harms that chatbots can cause? Or do you think adults are just as likely to be harmed? Do you think ...

Four years. You have strived, sweated and succeeded. You have made friends and memories to last a lifetime. You have come so far. To recognize this achievement, we are pleased to present the list of ...

Aaron Blumenthal of Allegany, NY, graduates with a bachelor of arts in philosophy and a cumulative 4.0 UB GPA. He reads books and thinks about things. In the fall, Blumenthal is intending to continue ...