Philosophy

Last year the university awarded 311 Ph.D.'s, and in 2012 they awarded 366 doctorates.

Unlike most countries, France makes celebrities out of intellectual heroes. They’re revered, quoted and featured regularly on primetime television and even in film.

JEWISH HISTORY is the story of the engaged prophet, rabbi, philosopher and mystic.

Some 100 speakers will engage audiences in all-night discussions ranging from linguistic justice to Jews leaving France, at the 5th Tel Aviv Night of Philosophy tomorrow.

Before the leaven could rise, a new scholarly sub-field was born.

The author of the Kli Yakar commentary – “kli yakar” is the “precious object” of wise speech in Proverbs 20:15 – exposed the hypocrisy of the wealthy.

One concern is that philosophical thinking will be taught in ways that reinforce prevailing religious doctrines.

Thankfully, the Z3 Conference didn’t degenerate into the III, the Israel Indignation Industry, where liberals lament Israel’s sins, while conservatives bemoan the world’s hatred.

But what if the person who lost the object isn’t a human being but just a corporation? Corporations are owned by collections of human beings – the shareholders.

Ken Krimstein’s graphic memoir of Hannah Arendt offers a rose-colored view of the philosopher’s work.