Thales of Miletus, regarded as the father of philosophy in ancient Greece, was an accomplished astronomer known for accurately predicting a solar eclipse. It is said that Thales was walking one ...

What is the meaning of life? Is abortion morally wrong? Can anyone really know anything at all? By studying such difficult questions, students of philosophy learn to read texts carefully, analyze ...

Our mission in the Philosophy Department at Miami University is to empower our students to live courageous and thoughtful lives by passing on to them the rich inheritance of the philosophical ...

Families were dominated by men. At the head of Roman family life was the oldest living male, called the "paterfamilias," or "father of the family." He looked after the family's business affairs ...

In Thales’ work, Mr. Nicolson identifies a “kind of invitation to mental freedom,” but in his persona the author sees reason ...

Founded in 1889, Saint Louis University’s College of Philosophy and Letters oversees undergraduate and graduate programs that are oriented by the Jesuit commitment to intelligent service of faith and ...

An Indiana father whose infant child was found nearly eaten alive by rats and disfigured in a pool of blood will spend more than a decade behind bars after a judge slapped him with the maximum ...

Sara Sharif’s father told police “I’ve killed my daughter” and that he had “legally punished” her after inflicting injuries that led to her death, a court has heard. Officers ...

The Department of Philosophy at Saint Louis University is distinguished by a long-standing tradition of pluralism both of methodology and interest. In recent years, we have gained national and ...