Philosophy was the first academic field; the founder of the Academy was Plato. Nevertheless, philosophy’s place in academe can stir up controversy. The ancient lineage itself provokes dissension.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I have never bumped into Tim Maudlin, but I ...

WHEN the only records of discovery were myths passed along in folklore, the Greeks credited their hero, Prometheus, with stealing fire from heaven for his fellow mortals, and gave to Demeter, goddess ...

I recently read a wonderfully engaging book, The Physicist and the Philosopher: Einstein, Bergson, and the Debate that Changed our Understanding of Time. It centered on a debate taking place in Paris ...