On "Firing Line" with host Margaret Hoover, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and bestselling author Ryan Holiday examine ...

Ancient Greek philosophy has been enjoying a renaissance of interest and analysis of late. One of the largest Facebook groups for beginners with an interest in the field, “Stoicism,” boasts 225,000 ...

EAST NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — In both good times and bad, many people turn to religion or spirituality looking for some form of meaning in the world. While some find that in a church or synagogue, a ...

This post is written by Dale Davidson of The Ancient Wisdom Project and originally appeared on Cal Newport's blog, Study Hacks. During college, all I wanted to do was become a Navy SEAL. I won an ...

In the sacred texts of the Upanishads, a central spiritual principle is articulated: "As you think, so you act. As you act, so you become." This ancient Hindu scripture, whose name translates to ...

Boethius, a sixth-century Roman statesman, was in the prime of his life when his political career was brought to a sudden and ignominious end. Running afoul of corrupt politicians, he was falsely ...

With the Big Bang theory, modern scientists gave us a story about our universe’s birth. With special relativity and quantum mechanics, they elucidated the fundamental characteristics of that universe.

When Sun Tzu wrote his landmark military treatise The Art of War, he certainly didn’t have cybersecurity in mind. The 13 chapters devoted to military tactics remain one of the most important texts in ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American As I’ve mentioned before, I belong to a ...