Philosophy
In a season of joy, rethinking happiness: Lessons from the tightrope
Wedding invitation from 1955: A stroll through cherished memories - opinion
Forget the robot apocalypse: AI's future is in teamwork, not superintelligence - opinion
How Netanyahu's Israel is a betrayal of early Zionism - opinion
A famed French-Jewish philosopher is afraid to leave his home
Unlike most countries, France makes celebrities out of intellectual heroes. They’re revered, quoted and featured regularly on primetime television and even in film.
Reading Kant by the refrigerator light
JEWISH HISTORY is the story of the engaged prophet, rabbi, philosopher and mystic.
Talking about philosophy in Tel Aviv
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.
Did this ancient Jewish scholar introduce the world to pizza?
Before the leaven could rise, a new scholarly sub-field was born.
Kli Yakar: Torah’s defender of the poor
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.
Banned for decades, philosophy to be introduced into Saudi Arabian classrooms
One concern is that philosophical thinking will be taught in ways that reinforce prevailing religious doctrines.
Center Field: To reinvigorate Zionism, ‘Z3’ should build ‘identity Zionism’ first
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.
ETHICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE: Keep the change?
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.
Finding a universal truth
Ken Krimstein’s graphic memoir of Hannah Arendt offers a rose-colored view of the philosopher’s work.
Freud in Jerusalem
The focal point of the Freud of the Rings exhibition at the Israel Museum are six intriguing rings.