Studying philosophy isn't just about "questioning everything", it's deeper than that in the sense that it makes you look at the world differently. It helps you build arguments and gives you a new ...

Philosophy is the attempt to think critically about the world. This is useful for anyone, regardless of their chosen career. And it is rewarding on its own. If you think that the only use you can put ...

Why do people study philosophy (“When the PhD path leads to career struggles,” Letters, May 28)? Philosophy is that science above all other sciences in which we acquire, polish, and secure our values ...

I recently told my daughter, a college student: If you want to pursue a career in engineering, you should focus on learning philosophy in addition to traditional engineering coursework. Why? Because ...

Many students have at least heard of Professor David Denby, if not taken a course with him during their years at Tufts. Known for his enthusiastic and engaging teaching style and contagious passion ...

The budding area of experimental philosophy of religion applies experimental philosophy, as well as psychology and cognitive sciences, to various questions within the philosophy of religion. Ian ...

Does free will exist? Can computers think? Is there a God? What is the meaning of life? Is abortion morally wrong? Can anyone really know anything at all? By studying such difficult questions, ...