Three hundred years ago a German philosopher was born who tackled life’s biggest questions: What can I know? What shoul…
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For a third of his life, the notorious French aristocrat and free thinker—who escaped the guillotine twice—spent his days in prisons and asylums. A rebel and provocateur, regarded as an…
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The man we call Confucius was born Kong Qiu; his students called him Kongzi or Kong Fuzi—”Master Kong.” By age 22 he had already made a name for himself as…
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We learned in school that humans have five basic senses. However, modern philosophers and neurobiologists argue that we possess a whole spectrum of senses that help us understand the world…
