Time appears to be the most mechanical element of our existence. We sleep, get on with the day, dwell on yesterday, and dwell on tomorrow. But when philosophers attempt to investigate time in depth, its very essence appears to slip through their fingers. What is the...

Why do unpleasant things happen? It is a question which has haunted man for thousands of years. Through natural disaster and illness or individual loss and sorrow, suffering is something that inevitably happens to us in life. Philosophy does not have easy solutions,...

It's one of the biggest questions we human beings—and especially teenagers—used to ask ourselves: "Who am I really?" It seems easy enough to begin with. You've got a face, name, and personality. But it is significantly more complicated than appearance. Philosophers...