Difficulties such as loss and depression often make people question how their lives can be meaningful. Sometimes they seek answers in mystical sayings such as that everything happens for a reason and ...

Psychological and philosophical studies have long shown that a person's subjective moods and emotions have a significant impact on how they experience the “meaning in life.” Philosopher Matthew ...

It is a cliché about philosophers that they ponder the meaning of life. They don’t. In the David Norton Memorial Lecture, scheduled for Friday, Sept. 16 in the University of Delaware’s Gore Hall, ...

Scott Samuelson, a professor of philosophy at Kirkwood Community College, will appear at Prairie Lights tonight to read his latest book from the University of Chicago Press, Seven Ways of Looking at ...

Elon Musk gave insight into his "motivating philosophy" during an interview at the TED conference. The billionaire said he finds purpose in questioning reality and the meaning of life. Musk also ...

What is life? What is time? What is a sandwich? That last meaty query was served up Monday as an appetizer for 30 teenagers eager to feast on big questions in the first day of a new summer day camp at ...

Research in language philosophy has long interrogated the interplay between normativity and meaning. Central debates focus on how linguistic practices are governed by norms that not only delineate ...