Philosophers
Moving image of 91-year-old Greek veteran pilot hugging iconic Spitfire aircraft (photos)
Diogenes Charlaftis has 5,000 hours on most of the aircraft on display at the Air Force Museum
Top court chair stresses on need for rule of law
Constitutional Court President Zühtü Arslan stressed the need to prevail the rule of law and warned that citizens could otherwise pursue alternative and illegal methods to seek justice.
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How Peter Handke revived the novel "My Friends" by Emmanuel Bove
The reasons for this could be found in the new era after the war, the new values and aspirations by which the events and stories of only a few years old seemed like ancient history. When it comes to Bove, the reason is different. After the war, in his novels, he insisted on the attitude of the French during the Vichy regime.
NASA stares into dark, freaky pit on Mars
If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze into you. Nietzsche could have been talking about Mars
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Talk of ‘Theocracy’ in Montenegro Merely Reveals Elite Ignorance
"[E]very man became a judge of religion, and an interpreter of the Scripture to himself." If you thought these were the ironic words of a scholar of religion and/or philosophy in the contemporary era of social media and proliferating political narratives, think again.
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Slavoj Zizek is a cultural philosopher. He's a senior researcher at the Institute for Sociology and Philosophy at the University of Ljubljana, Global Distinguished Professor of German at New York University, and international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities of the University of London.
10-year-old bookworm draws attention on philosophy knowledge
A 10-year-old boy in Turkey has become a trending topic on Twitter after a man posted a video of him talking about philosophy, mentioning Platon, Aristotle, andJean-Jacques Rousseau.
Narrow Self-Interest: Welcome to the Age of Cynical Voters
In Poland, it is no secret that the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is packing governing institutions with its lackeys, misusing public media, rewarding cronies and undermining the independence of the courts.
Nonetheless, PiS trounced Poland's opposition parties in the European Parliament election in May.
50/50 | Athens | June 13 & 14
The Greek Film Archive presents films from different parts of the world in a two-day tribute to gender equality. "50/50 Equality in Cinema," starts on Thursday at 8.30 p.m.
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation supports Penn education program
The University of Pennsylvania on Thursday announced a 6-million-dollar gift to launch the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program, inspired by the ancient Greek ideals for education.
Aimed at the university's undergraduate students, the program is designed to encourage informed civil discourse.