Isaac Newton is best known for his development of mathematics and physics, but he also took a keen interest in economics and ...

Unfortunately, this leads to the notion that “my religion is truer than your religion,” giving energy to the kind of ...

UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Emeritus William Leuchtenburg died on Jan. 28. He was born on Sept. 28, 1922. He and his wife Jean ...

For both Locke and Montesquieu, private property was more fundamental than any political “right,” and this required ...

How does the tradition of Western political thought evolve from Locke’s idea of state to Marx’s vision of the state withering ...

How does the tradition of Western political thought evolve from Locke’s idea of state to Marx’s vision of the state withering ...

Films Falling Down Thomas R. Morgan considers how personal identity is maintained, and how it is lost. Falling Down (1993) is ...

This separation is well-entrenched in modern western philosophy and was reiterated by several thinkers at different points in time, including the enlightenment advocate John Locke, who said that ...

The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are just days away from meeting in the Super Bowl. The Eagles will be looking to avenge their Super Bowl loss against the Chiefs from two seasons ago. A ...

Despite disappointment in his first two tournaments of the year, Scots snooker hero John Higgins has climbed in the rankings. However it hasn't all been bad for the veteran, who remains firmly in ...

Born Francois-Marie Arouet in 1694, this celebrated playwright, poet, essayist, and philosopher reinvented himself as simply “Voltaire” in 1718. Candide is his most enduring work—a raw, rollicking, ...