In her brilliant new book, The Cosmopolitan Tradition, Martha Nussbaum argues for an even more thrilling vision: the whole biosphere conceived and treated as a “cosmic city,” in which humans carefully ...

(The Conversation) — Stoicism isn’t just a set of ideas; it’s meant to be put into practice. The ancient philosophy is finding new fans through online communities. Perhaps it’s not so surprising. The ...

Stoicism is a philosophy that emphasizes self-control, virtue and rationality as the path to a good life. The Stoic philosophy can provide any of us—and certainly business leaders—with a resilient ...

Virtue has ultimate value for human beings. This is a central belief of Stoicism. For the Stoic philosopher, virtue matters more than pleasure, more than wealth, more than fame, even more than death.

In 2009, struggling with the significant behavioral health injuries of Soldiers and families as a result of the “Long War,” the Army integrated research from the University of Pennsylvania to develop ...

IN A very general sense, ethics is the name give to our concern for good behavior. We feel an obligation to consider not only our own personal well-being but also that of others and of human society ...