The stampede can be seen as a tragic byproduct of collective effervescence, where the same social cohesion that uplifts the ...

Yuval Sharon, the artistic director of Detroit Opera is revitalizing the art form by making it more inclusive.

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Earth is a bright spot of value in the cosmos, in other words, in part because it contains human beings who, driven by curiosity and a non-instrumental desire to address hard questions, attempt some ...

But the future holds as much promise as it does uncertainty. So as we look forward, Newsweek asked some of the world's philosophers: What is the biggest reason to be optimistic about 2025?

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What do we think we’re doing when we speak? This course introduces the key debates that have shaped modern philosophy through a close reading of philosophers ranging from Montaigne and Descartes to ...

If, as Detroit Opera artistic director Yuval Sharon writes, “rebirth is opera’s true power,” then he embodies that potential, ...