Philosophy professor John Kaag's 2016 book, American Philosophy, was a heady mix of memoir and intellectual history wrapped up in a romantic story of a lost library and new love. In Hiking with ...

The Philosophical Corner is a monthly column dedicated to the exposure and discussion of philosophy. Friedrich Nietzsche, born in mid-17th-century Germany, was a vain genius. From his numerous books ...

"You could say I was red-pilled by Nietzsche." That's how white nationalist leader Richard Spencer described his intellectual awakening to the Atlantic's Graeme Wood in June. "Red-pilled" is a common ...

he never gave friends an address but directed them to send their letters to the local post office, so that nobody knew exactly where he lived. He was particularly secretive about his sex life. To this ...

As a psychologist, you’re no stranger to exploring new ways of thinking and being. Like philosophy, your work requires moving beyond reflection into genuine transformation. Without this forward ...

One of the pitfalls of writing a biography of a great philosopher is the temptation to reduce important ideas to mere psychology, an outgrowth of some fluke in the philosopher’s personal development.