Philosophy

Culture news

Charred scroll from Vesuvius reveals Plato's death

The unknown story of Plato’s death may have been revealed from a newly deciphered ancient scroll.

30/04/2024

Culture news

Culture Re-View: How Noam Chomsky became a famed philosopher

7 December 1928: Noam Chomsky is born.

07/12/2023

Lifestyle

'Delulu': The latest TikTok trend for manifesting your dreams

Going 'delulu' is Gen-Z's latest answer to manifesting what you want out of life - but is there any truth to it?

16/11/2023

Culture news

UNESCO celebrates World Philosophy Day

What makes you, you? Will AI ever be as real as a person? These are the questions proving why UNESCO World Philosophy Day matters.

16/11/2023

Culture news

Festivalfilosofia 2023: Lessons learned on contemporary Italy

This year's Festivalfilosofia held more than 200 events and 50 guests. The 2023 edition focused on the philosophical implications of the word. We take a look back at the event to understand how it linked existential discussions to gender equality and hate speech in today’s Italy.

19/09/2023

Culture news

Festivalfilosofia: Swapping classroom philosophy for the streets

Join us on a trip to Carpi, Modena and Sassuolo in Italy where this weekend, Festivalfilosofia aims to take philosophy out of stuffy lecture halls and into public squares. Carpi-born writer Alice Carnevali shares her memories of the event and how its played a significant role in her life.

14/09/2023

Culture news

Watch how the history of mankind is being preserved in granite

The Museum of History in Granite is a museum in the town of Felicity, California. It has been 32 years in the making and displays the history of mankind on more than 700 panels.

08/05/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

3 May 1469: Happy birthday to our problematic prince

03/05/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

We take a look back 2422 years to Ancient Greece and the reason why the government gave Socrates the death penalty.

15/02/2023

Culture news

Meet the French teacher using TikTok to teach philosophy

A French TikToker is using 3-minute videos about pop culture to teach a new generation of students about philosophy.

28/11/2022

Greece

Europe is being attacked from inside and out, says Bernard-Henri Levy

French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy said Trump and Putin were fuelling internal critics like Italy’s Matteo Salvini or France’s Marine Le Pen.

02/04/2019

Europe News

Macron: the president and philosopher

One of Macron's former professors reflects on the roots of the man with a European dream

16/04/2018

Poland

Euroviews. What is the ‘Smolensk religion’ born from Polish president’s death? l View

Zbigniew Mikołejko, professor and philosopher of religion at the Polish Academy of Science, explains what the 'Smolensk religion’ is, who its followers are, and how it's helping to win elections.

09/04/2018

France

French-Bulgarian philosopher Tzvetan Todorov dies at 77

The historian and philosopher Tzvetan Todorov has died at the age of 77, his family have said.

07/02/2017

World

Slovenian philosopher Slavoy Zizek warns about "new invisible walls"

Slavoy Zizek, a straight talking philosopher, spoke to Euronews in Ljubljana, Slovenia, for the Global Conversation

09/06/2016

Spain

Spanish philosopher Emilio Lledo wins Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities

The Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities has been bestowed on the Spanish philosopher Emilio Lledo. The prize honours a

20/05/2015