The Mind-Body problem is one of the greatest conundrums of philosophy and of our everyday lives too. If you like …
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Why We Don’t Really Want to be Nice
Being ‘nice’ sounds a bit eerie and strange. It shouldn’t really. If you like our films, take a look at …
Why Socrates Hated Democracy
We’re used to thinking hugely well of democracy. But interestingly, one of the wisest people who ever lived, Socrates, had …
Philosophical Meditation
At the School of Life, we’ve pioneered a new form of Meditation we call Philosophical Meditation, designed to help with …
Cultural Mining
Cultural Mining is the term given to the extraction of valuable ideas from the raw ore of culture. It’s what …
Resilience In Hard Times
At the very darkest points of individual and national life, we need – more than ever – to practice the …
Why Introspection Matters
Most of our mistakes come down to one crucial error: our failure to understand ourselves well enough. That’s why we …
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your Feelings
It can be very hard to detect just how much our judgement is constantly affected by our feelings. We should …