Research in language philosophy has long interrogated the interplay between normativity and meaning. Central debates focus on how linguistic practices are governed by norms that not only delineate ...

Psychological and philosophical studies have long shown that a person's subjective moods and emotions have a significant impact on how they experience the “meaning in life.” Philosopher Matthew ...

Difficulties such as loss and depression often make people question how their lives can be meaningful. Sometimes, they seek answers in mystical sayings, such as that everything happens for a reason ...

It is a cliché about philosophers that they ponder the meaning of life. They don’t. In the David Norton Memorial Lecture, scheduled for Friday, Sept. 16 in the University of Delaware’s Gore Hall, ...

Philosophy is the quiet engine behind everything we think, question, and imagine. From Athens to Kyoto, from Königsberg to Calcutta, the world’s greatest thinkers have tried to make sense of existence ...

Because of the broadly interdisciplinary nature of Philosophy, many Philosophy classes can be taken to satisfy the General Education requirements for the College of Arts & Sciences. PHIL 1400: ...

If your young child asks “what’s the meaning of life?” you might laugh it off (how cute!) or freeze in panic (where do I even begin?). It’s tempting to dismiss these big questions as too advanced for ...