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Philosophy

Fresh off a transatlantic trip, Jeremy Bentham's "auto-icon" just got a new permanent home at the University of College London.

Why a 272-Year-Old Philosopher Just Got Carted Across a College Quad

A new home for Jeremy Bentham’s old bones is prompting a philosophical debate.

Isaac Schultz March 4, 2020

Caudwell's Castle.

Oxford, England

Folly Bridge

The spot where Oxford garnered its name was also home to a medieval philosopher and includes a house covered in statues.

Location of the House of Thomas Hobbes.

Malmesbury, England

Home of Thomas Hobbes

The influential philosopher's old residence is commemorated in a small English town.

The First Grave of Descartes

Stockholm, Sweden

The First Grave of René Descartes

Inside this church, a monument honors the first burial site of the famed philosopher.

Cambridge, England

Ascension Parish Burial Ground

The graveyard with the highest IQ in Britain.

Saint Peter's Island.

Erlach, Switzerland

St. Peter’s Island

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”

Halle (Saale), Germany

Anton Wilhelm Amo Monument

The monument honors the first (and for a long time, only) African-born philosopher to teach at a German university.

The facade of the house.

Stockholm, Sweden

Last Home of Descartes

A plaque marks the house in Stockholm where the French philosopher René Descartes lived up until his death.

Béccar, Argentina

Villa Ocampo

A beautiful riverside mansion where the intellectual life of early-20th-century Argentina flourished.

Check your hands.

Lost: Rings Holding the Hair of Philosopher Jeremy Bentham

Among the elaborate plans for his death were 26 Victorian mourning rings. What happened to them?

Jessica Leigh Hester September 13, 2018

Raise a Glass to Our Readers' Favorite Drinking Toasts

“The rest in your hair!” and other perfect sayings, cheers, and salutes.

Eric Grundhauser July 25, 2018

Left to right: Nikolai Fedorov in his study and his monument in Borovsk, Kaluga Oblast.

space exploration

The Russian Philosopher Who Sought Immortality in the Cosmos

To create the Kingdom of Heaven, simply reanimate the space-strewn molecules of your ancestors.

Addison Nugent May 29, 2018

Jeremy Bentham's "auto-icon," which includes this wax head, is on its way to New York.

How a Dead Philosopher Makes a Transatlantic Trip

Jeremy Bentham died 186 years ago. Now conservators are transporting his "auto-icon" from London to New York for the first time.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 2, 2018

Manchester's Engels Statue.

Manchester, England

Soviet Engels Statue

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

"Time" is the most commonly used noun in the English language, but its meanings seem various and ill-defined.

How Long Is a Moment?

The physics, neuroscience, linguistics, and philosophy behind a little bit of time.

Natasha Frost February 6, 2018

Chocolate, strawberry, and ... garlic?

The Incompatible Food Triad Cookoff

To solve a tasty philosophical problem, we whipped up strawberry-mushroom-balsamic tarts and beef-orange-cream pot pies.

Cara Giaimo December 20, 2017

A single pound of honey is the lifetime work for about 768 bees, made up of visits to two million flowers.

What Is It Like to Be a Bee?

A philosophical and neurobiological look into the apian mind.

Natasha Frost December 6, 2017

Batteries in a thick liquid means it's definitely soup, right?

The Video Game That Asks You to Ponder the Meaning of Soup

Liquid has never been so confounding.

Paula Mejia October 25, 2017