Schopenhauer was born to wealthy German parents from the aristocracy. Although both were Protestants, they were not particularly religious; they were republicans, admirers of English culture, and ...

Quote of the day today ultimately stands as both critique and caution. It invites individuals to examine not only the world around them, but their own assumptions and decisions.

Before becoming one of history’s most influential philosophers, Voltaire was broke, controversial, and constantly in trouble ...

French actress, singer, 1960s sex symbol, model and militant animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot died Sunday the age of 91. The cinema icon and “sex kitten” first rose to fame in then-husband Roger ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Trump’s truth-is-what-I-say-it-is approach to governing has reminded more than one person of a famous observation from ...

President Trump’s truth-is-what-I-say-it-is approach to governing has reminded more than one person of a famous observation from French philosopher Voltaire: Whoever can make you believe absurdities ...

The Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 BC) didn't use AI to amplify his thinking. And neither should we. Statue of Aristotle at the Athens Academy, Athens, Central Greece, Attica, Europe. (Photo by ...

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A second French museum was raided by thieves just hours after the brazen $100 million heist at the Louvre. About 2,000 gold and silver coins — some 235 years old — were swiped from the Maison des ...

La Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot is housed in the Hôtel du Breuil-de-St-Germain in Langres, France. (image via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0) A small museum in northeastern France reported a ...

PARIS (AP) — The tomb of former French Justice Minister Robert Badinter, who was known for defending human rights and was inducted into the country’s Panthéon national monument Thursday, was ...

A famous quote often attributed to the 17th century French philosopher Voltaire (but more likely crafted by Voltaire’s 20th century biographer, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, to summarize the Frenchman’s views ...