The heretical Jewish philosopher was excommunicated by his community in 1656 for his ideas. A newly released documentary about him had a similar reception - but critics love it

Writing with a good dose of humor about his own two sons, University of Michigan professor Scott Hershowitz explains why we should always take kids' questions about life seriously

Biographer Samantha Rose Hill shows the personal side of the sometimes-controversial philosopher who fled Hitler's Germany to become the center of NYC's intellectual scene

OPINION: The crisis of 'epistemically stubborn' people who base their decisions on irrational beliefs can be solved through instruction in philosophy – a discipline of reason over passion

Access Wednesday’s Behind the Headlines webinar by becoming a ToI Community member to hear a discussion with the philosopher on the wisdom of uncertainty

'New communism' proponent Slavoj Zizek denies he's an anti-Semite. Popular thinker says State of Israel has made Jews into yet another 'race enjoying privileges over the natives'

Jewish author, philosopher was famous for his study of the relationship between language, art, and society; and for his controversial writings on the Holocaust, Hitler

In 'Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent,' Hebrew University prof Paul Mendes-Flohr delves into famed Jewish philosopher's spirituality and complex relationship with Zionism

From the Balkans to IS in Kurdistan, French thinker/filmmaker Bernard-Henri Levy's films document the harsh reality of combat front lines. Now showing in NYC and LA through Jan. 18

Jewish Holocaust survivor became a key member of the 'Budapest School,' was targeted by communists and later by Viktor Orban