Tag: philosophy
Hebrew U Research Finds Optimism Extends Seniors’ Life Expectancy
Always look on the bright side of life…
Hebrew U-Yale Study Shows Monkeys Have Conscious and Non-Conscious Minds
Joint Hebrew U-Yale University study provides new glimpse into animal cognition.
‘Orthodox Jewish’ Horse Violates the Sabbath to Win Triple Crown
Only in America: Non-Jewish jockey visits the Rebbe's grave before racing to a win the Triple Crown on the horse owned by an Orthodox Jew from Egypt.
In Praise of Nationalism
If we compare Western and Islamic cultures, we find that universalist attitudes are common in the former and rare in the latter.
Belittling Tormentors Allows us to Be Free
Through the process of the ten plagues, the Jews saw the Egyptians for what they were, just another group of petrified humans.
French Philosopher Barred from Libya Visit Because He is Jewish
The French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy, who supported France’s military intervention in Libya, was barred from visiting there because he is Jewish.
Levy, a celebrity in...
A Jewish State Can Be Democratic and Moral
In an online op-ed for the New York Times, a philosophy professor presumes that democracy precludes national symbols of any specific national group and on that basis argues that Israel has no right to exist as a Jewish state.