It asks all the big philosophical questions - about life and death and the uncertain purpose of what goes on in between - but in a way that isn't limited to a particular place or era.

BBC: Why are we still waiting for Godot?

As Charlie tells independent producers Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister, learning the story of just how his father became blind helped him grow closer to the old man, who spent much of his life absorbed in philosophical writings.

NPR: Charlie Rizzo: Walking with My Father

Even fewer will make the choice that I made to dedicate my life to asking big philosophical questions or understanding the way arbitrary intellectual constructs are reinforced by technologies and cultural trends.

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This is the case because at the most basic philosophical level, children represent the notion that life is intrinsically valuable.

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It may, indeed, turn out simply to involve that familiar feature of political life, the use of apparent philosophical disagreement as a weapon in a personal vendetta.

ECONOMIST: Conservatives and liberty

The main aim of the seminar commemorating The World Philosophy Day is to call upon the public attention to the enlightening role that philosophical reflection and knowledge can play in public life and in facing world problems, especially in the context of the encounter of different cultures and civilizations due to globalization.

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But in international politics, as in life, key moral principles and deeply held philosophical values can conflict.

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