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For centuries, people have described creativity as something mysterious: a flash of insight, a whisper from the muse, a sudden idea that seems to arrive out of nowhere. Psychologist Ap Dijksterhuis explores the hidden mental processes that lead to these moments of inspiration, an ...  Show more

How does the culture in which you live shape the life that you lead? We all know that culture affects the languages we speak and the foods we eat. But anthropologist Joseph Henrich says the impact of culture goes even further, reaching into our bodies and our minds. He takes us o ...  Show more

On The Basis of Morality (1840), Part III: "The Founding of Ethics," Ch. 5: "Statement and Proof of the Only True Moral Incentive." Everything up to this point in the book has been negative: Morality can't be founded on pure reason as Kant thinks, or on the idea of the good life ...  Show more

If you are upright, honest, and sincere, you often get hurt by others. A common adage says: "No good deed goes unpunished." How can you avoid that without compromising your values? Find the answer and much more in this week's update. 

What sort of love can we have for ourselves that we keep our own promises? Do I love myself in way that spurs me to act in my own best interest? In the way man loves man, divine loves humanity, and human reaches for the divine— can we too reach for ourselves w ...

Is it possible to love ourselves or others when we are still unclear about who we really are? Let’s look from a higher perspective and see how beautifully simple and easy it is to love ourselves and others from a place of deeper understanding and experience.