The philosopher R. G Collingwood took magic seriously as something that was inappropriately judged in scientific terms. It was best judged...

This is the second of two ruminations derived from a reading of a 2008 academic paper by Walter Scheidel of Stanford University, 'Monog...

Each person's biochemistry is as unique as their fingerprint. The interaction of the components of a complex system - hypothalamus an...

Jealousy is like rage ... a fact of experience. But, like rage, it might also be taken as a signal of an underlying issue relevant to one...

According to the Bible , Abraham took a slave girl (Hagar) as his concubine and then married her to provide an heir, in agreement with his ...