What does it mean to have a "world view?" How does "thinking about the meaning of life" translate into "living life?" Who are the world's great thinkers? Is Aristotle still relevant? This Collection features philosophy-related stories.
Thomas Jefferson was very upset about John Marshall's opinion in Marbury v Madison. Year after the 1803 opinion was written, Jefferson wrote abo...
Thomas Jefferson delivered his first inaugural address on the 4th of March, 1801. This is a page from his handwritten manuscript. The Library o...
In 1817, Thomas Jefferson sent a list of helpful rules to live by to Paul Clay, the son of his friend Charles Clay. He refined that list in 1825...
This illustration, c 1935 by Bernhardt Wall, depicts the Ten Commandments (or “Decalogue”) of Thomas Jefferson. These “Ten Rul...
Image of a drawing depicting John Rogers, burned at the stake. We learn more from the curators at the U.S. Library of Congress: The execution...
This image depicts a page from the 9th edition of Fox’s Book of Martyrs. Influenced by William Tyndale, John Rogers was a Catholic priest...
Jan Hus refused to recant his beliefs, no matter how hard anyone tried to change his mind. He had endured months of imprisonment in a rat-infest...
This map depicts the country of Libya, home of Simon of Cyrene (who helped Jesus carry the cross to the hill of execution). Click on the image for a ...
Florence is located northeast of Siena, Italy, as depicted in this map of Italy. Note the location of Venice - to the north, on the Adriatic Sea...
Marcus Aurelius, who lived between 121-180 AD, was more than a Roman emperor. He was also a philosopher whose Meditations are still studied. Li...
Bookcover image of Materialism, by Richard C. Vitzthum.
South Africa's new national anthem combines both "Nkosi Sikelele" and "Die Stem." Here are its words, with an English translation (where needed): ...
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