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.
C.S. ("Jack") Lewis found love late in life, but his marriage to Joy Gresham did not last long.
Smolny Convent, located near the Neva River in St. Petersburg, began as a home for Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great (and future Empress of R...
Socrates, a leading Greek philosopher, was the teacher of Plato (who was the teacher of Aristotle).
The Statue of Zeus, by the Greek sculptor Pheidias, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This artistic impression is by Quatremère de Q...
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus - more commonly known as Saint Jerome - was a 4th century scholar who translated the Bible into Latin.
As snow blankets so many places, let's examine a famous work by Robert Frost. What is the meaning behind this poem? Have a look and a listen.
It is believed that Peter died in Rome, outside the city limits at Nero's Circus, and was buried in a nearby cemetery.
Peter the Great decided to build a summer palace near the Gulf of Finland (part of the Baltic Sea). It is a sensational place.
Caravaggio - whose birth name was Michelangelo Merisi - was born in 1571. He became a very famous painter in various European cities.
Wearing their distinctive uniforms, members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard leave the interior of St. Peter's Basilica, following an event in 2006.
This image depicts the Geneva Bible which was published in 1560.
Tintoretto created the painting depicted in this image - Ascent to Calvary - for the Scuola Grande di San Rocco between 1565 and 1567.
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