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.
This is part five of the 1958 film, Brothers Karamazov, directed by Richard Brooks.
The Karamazov brothers seek the advice of a holy man, Father Zosima, to settle a dispute over money.
A major theme of the novel - whether God exists - is introduced in this segment.
Honesty - about feelings and living a good life - at times seems non-existent among some of the Karamazov family and their friends.
Expressing Dmitri's apologies with money, Alexei is turned down as a father (who sorely needs the cash) heeds the wisdom of his dying son.
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, who usually did his best to please Henry VIII, ultimately ran afoul of the King's pleasure.
Popularly known as The Origin of Species, the full title of Charles Darwin's book is: On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or, The ...
While collecting specimen, at the Galapagos Islands, Charles Darwin did not correlate his "finds" with the name of the specific island where they were...
In this clip - from "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" - we see results of current research which experts relate to Darwin's theories.
At 1:08 into this clip, we pick-up Charles Darwin's personal story.
In this clip - from "Darwin's Dangerous Idea" - we see results of current research which experts relate to Darwin's theories.
We pick-up Darwin's personal story, beginning at 2:00 into this clip of "Darwin's Dangerous Idea.
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