Edward O. Wilson is simultaneously one of my intellectual heroes and someone who frustrates me enormously, and these conflicting feelings were once again stirred as I read his most recent book, The ...

How often do we stop to think about the meaning of life? If you’re like me, probably not much. Even though I may feel a vague sense of anxiety around how my life is unfolding and the inevitability of ...

Emil Cioran, a provocative 20th-century philosopher, explored despair and the meaninglessness of life with startling honesty.

What does it mean to exist? This question has puzzled philosophers for centuries. In this short but deep dive, we explore key perspectives on existence, purpose, and reality - featuring existentialism ...

What if meaning is not a mysterious philosophical force, but an adaptive drive humans share with other animals to function ...

The following is a summary of the epilogue in my book, The Wise Guy and the Fool. What is the meaning of life? People love this question, and they love to ask it of me when they find out that I am a ...

At business schools, scholars of entrepreneurship generally follow one of two basic theories of how enterprises start. The first, called the discovery theory, holds that the universe is filled with ...

The informal TechCrunch book club is now venturing into the short story “Exhalation,” the second piece in Ted Chiang’s eponymous collection. Today’s story gets at the meaning of existence, climate ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Hours before his death on Monday at the age of 88, Pope Francis, who ...