Philosophy Documents

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 image depicts the second page of a letter which Thomas Jefferson sent to Miles King on the 26th of September, 1814.  In it he discusses his ...

Thomas Jefferson believed that freedom of religion is essential to living an independent life.  He espoused his personal philosophy, along those ...

Image of a photograph depicting the University of Wrocław (main building).

Image of George Mason's handwritten Declaration of Rights which he drafted in May, 1776.

Image of the letter sent to Walter Hagen form O.B. Keeler of the Atlanta Journal. Click of the image for a better view.

John Langdon, the inspiration (at least, in part) for fictional Harvard professor Robert Langdon in Angels and Demons) wrote Wordplay which was update...

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