I've always had a problem with those who just see problems. To be more precise, perhaps it's the way we throw that word around now, how it drips with the subtext of inferiority. The word's etymology ...

The phrase "the human condition" has always fascinated me. It was coined in 1958 by the political thinker Hanna Arendt, and summarizes for me the complexities, and both the rewarding and difficult ...

In a high school gymnasium, the bouncing basketballs filled the air as the teams went through their ritual warm-ups. Among the players was my 14-year-old nephew, a young athlete with a determination ...

The study of the human condition has long been fragmented into distinct silos, dividing the humanities from the interpretive social sciences. While each of these disciplines addresses vital questions ...