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.
G.K. Chesterton was a significant influence on C.
In this scene from The Greatest Story Ever Told, we see a pivotal part of the story when Jesus commands Lazarus (who died some days before) to leave h...
Between 1845 and 1847, Henry David Thoreau decided to spend two years in a small cabin - located in the woods in Concord, Massachusetts, near Walden P...
Irish school children, in the 1960s, tell the story of St. Patrick (of St. Patrick's Day).
St. Peter's Basilica - the most notable place of the Vatican - is a monument to Peter, a disciple of Jesus.
In this clip - part two from a National Geographic documentary on the Vatican - Martin Sheen takes us behind the scenes to explain a bit about what go...
This BBC clip is from a 1971 interview with J.
This BBC clip is from a 1971 interview with J.
On February 11, 1990, Mandela was released from prison. In this clip, from a larger report on Apartheid, Mandela talks about actions to secure voting ...
"Invictus," by William Ernest Henley (18491903), is here recited by Sir Alan Bates (now deceased).
Given where he was living, in a Siberian forced-labor camp, Ivan Denisovich had a pretty good day.
Facing work in a new location, which has no shelter and no way to keep warm at all, Ivan Denisovich - prisoner C854 - welcomes being ill.
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