Further reading: The spiritual symbolism of the eye But what is a symbol? From the Greek to symbolon, a symbol is, above all, an object of recognition, like a shard of pottery, a coin, or a seal ...

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 ...

Berhampur: An eerie silence prevailed in Kharipalli, a fishermen-dominated village in Ganjam district's Dharakote block on ...

“I t is certain that we cannot escape anguish, for we are anguish,” Jean-Paul Sartre wrote in Being and Nothingness. It is as if he was reflecting on Arjuna’s confusion at the outset of the ...

Shares of the bank stocks JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) fell 1.7% and 2.2%, respectively, for no obvious reason but likely due to new economic data and ongoing tariff news ...

Established in 1996 with an attached lecture delivered every February, the Chair was established "to honor an intellectual giant, a distinguished linguist, teacher, scholar, humanist, writer, ...

A man has been shot in the buttock in a drive-by shooting, police have said. Officers were called to Fountains Road in Walton, Liverpool, just after 21:00 GMT on Friday but the victim had already ...

This week, six couples bring legal action against the government over rules that mean Humanist weddings aren’t legally recognised in England and Wales. But, what is a humanist wedding ceremony and ...

It was designed by Carlos Ezquerra, an artist who lived under the fascist regime of General Franco's Spain and channeled that experience into his work, for instance by emphasising the symbol of the ...