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November 14, 2013
in Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Social Science

On Suicide and the New Manifesto Against It

November 14, 2013
in Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Social Science

Follow @yaleRELIbooks Jennifer Michael Hecht, author of Stay: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It, felt the terrible effects of suicide twice in two years. The loss of two friends and fellow poets, the second of which seemed prompted by the first, inspired Hecht to write a column for The Best American

November 2, 2011
in American History, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion

One of Obama’s Favorite Philosophers

November 2, 2011
in American History, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Religion

Reinhold Niebuhr’s best known contribution to contemporary culture is rarely associated with his name. “God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other,” Niebuhr wrote in