Philosophy
Natural
Alan Levinovitz
Why arguments based on what is 'natural', in food, medicine, and society at large, are appeals to a false idol - our oldest, most persistent superstition. In this sparking and mind-expanding essay, a scholar of religion shows where that ancient delusion came from and how we can at last break free of it.
Tragedy, the Greeks and Us
Simon Critchley
Format: Paperback
A provocative and timely exploration into tragedy from the curator of The New York Times philosophy column.
Not Working
Josh Cohen
Format: Paperback
How inactivity can be a necessary and creative condition to a life worth living.
Consolations
David Whyte, introduction by Maria Popova
Format: Hard Cover
David Whyte explores the underlying meaning of 52 ordinary words, with an introduction by Maria Popova of Brain Pickings .
Vox Populi
Peter Jones
Format: Hard Cover
A witty and engaging beginner's guide to the Classics, by the author of Veni, Vidi, Vici and Eureka!
How the World Thinks
Julian Baggini
Format: Paperback
The first ever global overview of philosophy: how it developed around the world and impacted the cultures in which it flourished, now in paperback.
Memento Mori
Peter Jones
Format: Paperback
A revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality and the problems of old age, from the author of Veni, Vidi, Vici.
The Six Secrets of Intelligence
Craig Adams
Six ideas that reveal how to see through lies, deceptions and empty rhetoric, and a warning that we currently misunderstand both intelligence and education.
This Life
Martin Hagglund
A serious and original philosopher explores the meaning of your life.
This Life
Martin Hagglund
Format: Paperback
A serious and original philosopher explores the purpose of your life.
