
A Little History of Philosophy – 50 Years in 50 Books
In A Little History of Philosophy, Nigel Warburton guides us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He…
In A Little History of Philosophy, Nigel Warburton guides us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy. He…
This year, we’re delighted to be publishing Terry Eagleton‘s tenth work with Yale, Radical Sacrifice, a weaving and cross-cultural examination of sacrifice from ancient times to…
We’re thrilled to be publishing Terry Eagleton’s latest work, Radical Sacrifice. Written in Eagleton’s trademark piercing and erudite style, this trenchant analysis uproots the modern…
Described as ‘intellectually luminous, psychologically penetrating, existentially anxious, and wonderfully funny’ by Zadie Smith, Devorah Baum’s Feeling Jewish: A Book For Just About Anyone explores what…
Emily Katz Anhalt— The ancient Greeks were open-minded without being tolerant. They didn’t devise the world’s first-ever democracy by tolerating everything. Their unprecedented transition…
For residents of the twenty-first century, a vision of a future without warfare is almost inconceivable. In War: An Enquiry, renowned philosopher, A. C….
Mindfulness meditation in the West has become a common practice. Many of its Western practitioners, however, do not identify as Buddhist. In this thought-provoking…
Anthony T. Kronman’s latest book, Confessions of a Born Again Pagan, offers a third way—beyond atheism and religion—to the God of the modern world….
Homo Economicus Becomes Human The Moral Economy: Why Good Incentives Are No Substitute for Good Citizens Review by Lyric Hughes Hale Samuel Bowles is an…
To coincide with the publication of his new book The Edge of Reason, we invited Julian Baggini to address the general downward trend of reason…
‘Delectable, utterly brilliant and, in that hackneyed phrase, a must-read.’ – Nigella Lawson on Play All With time (and hand-baggage) at such a premium,…
April 2016 marks the centenary of the Easter Rising, when a group of Irish nationalists staged a rebellion against the occupying British government in…
‘Those looking for a serious, secular reexamination of Buddhist ethics that acknowledges religiosity will find this book highly intelligent, rigorous, and absorbing.’ – Publishers…
‘If Terry Eagleton didn’t exist, it would be necessary to invent him.’ – Simon Critchley, author of The Book of Dead Philosophers Terry Eagleton…
Alberto Manguel is a tour de force when it comes to reading, and in fact all things book related. Best described as ‘a reader’,…