Open Socrates by Agnes Callard
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A philosopher philosophizes about philosophy
Read MoreRegime Change by Patrick Deneen
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A new book calls for the overhauling of society in favor of a new pattern … or a very old one …
Read MoreThe Visionaries by Wolfram Eilenberger
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A group biography of some early 20th century philosophers.
Read MorePortraits of Learned Men by Paolo Giovio
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An elegant new I Tatti volume of Giovio’s profiles of men of letters.
Read MoreBe Not Afraid of Life, edited by John Kaag & Jonathan Van Belle
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A new selection from the writings of William James.
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Magnificent Rebels by Andrea Wulf
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A fascinating look at a group of thinkers and writers in 1790s Jena.
Read MoreThe Internet Is Not What You Think It Is by Justin E. H. Smith
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Some philosophical ponderings about the nature of the Internet.
Read MoreIn Search of Isaiah Berlin by Henry Hardy
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Henry Hardy explores the different and at times conflicting sides of the famous scholar Isaiah Berlin
Read MoreTime of the Magicians by Wolfram Eilenberger
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A new history of the birth of modern philosophy.
Read MoreAncient Wisdom for Modern Readers - Horace & Seneca
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New considerations of the modern-day relevance of ancient Roman writers Seneca and Horace.
Read MoreLost in Thought by Zena Hitz
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A new book examines the worth - and even the possibility - of taking pleasure from an intellectual life.
Read MoreMarx: Philosophy and Revolution by Shlomo Avineri
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Meet Marx the philosopher, economist, journalist, historian, revolutionary, and even Marx the parent.
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Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely by Andrew S. Curran
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Curran’s book is a brilliant, sparkling affair that courses over every major and minor incident in Diderot’s remarkable life.
Read MoreCharacters: An Ancient Take on Bad Behavior by Theophrastus
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This classical Greek text has been newly translated for a modern audience.
Read MoreWhy We Need Religion by Stephen T. Asma
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A Darwinian view of whether religion is meaningful and beneficial to society.
Read MoreThe Lives of the Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius
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A lovely and formidable English-language translation with detailed notes and essays by leading scholars.
Read MoreUniverse in Creation by Roy R. Gould
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The author argues that the universe is no random accident; rather, it is working purposefully to extract order from chaos.
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