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A critical biography of Ren Descartes, whose first principle (I think therefore I am.) reshaped modern philosophy. Often called 'the father of mode...

Why the tools of philosophy offer a powerful antidote to todays epidemic of irrationalityThere is an epidemic of bad thinking in the world today. A...

From Pulitzer Prize-finalist Steven Nadler, an engaging guide to what Spinoza can teach us about lifes big questionsIn 1656, after being excommunic...

Steven Nadler presents a biographical and philosophical study of Louis de La Forge (1632-1666), a medical doctor who was an extremely important, bu...

In the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of Rene Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher. And ...