History of Ideas

If art and science have one thing in common, it's a hunger for the new - new ideas and innovations, new ways of seeing and depicting the world. But...

If art and science have one thing in common, it's a hunger for the newnew ideas and innovations, new ways of seeing and depicting the world. But th...

Scotland has played an immense role in European high culture through the centuries, and among its cultural links none have been greater than those ...

Since the rise of Napster and other file-sharing services in its wake, most of us have assumed that intellectual piracy is a product of the digital...

Nevertheless comprises essays on Machiavelli and on Pascal. The ambivalent connection between the two parts is embodied by the comma (,) in the sub...

Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri present a lively introduction to one of the world's richest intellectual traditions: the philosophy of classical ...

Raymond Williams was a pioneering scholar of cultural and society, and one of the outstanding intellectuals of the twentieth century. In this, a co...

Discover the world''s greatest myths and legends - from Greek mythology to Norse mythology - in this comprehensive guide.What did Japanese mytholog...

This unofficial compilation reviews the 100 best TED talks about innovation from great minds worldwide. With quirky graphics and memorabl...

A History of Dangerous Assumptions features over two hundred illuminating and intriguing case-studies of this fascinating subject, including some o...

Bestselling science writer Michael Brooks takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of civilisation, as he explains why maths is fundam...

Why is it easy to hate and difficult to love? When societies fracture into warring tribes, we demonise those who oppose us. We tear down our statue...

'A fascinating book . . . Bhaskar is a reassuringly positive and often witty guide'Observer'A fascinating, must-read book covering a vast array of ...

A DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK''Spare Parts is a fascinating read filled with adventure, delight and surprise'' RAHUL JANDIAL, surgeon author of ''L...

How has feminism developed? What have feminists achieved? What can we learn from the global history of feminism?Feminism is the ongoing story of a ...

Eternity is a unique kind of existence that is supposed to belong to the most real being or beings. It is an existence that is not shaken by the co...

''Endlessly insightful and full of surprises - exactly what you would expect from Tim Harford'' BILL BRYSON''Entertaining . . . A lively introducti...

Why have so many figures throughout American history proclaimed their life stories when confronted by great political problems? The Claims of Exper...

A guide to the thinkers and the ideas that will shape the futureWhat happened to the public intellectuals that used to challenge and inform us? Who...

'Big Science' is a broad epithet that can be associated with research projects as different as the Manhattan Project, the Hubble Telescope-construc...