Popular Philosophy

Life constantly requires us to give other people some hugely awkward messages: that we dont love them anymore; that we do love them (though were no...

An inspiring curated selection of 40 photographs and artworks with accompanying essays examining the skill of confidence. The difference between s...

One of the difficulties about how our minds work is that we often cannot quite clearly see or know what is inside us. Art therapists have a longsta...

The modern world can present the body as a machine that just needs to be regularly exercised. However, it is a remarkably sensitive organ in which ...

A groundbreaking exploration of the science of longevity from Nobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan 'Enthralling and packed...

Later I realised that this was the most powerful moment of the journey for me. Here I was, a stranger who had wandered in from the Tibetan plateau ...

In Why Am I Like This?, Dr. Jen Martin delves into the science behind our strangest thoughts and habits, from why smells make us homesick to why we...

We regularly encounter appalling wrongdoing, with the media offering a depressing parade of violent assault, rape, and murder. Yet sometimes even t...

Getting Dressed teaches sociology through the everyday decision of what to wear. It is about the rules that shape how we dress and how and why we c...

Shortlisted for the Nayef Al-Rodhan Book Prize.A leading scholar explores what it means to dehumanize othersand how and why we do it.I wouldnt have...

What is the point of living? If we are all going to die anyway, if nothing will remain of whatever we achieve in this life, why should we bother tr...

Countering the dystopic and the apocalyptic, Star Treks Philosophy of Peace and Justice introduces political philosophical reflections on peace, ju...

In Explaining Cancer, Anya Plutynski addresses a variety of philosophical questions that arise in the context of cancer science and medicine. She b...

'Beautiful, moving, profoundly imaginative in itself - this book is as entertaining as it is relevant and practical' ALAIN DE BOTTON'Anyone who has...

Instant Philosophy pulls together all the pivotal philosophical knowledge and thought into one concise volume. Each page contains a discrete 'cheat...

A powerful argument for the essential role of morality in law, getting at the heart of key debates in public life.What is law? And how does it rela...

A rare, intimate account of a world-renowned Buddhist monks near-death experience and the life-changing wisdom he gained from it.'Generous, beautif...