Popular Philosophy

How did we find ourselves in a post-truth world of alternative facts? And can we get out of it? A Short History of Truth sets out to answer these q...

During the past 30 years, what we used to call the passing show of existence has turned into a global torrent of electronic communication and cultu...

'Life-transforming' Susan Cain, author of QuietSearching for happiness is overrated, learn to find meaning insteadThere is a persistent myth in our...

In Why Grow Up, the latest volume in the Philosophy in Transit series, world-renowned philosopher Susan Neiman looks at growing up as an ideal with...

A luxury, keep-sake edition of an ancient Chinese scripture This ancient text, fundamental to Taoism, has become a source of inspiration and guida...

The modern world is richer, safer and more connected than ever before but it is arguably also a far less loving world than we need or want: impat...

When trying to deal with our current troubles and anxieties, it can be deeply irritating to be asked to consider our childhoods. They happened so l...

A global history of free speech, from the ancient world to today.Hailed as the first freedom, free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a ...

The essential companion to Stieg Larsson''s bestselling trilogy and director David Fincher''s 2011 film adaptation Stieg Larsson''s bestselling Mil...

In What Do We Really Know? Simon Blackburn addresses the twenty most-asked philosophical questions, including 'Can machines think?', 'What is the m...

The four talks collected here transcribe lectures delivered to an audience of children between the ages of ten and fourteen, under the auspices of ...

An urgent and provocative account of the modern 'militant', a transformative figure at the front line of emancipatory politics. Around the world, r...