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In Thomas Aquinas in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Aquinas's life and ideas and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in

"If we accept Wittgenstein's word for it," Paul Strathern writes, "he is the last philosopher.

James Purefoy stars in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Robert M. Pirsig's multi-million bestselling philosophical novel.

Beaucoup pourront s'étonner de ce qu'on parle ici d'humanisme. [ ...

As concise and enlightening as Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, this mind-expanding dive into the mystery of consciousness is an illuminating meditation on the

On Active Grounds considers the themes of agency and time through the burgeoning, interdisciplinary field of the environmental humanities.

Caustic and hilarious, Candide has ranked as one of the world's great satires since its first publication in 1759. It concerns the adventures of the youthful Candide, disciple of Dr. Pangloss.

Kierkegaard wasn't really a philosopher in the academic sense. Yet he produced what many people expect of philosophy.

Qui ici dit Aphorisme en appelle à la pensée en équilibre, sagesse et réflexion, avec un goût évident d’espérer en l’humanité, parfois malgré elle.

What do you think of when you hear the word Zen? Many Westerners may associate Zen with the counterculture of the 1960s and '70s, while others may associate it with today’s hipster culture.

During his lifetime, Jean-Paul Sartre enjoyed unprecedented popularity for a philosopher, due partly to his role as a spokesman for existentialism--at the opportune moment when this set of ideas fi

In Socrates in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Socrates's life and ideas and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the w

"Si je ne suis pas moi, qui le sera ?" Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) est né et mort à Concord, un village du Massachusetts.

'About things that are within our power and those that are not.' Epictetus's Discourses have been the most widely read and influential of all writings of Stoic philosophy, from antiq

Listening to the Bees is a collaborative exploration by two writers to illuminate the most profound human questions: Who are we? Who do we want to be in the world?