Philosophy & Stoicism

Contesting the idea that we are innately self-seeking and driven by egotistical goals, the bestselling author ofUtopia for Realistsoffers an uplifting history of the human capacity for kindness.From 'the folk...

Should we believe in God? In this new book, written for a new generation, the brilliant science writer and author ofThe God Delusion,explains why we shouldn't.Should we believe in God?...

Rene Descartes has been described as the father of modern philosophy.

With an Introduction by Jane O'Grady. Translated by Tom Griffith.In Symposium, a group of Athenian aristocrats attend a party and talk about love, until the drunken Alcibiades bursts in and...

The Sunday Times Number One BestsellerIt’s time we get back to common sense.It’s time to cancel the cancel culture.It’s time to Wake Up.If, like me, you’re sick and tired of...

InThe Lucifer Effect, the award-winning and internationally respected psychologist, Philip Zimbardo, examines how the human mind has the capacity to be infinitely caring or selfish, kind or cruel, creative or...

to 'can I still enjoy great art if it was created by terrible people? '), so that we know how to deal with ethical dilemmas. Much as Chidi used humour...

What Money Can't Buy by Michael J Sandel This book is the first detailed study of the plays of Sophocles through examination of a single ethical principle--the traditional Greek popular...

Our life is what our thoughts make itThe extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only Roman emperor to have also been a stoic philosopher, have for centuries been...

Confronting and solving problems is a painful process which most of us attempt to avoid, yet avoidance can result in greater pain. Peck suggests ways of facing difficulties which can...

Translated with Notes by Arthur Waley. With an Introduction by Robert Wilkinson.Dating from around 300BC, Tao Te Ching is the first great classic of the Chinese school of philosophy called...