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Our ability to find meaning in things is one of the most important aspects of human life. But it is …

The phrase "the meaning of life" for many seems a quaint notion fit for satirical mauling by Monty P…

Throughout history scepticism and the urge to question accepted truths has been a powerful force for…

In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questio…

Fyodor Dostoevsky became the writer best known for his treatment of the big questions of ethics, rel…

Imagination: A Very Short Introduction explores imagination as a cognitive power and an essential di…

The concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life. Legal philosophy, or jurispru…

Atheism is often considered to be a negative, dark, and pessimistic belief which is characterized by…

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was one of the few men in history to fight simultaneously on …

Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by skepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and …

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) was one of the major intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Born i…

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What is dreaming, and what causes it? Why are dreams so strange and why are they so hard to remember…

A great deal of the world's history is the history of empires. Indeed it could be said that all hist…

When Europeans first arrived in North America, between five and eight million indigenous people were…

Populism is a central concept in the current media debates about politics and elections. However, li…