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In this collection of essays, Joshua Cohen locates ideas about democracy in three far-ranging contexts. First, he explores the relationship between democratic values and history. He then discusses democracy in connection with the views of defining political theorists in the democratic tradition:...
Big Ideas in Brief 2013
With Big Ideas in Brief, Crofton provides an accessible tour of 200 key concepts that really matter. The ideas covered come from a wide range of subjects—Philosophy, Religion, Politics, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, the Arts, and Science.
A series of short, lively articles,...
The Dao De Jing 2024
A groundbreaking and superlatively accurate new translation of Laozi’s *The Dao De Jing*, from the bestselling translator of *The Art of War*, promising to be the first English edition based on direct translation from the oldest known copies of the ancient Chinese text.
One of the most significant...
A essential perspective on Critical Theory, painting the decline of its initial radical potential and the necessity of reviving it. How did a theoretical project that started as a radical rethinking of Marxism, responding to the defeat of the Left in the face of Nazism, lose its radical potential?...
Deep in the mountain forests, a young pup named Amaya wanders lost and alone, until an aging wolf rescues her from a terrifying encounter with his vicious pack.
To try and reunite Amaya with her parents, the unlikely pair embark on a journey to follow the moon. Eerie woods, forgotten cities, and...
Dr. King, one of the greatest civil rights leaders in history, wrote and reflected frequently about his Christian doctrine of love. He understood its transformative power and the essential role love played in the civil rights movement as the catalyst for positive change and social...
Forget Camus 2026
Albert Camus is broadly regarded as a philosopher of our time: a freedom fighter and a pioneering anti-colonialist. Oliver Gloag rejects the simplicity of this persistent image. A careful reading of Camus’s three major novels – The Stranger, The Plague, and The First Man – reveals a deep-seated...
Agrarian Questions 2026
Between 1910 and 1970, Latin America experienced a rapid and radical transformation. Rural societies became urban, and peasants found themselves forced into precarious wage labor. The Latin American novel became the key witness to this upheaval, revealing capitalism’s violent remaking of country and...
Radical lesbian feminist theorist and author Monique Wittig theorizes writing as labor and demonstrates where literature’s political power comes from.
The Literary Workshop takes readers inside Monique Wittig’s creative process, unlocking the practice of writing both in material and political...
The decline of religion and ever increasing influence of science pose acute ethical issues for us all. Can we reject the literal truth of the Gospels yet still retain a Christian morality? Can we defend any 'moral values' against the constant encroachments of technology? Indeed, are we in danger of...
Porphyry of Tyre (c. 234–305) was not only the biographer of his teacher Plotinus, and the editor of his Enneads, but an important Platonist philosopher in his own right.
On Theology and Theurgy presents two of Porphyry’s texts, preserved in fragments, in which he tries to bring philosophy to bear...
Philosophy in Minutes distills 200 of the most important philosophical ideas into easily digestible, bite-sized sections. The core information for every topic—including debates such as the role of philosophy in science and religion, key thinkers from Aristotle to Marx, and introductions to morality...
An original reflection on shame as the central feeling of our age — the expression of an anger that is the necessary condition for new struggles.
Can shame become a source of political strength? Faced with injustice, growing inequality and systemic violence, we cry out in shame. We feel ashamed...
In A Philosophy of Walking, a bestseller in France, leading thinker Frédéric Gros charts the many different ways we get from A to B – the pilgrimage, the promenade, the protest march, the nature ramble – and reveals what they say about us.
Gros draws attention to other thinkers who also saw walking...
A Philosophy of War 2026
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seems to many like a throwback to another age, rattling Europe with memories of past horrors. But since the end of the Second World War there has not been a single day without armed conflict somewhere in the world. Drawing on the great political philosophers, from Plato...
Experience the profound benefits of meditative practices from the Daoist tradition. This practical guide by a renowned teacher offers more than 32 guided practices to support emotional balance, enhance qi (vital energy), and cultivate a sense of groundedness and inner peace.
Unlike conventional...
In The Security Principle, French philosopher Frédéric Gros takes a historical approach to the concept of security, looking at its evolution from the Stoics to the social network. With lucidity and rigour, Gros’s approach is fourfold, looking at security as a mental state, as developed by the...
Sent by Earth 2001
Now more timely than ever, Alice Walker’s Sent By Earth reflects on the tragedy of September 11, 2001, and addresses the anger many Americans felt at the presumed perpetrator of the attack: Osama bin Laden. In powerfully reflective, nuanced, and above all heartfelt prose, Walker explores the seeds...
How a supposedly apolitical form of philosophy owes its continuing power to social and political forces
Analytic philosophy is the leading form of philosophy in the English-speaking world. What explains its continued success? Christoph Schuringa argues that its enduring power can only be understood...
What if your deepest struggles were the very ground from which authentic joy could grow? Through 57 carefully-selected verses, Zen master Cuong Lu draws on the ancient wisdom of the Dhammapada to give us a path through suffering to insight and compassionate action.
From a direct disciple of the...
This Idea Must Die 2015
The bestselling editor of This Explains Everything brings together 175 of the world’s most brilliant minds to tackle Edge.org’s 2014 question: What scientific idea, from the nature of consciousness to the Big Bang, has become a relic blocking human progress?
Each year, John Brockman, publisher of...
“You’re trying to straighten out a wiggly world—no wonder you’re in trouble.” —Alan Watts
In an age when all knowledge is at our fingertips, Alan Watts reminds us that wisdom is something else entirely. He invites us to rediscover the vitality, spontaneity, and deep unity that underlies...
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The Defeat of Critique January 19, 2027
A essential perspective on Critical Theory, painting the decline of its initial radical potential and the necessity of reviving it. How did a theoretical project that started as a radical rethinking of Marxism, responding to the defeat of the Left in the face of Nazism, lose its radical potential?...
Forget Camus July 28, 2026
Albert Camus is broadly regarded as a philosopher of our time: a freedom fighter and a pioneering anti-colonialist. Oliver Gloag rejects the simplicity of this persistent image. A careful reading of Camus’s three major novels – The Stranger, The Plague, and The First Man – reveals a deep-seated...
At Peace, Filled With Joy July 28, 2026
What if your deepest struggles were the very ground from which authentic joy could grow? Through 57 carefully-selected verses, Zen master Cuong Lu draws on the ancient wisdom of the Dhammapada to give us a path through suffering to insight and compassionate action.
From a direct disciple of the...
A Social History of Analytic Philosophy July 21, 2026
How a supposedly apolitical form of philosophy owes its continuing power to social and political forces
Analytic philosophy is the leading form of philosophy in the English-speaking world. What explains its continued success? Christoph Schuringa argues that its enduring power can only be understood...
You Are the Universe in Motion July 21, 2026
“You’re trying to straighten out a wiggly world—no wonder you’re in trouble.” —Alan Watts
In an age when all knowledge is at our fingertips, Alan Watts reminds us that wisdom is something else entirely. He invites us to rediscover the vitality, spontaneity, and deep unity that underlies...
The Literary Workshop July 14, 2026
Radical lesbian feminist theorist and author Monique Wittig theorizes writing as labor and demonstrates where literature’s political power comes from.
The Literary Workshop takes readers inside Monique Wittig’s creative process, unlocking the practice of writing both in material and political...
Agrarian Questions July 7, 2026
Between 1910 and 1970, Latin America experienced a rapid and radical transformation. Rural societies became urban, and peasants found themselves forced into precarious wage labor. The Latin American novel became the key witness to this upheaval, revealing capitalism’s violent remaking of country and...
A Philosophy of Shame July 7, 2026
An original reflection on shame as the central feeling of our age — the expression of an anger that is the necessary condition for new struggles.
Can shame become a source of political strength? Faced with injustice, growing inequality and systemic violence, we cry out in shame. We feel ashamed...
Returning to the Source June 2, 2026
Experience the profound benefits of meditative practices from the Daoist tradition. This practical guide by a renowned teacher offers more than 32 guided practices to support emotional balance, enhance qi (vital energy), and cultivate a sense of groundedness and inner peace.
Unlike conventional...
On Theology and Theurgy March 17, 2026
Porphyry of Tyre (c. 234–305) was not only the biographer of his teacher Plotinus, and the editor of his Enneads, but an important Platonist philosopher in his own right.
On Theology and Theurgy presents two of Porphyry’s texts, preserved in fragments, in which he tries to bring philosophy to bear...
A Philosophy of War January 13, 2026
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seems to many like a throwback to another age, rattling Europe with memories of past horrors. But since the end of the Second World War there has not been a single day without armed conflict somewhere in the world. Drawing on the great political philosophers, from Plato...
The Dog Who Followed the Moon November 12, 2024
Deep in the mountain forests, a young pup named Amaya wanders lost and alone, until an aging wolf rescues her from a terrifying encounter with his vicious pack.
To try and reunite Amaya with her parents, the unlikely pair embark on a journey to follow the moon. Eerie woods, forgotten cities, and...
The Dao De Jing November 5, 2024
A groundbreaking and superlatively accurate new translation of Laozi’s *The Dao De Jing*, from the bestselling translator of *The Art of War*, promising to be the first English edition based on direct translation from the oldest known copies of the ancient Chinese text.
One of the most significant...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Love October 22, 2024
Dr. King, one of the greatest civil rights leaders in history, wrote and reflected frequently about his Christian doctrine of love. He understood its transformative power and the essential role love played in the civil rights movement as the catalyst for positive change and social...
The Security Principle August 6, 2019
In The Security Principle, French philosopher Frédéric Gros takes a historical approach to the concept of security, looking at its evolution from the Stoics to the social network. With lucidity and rigour, Gros’s approach is fourfold, looking at security as a mental state, as developed by the...
This Idea Must Die February 17, 2015
The bestselling editor of This Explains Everything brings together 175 of the world’s most brilliant minds to tackle Edge.org’s 2014 question: What scientific idea, from the nature of consciousness to the Big Bang, has become a relic blocking human progress?
Each year, John Brockman, publisher of...
Philosophy in Minutes August 5, 2014
Philosophy in Minutes distills 200 of the most important philosophical ideas into easily digestible, bite-sized sections. The core information for every topic—including debates such as the role of philosophy in science and religion, key thinkers from Aristotle to Marx, and introductions to morality...
A Philosophy of Walking April 8, 2014
In A Philosophy of Walking, a bestseller in France, leading thinker Frédéric Gros charts the many different ways we get from A to B – the pilgrimage, the promenade, the protest march, the nature ramble – and reveals what they say about us.
Gros draws attention to other thinkers who also saw walking...
Big Ideas in Brief September 10, 2013
With Big Ideas in Brief, Crofton provides an accessible tour of 200 key concepts that really matter. The ideas covered come from a wide range of subjects—Philosophy, Religion, Politics, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, the Arts, and Science.
A series of short, lively articles,...
The Arc of the Moral Universe and Other Essays January 30, 2011
In this collection of essays, Joshua Cohen locates ideas about democracy in three far-ranging contexts. First, he explores the relationship between democratic values and history. He then discusses democracy in connection with the views of defining political theorists in the democratic tradition:...
Sent by Earth December 4, 2001
Now more timely than ever, Alice Walker’s Sent By Earth reflects on the tragedy of September 11, 2001, and addresses the anger many Americans felt at the presumed perpetrator of the attack: Osama bin Laden. In powerfully reflective, nuanced, and above all heartfelt prose, Walker explores the seeds...
Metaphysics as a Guide to Morals March 1, 1994
The decline of religion and ever increasing influence of science pose acute ethical issues for us all. Can we reject the literal truth of the Gospels yet still retain a Christian morality? Can we defend any 'moral values' against the constant encroachments of technology? Indeed, are we in danger of...