Do religions have an inherent right to be respected? Is atheism itself a form of religion, and can there be such a thing as a 'fundamentalist atheist'? Are we witnessing a global revival in religious zeal...more details Format:Hardback Pages:116
In this wonderfully acute and beautifully written volume, A.C Grayling extends the range of his previous three books to show how much understanding people can gain about themselves and their world by reflecting on the challenges of duty versus pleasure in the modern world.A.C Grayling illustrates what each challenge offers to thought...more details Format:Hardback Pages:192
This is the fifth in a series of essay miscellanies from our foremost philosopher A.C Grayling, reflecting upon the form of our world and its multiplicity.The essays are grouped by theme into reflections upon life and the standards we live by...more details Format:Paperback Pages:256
'The unconsidered life is not worth living' - Socrates. Thinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience...more details Format:Hardback Pages:196
William Hazlitt is England's greatest essayist. He was also a philosopher, a painter, a controversialist and a radical, whose critical writings about literature...more details Format:Paperback Pages:416
A subject of particular resonance today when belief - religious and otherwise - can shape the modern world. Complex theories are brought to life by Grayling's skill and accessible style.A book on scepticism from Anthony Grayling is to be greatly valued. Grayling is rare among academic philosophers: he is not only a brilliant thinker...more details Format:Hardback Pages:224
'Grief and loneliness, depression, despair and failure - those things ... are the common human lot at least at times in all our lives'. Yet it is philosophy which...more details Format:Hardback Pages:244
Everyone wishes to live a life that is satisfying and fulfilling, in which there is achievement and pleasure, and which has the respect of people one...more details Format:Paperback Pages:240
'The unconsidered life is not worth living' - Socrates. Thinking about life, what it means and what it holds in store does not have to be a despondent experience...more details Format:Paperback Pages:224
In this new collection A.C. Grayling extends the range of his previous two books to show how much understanding people can gain about themselves and their world by reflecting on the lessons offered by science...more details Format:Hardback Pages:288
'Human genius has done much, and promises much, in the way of removing the mystery from many things in our world; at the same time it recognises and honours the mystery in things too...more details Format:Paperback Pages:240
The most important question we can ask ourselves is: what kind of life is the best? This is the same as asking: How does one give meaning to one's life? How can one justify one's existence and make it worthwhile? How does one make experience valuable...more details Format:Paperback Pages:256
A.C. Grayling focuses on a series of central philosophical concerns in this excellent collection of essays, with each one contributing to the contemporary debates on these matters.A.C. Grayling is one of Britain's leading thinkers...more details Format:Paperback Pages:224
In his major new book A.C. Grayling examines the different ways to live a good life, as proposed from classical antiquity to the recent present...more details Format:hardback Pages:320
One of the most fundamental questions in our life is to find out what we value - what principles we want to live by and which codes we will use to guide our behaviour. Most of us want to live a good life. But what...more details Format:paperback (B format) Pages:274