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Failures of Forgiveness Failures of Forgiveness: What We Get Wrong and How to Do Better Myisha Cherry

Philosopher Myisha Cherry teaches us the right ways to deal with wrongdoing in our lives and the world

The Darkened Light of Faith The Darkened Light of Faith: Race, Democracy, and Freedom in African American Political Thought Melvin L. Rogers

A powerful new account of what a group of nineteenth- and twentieth-century African American activists, intellectuals, and artists can teach us about democracy

Parfit Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality David Edmonds

From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein’s Poker, an entertaining and illuminating biography of a brilliant philosopher who tried to rescue morality from nihilism

The Politics of Language The Politics of Language David Beaver and Jason Stanley

A provocative case for the inherently political nature of language

Wonderstruck Wonderstruck: How Wonder and Awe Shape the Way We Think Helen De Cruz

A philosopher explores the transformative role of wonder and awe in an uncertain world

The Weirdness of the World The Weirdness of the World Eric Schwitzgebel

How all philosophical explanations of human consciousness and the fundamental structure of the cosmos are bizarre—and why that’s a good thing

Liberalism as a Way of Life Liberalism as a Way of Life Alexandre Lefebvre

Why liberalism is all you need to lead a good, fun, worthy, and rewarding life—and how you can become a better and happier person by taking your liberal beliefs more seriously

Anxiety Anxiety: A Philosophical Guide Samir Chopra

How philosophy can teach us to be less anxious about being anxious by understanding that it’s an essential part of being human

On Gaslighting On Gaslighting Kate Abramson

A philosopher examines the complicated phenomenon of gaslighting

Night Vision Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves through Dark Moods Mariana Alessandri

A philosopher’s personal meditation on how painful emotions can reveal truths about what it means to be truly human

Henry at Work Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle

What Thoreau can teach us about working—why we do it, what it does to us, and how we can make it more meaningful

Begetting Begetting: What Does It Mean to Create a Child? Mara van der Lugt

An investigation of what it means to have children—morally, philosophically and emotionally

The Entanglement The Entanglement: How Art and Philosophy Make Us What We Are Alva Noë

Why human nature is an aesthetic phenomenon—and why we need art and philosophy to understand ourselves

Of Rule and Office Of Rule and Office: Plato's Ideas of the Political Melissa Lane

A constitutionalist reading of Plato’s political thought

The State The State Philip Pettit

A major new account of the state and its importance by a leading political philosopher

How to Care about Animals How to Care about Animals: An Ancient Guide to Creatures Great and Small

An entertaining and enlightening anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings on animals—and our vital relationships with them

How to Focus How to Focus: A Monastic Guide for an Age of Distraction John Cassian

How you can learn to focus like a monk without living like one

Philosophy of Mathematics Philosophy of Mathematics Øystein Linnebo

A sophisticated, original introduction to the philosophy of mathematics from one of its leading thinkers

Philosophy of Physics Philosophy of Physics: Quantum Theory Tim Maudlin

A sophisticated and original introduction to the philosophy of quantum mechanics from one of the world’s leading philosophers of physics

Philosophy of Biology Philosophy of Biology Peter Godfrey-Smith

An essential introduction to the philosophy of biology

Hegel’s World Revolutions Hegel’s World Revolutions Richard Bourke

A new account of the relevance of Hegel’s ideas for today’s world, countering the postwar anti-Hegel "insurgency"

Adam Smith’s America Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism Glory M. Liu

The unlikely story of how Americans canonized Adam Smith as the patron saint of free markets

Basic Equality Basic Equality Paul Sagar

An innovative argument that vindicates our normative commitment to basic equality, synthesising philosophy, history, and psychology

Free Agents Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will Kevin J. Mitchell

An evolutionary case for the existence of free will

Liberty and Equality Liberty and Equality Raymond Aron

An invaluable reflection on the essence of liberal democracy—and an ideal introduction to the work of political philosopher Raymond Aron

Chinese Cosmopolitanism Chinese Cosmopolitanism: The History and Philosophy of an Idea Shuchen Xiang

A provocative defense of a forgotten Chinese approach to identity and difference

When Animals Dream When Animals Dream: The Hidden World of Animal Consciousness David M. Peña-Guzmán

A spellbinding look at the philosophical and moral implications of animal dreaming

The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning Justin Smith-Ruiu

An original deep history of the internet that tells the story of the centuries-old utopian dreams behind it—and explains why they have died today

Losing Ourselves Losing Ourselves: Learning to Live without a Self Jay Garfield

Why you don’t have a self—and why that’s a good thing

The Machines of Evolution and the Scope of Meaning The Machines of Evolution and the Scope of Meaning Gary Tomlinson

A groundbreaking account of the origin and place of meaning in the earthly biosphere

After Kant After Kant: The Romans, the Germans, and the Moderns in the History of Political Thought Michael Sonenscher

Tracing the origins of modern political thought through three sets of arguments over history, morality, and freedom

The Enneads of Plotinus The Enneads of Plotinus: A Commentary | Volume 2 Paul Kalligas

The second volume in a landmark commentary on an important and influential work of ancient philosophy

Mandeville’s Fable Mandeville’s Fable: Pride, Hypocrisy, and Sociability Robin Douglass

Why we should take Bernard Mandeville seriously as a philosopher

The Individualists The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism Matt Zwolinski and John Tomasi

A sweeping history of libertarian thought, from radical anarchists to conservative defenders of the status quo

What Do You Want Out of Life? What Do You Want Out of Life?: A Philosophical Guide to Figuring Out What Matters Valerie Tiberius

A short guide to living well by understanding better what you really value—and what to do when your goals conflict

Aporophobia Aporophobia: Why We Reject the Poor Instead of Helping Them Adela Cortina

Why “aporophobia”—rejection of the poor—is one of the most serious problems facing the world today, and how we can fight it

The Idea of Prison Abolition The Idea of Prison Abolition Tommie Shelby

An incisive and sympathetic examination of the case for ending the practice of imprisonment

Be Not Afraid of Life Be Not Afraid of Life: In the Words of William James William James

A compelling collection of the life-changing writings of William James

Life Is Short Life Is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making It More Meaningful Dean Rickles

Why life’s shortness—more than anything else—is what makes it meaningful

Preexisting Conditions Preexisting Conditions: Recounting the Plague Samuel Weber

A stunning philosophical and literary account of canonical plague tales