Wicked Company
I noticed a review of this book in the Saturday FT. Subtitled 'freethinkers and friendship in pre-revolutionary Paris', it is a brilliant portrait of the…… Read More »
Category: Philosophy Spirituality
Discovering Camphill
The Camphill communities were founded by Karl König and inspired by the anthroposophy of Rudolf Steiner. They seek to enhance the lives of people with…… Read More »
Avatar-Philosophy (and Religion) or FAITHEISM
Faitheism is a new word coined by the author, an atheist who rejects the approach of the best-known proponents in dismissing not only the historical…… Read More »
Shinto: a Celebration of Life
This is a clear and comprehensive introduction to Shinto, with which I imagine that few readers are familiar. The overall argument is that Shinto has…… Read More »
The Quest for Hermes Trismegistus
Beginning with Ficino's work on the Corpus Hermeticum in 15th century Florence, this book is a tour de force in the search for a deeper…… Read More »
Cycling - Philosophy for Everyone
The expression 'tour de force' takes on a new meaning with this volume devoted to the relationship between cycling and philosophy as both a sport…… Read More »
Wine & Philosophy
Part of the same series, subtitled a symposium on thinking and drinking. The association between wine and philosophy goes right back to its Greek origins…… Read More »
Whiskey & Philosophy
With a foreword by my old friend whisky writer Charles Maclean, this book lives up to its reference to spirited ideas. I had not realised…… Read More »
Coffee - Philosophy for Everyone
A delightful book for philosophically minded coffee drinkers. Of course, philosophy is much older than coffee, but the cafe culture has been associated with philosophical…… Read More »
Suicide. All You Need To Know
The subtitle of this book – all you need to know, causes and consequences - is pretty arresting. The perspective is that of a Brazilian…… Read More »