AN ESSAY ON METAPHYSICS
R. G. Collingwood (1889-1943) was a philosopher, archaeologist and historian, who was Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford. His father was a painter and…… Read More »
Book Reviews
THE MYTHOLOGY OF EVOLUTION
Chris Bateman offers in this book a set of myths (metaphors or stories) which he suggests are at the base of evolutionary theory as currently…… Read More »
I Have Seen It Tomorrow
This book is based on accounts from two people who have had extensive experience of out of body states. It contains some interesting insights about…… Read More »
Learning to Live Well Together
A collection of case studies based in Leicester showing how people from a variety of religious backgrounds and convictions have learned to coexist peacefully. Access… Read More »
Parenting with Values
A valuable and accessible book on twelve essential values, attitudes or qualities: security, self-respect, empathy, capacity to tolerate frustration, independence, gratitude, truthfulness, interest in the…… Read More »
A History of Physics – A Very Short Introduction
A comprehensive treatment of the history of physics in the West supporting the general idea of locating human beings in a directionless universe and the…… Read More »
Anthropocene – A Very Short Introduction
An excellent introduction to this still controversial concept that appeared in the Oxford English Dictionary in 2014 and defined as the period in which human…… Read More »
The Philosophers
An unusual history of philosophy in six types: the curiosa, the sage, the gadfly, the ascetic, the mandarin and the courtier – shows how many…… Read More »
Policy Entrepreneurship in Education
Here James Arthur draws on his pioneering experience in creating the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham (www.jubileecentre.ac.uk). The book…… Read More »
DARE
An inspiring autobiography based on the injunction of the title, Dare, encouraging readers to seek adventure rather than security. The author recounts her colourful life…… Read More »