How Long Is Now?

BOOK REVIEW How Long Is Now?: A Journey to Enlightenment … and Beyondby Timothy Freke 2009 About the AuthorTim Freke is an internationally respected authority on spirituality and the author of many best-selling books. A passionate voice for our collective awakening, his groundbreaking ideas and inspirational presence have changed the lives of hundreds of thousands … Continue reading How Long Is Now?

Purpose in the Universe

BOOK REVIEW Purpose in the Universe: The Moral and Metaphysical Case for Ananthropocentric Purposivismby Tim Mulgan 2015 About the AuthorTim Mulgan, University of Auckland / University of St Andrews Tim Mulgan is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Auckland, and Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy at the University of St Andrews. He was … Continue reading Purpose in the Universe

Confucianism and the Philosophy of Well-Being

BOOK REVIEW Confucianism and the Philosophy of Well-Beingby Richard Kim 2020 About the AuthorRichard Kim is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University Chicago About the BookWell-being is topic of perennial concern. It has been of significant interest to scholars across disciplines, culture, and time. But like morality, conceptions of well-being are deeply shaped and … Continue reading Confucianism and the Philosophy of Well-Being

The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics

BOOK REVIEW The Cambridge Companion to the Stoicsby Brad Inwood (Editor) 2003 About the BookThis volume offers an odyssey through the ideas of the Stoics in three ways: through the historical trajectory of the school itself and its influence; the recovery of the history of Stoic thought; and finally, the ongoing confrontation with Stoicism. The … Continue reading The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics

Great Minds Don’t Think Alike

BOOK REVIEW Great Minds Don’t Think Alike: Debates on Consciousness, Reality, Intelligence, Faith, Time, AI, Immortality, and the Humanby Marcelo Gleiser (editor) 2022 About the AuthorMarcelo Gleiser is Appleton Professor of Natural Philosophy, professor of physics and astronomy, and director of the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Engagement at Dartmouth College. His many books include The Island … Continue reading Great Minds Don’t Think Alike

The Art of Living

BOOK REVIEW The Art of Living: The Stoics on the Nature and Function of Philosophy, 2nd Editionby John Sellars 2009 About the AuthorJohn Sellars is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of the West of England, in Bristol, and a member of Wolfson College, Oxford. About the BookAncient philosophy was conceived as a way … Continue reading The Art of Living

Lives of the Stoics

BOOK REVIEW Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aureliusby Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman 2020 About the AuthorsRyan Holiday is one of the world's foremost thinkers and writers on ancient philosophy and its place in everyday life. He is a sought-after speaker, strategist, and the author of many bestselling … Continue reading Lives of the Stoics