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Philosophy books

October 2024

  • Why we should play for play’s sake

    The big idea
    The big idea: how games can change your life

  • Ryan Holiday poses for a portrait wearing a shirt over an Iron Maiden T-shirt, in a bookshop with shelves of books in the background

    The G2 interview
    The stoicism secret: how Ryan Holiday became a Silicon Valley guru

  • The writer Joy Williams in Amherst, Massachusetts

    Books interview
    American author Joy Williams: ‘The comfy story has got to change’

  • a portrait shot of susana monsó

    ‘Elephants show immense interest in corpses’: Susana Monsó, the philosopher examining what animals know about death

September 2024

  • Robert Stern

    Other lives
    Robert Stern obituary

  • Haruki Murakami, Cher, Neneh Cherry, Angela Merkel and Alan Hollinghurst Autumn Books

    From a new Murakami to a memoir by Cher: the best books of the autumn

  • Portrait of Dog looking into the wind.

    The Happiness of Dogs by Mark Rowlands review – a masterclass in canine philosophy

  • Jeffrey J Kripal laughing against a dark background, possibly speaking to camera or on stage at an event

    Philosophy professor Jeffrey J Kripal: ‘Thinking about a UFO as some kind of extraterrestrial spaceship is naive’

August 2024

  • Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson in Something’s Gotta Give.

    Lights, camera, comfy furnishings: why the ‘beige chic’ of Nancy Meyers is having a revival

    In her hit romcoms, the director’s sets were as popular as the films. Now trending on social media more than a decade after her last movie, her coveted look is back
  • Beagle, Cute puppy, Cute expression<br>1419639619 (4431c4e511cc298250e7a63a4733f1b702510e2d)

    I wag, therefore I am: the philosophy of dogs

    What makes human existence worth the bother? How can we free ourselves of inner conflict and live with joy? In an extract from his new book, philosopher Mark Rowlands seeks canine counsel in answer to these eternal questions
  • USA, California, Death Valley, cattle skull on the Racetrack Playa<br>Death Valley National Park

    Book of the day
    Concerning the Future of Souls: 99 Stories of Azrael by Joy Williams review – brilliantly deadpan

    A master of the short story explores mortality and beyond, through these funny, boundlessly intelligent visions of the angel of death

July 2024

  • Peter Godfrey-Smith.

    Philospher Peter Godfrey-Smith: ‘To some extent, our planet would be better off without humanity’

    With the bestselling Other Minds, the philosopher dramatically changed our view of octopuses. Now, concluding his trilogy about the evolution of intelligence, he shows how animal life has shaped the planet itself
  • Frederick Douglass.

    Book of the day
    The History of Ideas by David Runciman review – big thinkers with visions of a better world

    The academic’s page-turning volume of essays – a study of intellectuals who sought to improve the politics and societies of their day – makes you feel a little more learned than you did before

    • The History of Ideas by David Runciman review – casting around

    • History for Tomorrow by Roman Krznaric review – looking back, moving forward

    • In My Time of Dying by Sebastian Junger review – from here to eternity

June 2024

  • From the series Zwischen den Jahren ( Between the Years) by Valentin Goppel. Published by Gost books £40 https://gostbooks.com/products/zwischen-den-jahren

    Observer book of the week
    Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us by Lucy Foulkes review – deep dive into the teenage mind

    An academic psychologist’s insightful and compassionate study of adolescence is expertly presented, plotting out harmful as well as helpful transitions into adulthood
  • trolley

    The big idea
    The big idea: is it OK to do wrong for the greater good?

    Jailed tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried believed altruism justified his actions. Was he right?
  • Jeremy Bentham’s skeleton and wax head is on display at UCL in London.

    ‘He had a sarcastic turn of phrase’: discovery of 1509 book sheds new light on ‘father of utilitarianism’

    Unearthed notes owned by the renowned philosopher Jeremy Bentham reveal the roots of his influential ethics

May 2024

  • Engraving depicting the Greek philosopher Theophrastus

    Weatherwatch
    The Greek philosopher who was perhaps the first weather forecaster

    Many popular sayings in weather lore can be traced back to Theophrastus and his book On Signs
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