The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age
6 best books like The New Religious Intolerance: Overcoming the Politics of Fear in an Anxious Age (Martha C. Nussbaum): Confessions, Letters to a Young Poet, Consciousness Explained, A Short History Of Ethics: A History Of Moral Philosophy From The Homeric Age To The Twentieth Century, Modern Social Imaginaries, Black Milk: On Writing, Motherhood, and the Harem Within
| Author | Augustine of Hippo |
| ISBN | 0192833723 |
Augustine's Confessions is one of the most influential and most innovative works of Latin literature. Written in the author's early forties in the last years of the fourth century A.D. and during his first years as a bishop, they reflect on his life and on the activity of remembering and interpreting...
| Author | Rainer Maria Rilke |
| ISBN | 0486422453 |
In 1903, a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet, requesting an assessment of their value. The older artist, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), replied to the novice in this series of letters — an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind...
| Author | Daniel C. Dennett |
| ISBN | 0316180661 |
"Brilliant...as audacious as its title....Mr. Dennett's exposition is nothing short of brilliant." --George Johnson, New York Times Book Review
Consciousness Explained is a a full-scale exploration of human consciousness. In this landmark book, Daniel Dennett refutes the traditional,...
| Author | Alasdair MacIntyre |
| ISBN | 0415173981 |
In this classic work, Alasdair MacIntyre guides the reader through the history of moral philosophy from the Greeks to contemporary times. He emphasizes the importance of a historical context to moral concepts and ideas. MacIntyre illustrates the relevance of philosophical queries on moral concepts...
Modern Social Imaginaries
| Author | Charles Taylor |
| ISBN | 0822332930 |
One of the most influential philosophers in the English-speaking world, Charles Taylor is internationally renowned for his contributions to political and moral theory, particularly to debates about identity formation, multiculturalism, secularism, and modernity. In Modern Social Imaginaries,...
Black Milk: On Writing, Motherhood, and the Harem Within
| Author | Elif Shafak |
| ISBN | 0670022640 |
An acclaimed Turkish novelist's personal account of balancing a writer's life with a mother's life.
After the birth of her first child in 2006, Turkish writer Elif Shafek suffered from postpartum depression that triggered a profound personal crisis. Infused with guilt, anxiety, and bewilderment...
