'A person who does not think about life is like a stranger mapless in a foreign land'. But in the twenty-first century, what meaning can we give to our lives? How can we justify our existence and continue to grow and learn? In The Reason of Things, the bestselling philosopher A. C. Grayling gives us pause to examine these questions by reflecting on topics that concern us all - ethics, religion, evil, luxury, marriage, sex, liberty, justice and war.
About the Author
Anthony Grayling teaches philosophy at Birkbeck College, London and is a Fellow of St Anne's, Oxford. He reviews regularly in the Financial Times. He has a regular column in Prospect and the Guardian on Saturday.
Prizes
THE MEANING OF THINGS has sold over 13,000 copies in hardcover. AC Grayling is establishing himself as the media's preferred philosopher. 'Grayling's sparkling, erudite prose. A writer with his treasure store of knowledge, penetrating power of analysis and crispness of style will always be a joy to read' Practical Philosophy 'No one could read this collection of vivid, thought-provoking essays without becoming a wiser and better person' Literary Review 'An intriguing, entertaining collection ... his ... insights and consolations sparkle like bright new stones' Irish Times
Reviews
Just a reminder in the middle of our campaign for WHAT IS GOOD?, AC Grayling's new hardback, that we have the paperback of his THE REASON OF THINGS whichwe are co-promoting at all the events and which will get good review coverage at the end of June. Full details of events and festivals is on the author events schedule and also under WHAT IS GOOD? With AC now a Booker Judge it is very much his year. More news soon!
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I like this book. It is a collection of short essays by excellent philosopher AC Grayling. They are mostly well-written and address the key issues in a few pages. However, I didn't like this book as much as its predecessor, "The Meaning of Things". I found that one more engaging, easier to read and the topics addressed were more entertaining. This is a good read nonetheless, I recommend AC Grayling as his ideas are generally very good and he even addresses little-discussed topics like speciesism.
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