New Hopes for a Changing World: Bertrand Russell’s 1951 Blueprint for Survival
We live in an age of unprecedented power and paralyzing fear. We can destroy our planet many times over, yet … Read more
Rationalism
Why Bertrand Russell’s Sceptical Essays Still Challenge Everything You Believe
Do you really know why you believe what you believe—or have you just been taught to repeat what’s convenient? Bertrand … Read more
Why You Still Can’t Think Clearly: John Dewey’s 1938 Masterpiece Logic: The Theory of Inquiry Explains Everything
Do you ever feel like your thinking is stuck in quicksand—the more you struggle, the deeper you sink? John Dewey’s … Read more
Can Religion Ruin Us? Has Religion Made Useful Contributions to Civilization (1954) Review
Ever wonder why you feel torn between the comfort of faith and the cold logic of science? Do the rigid … Read more
Bertrand Russell’s What I Believe (1925) Cost Him a Job, Not His Legacy
Did a slim, sixty-page pamphlet really get Bertrand Russell branded unfit to teach at a New York college? I read … Read more
Ethics by Baruch Spinoza: Powerful Lessons You’ll Regret Missing
We’re pulled by emotions, confused by conflicting beliefs, and uncertain about freedom. Ethics by Baruch Spinoza asks: What would life … Read more
The Surprising Reason Descartes’s Meditations On First Philosophy Still Dominates Western Philosophy
If everything you trust—your senses, your memories, even mathematics—could be wrong, what could you still know for sure? Meditations on … Read more