Stefen Nadler ; Lawrence Shapiro

Frans Hals was one of the greatest portrait painters in history, and his style transformed ideas and expectations about what portraiture can do and wh

Frans Hals was naast Rembrandt en Vermeer een van de drie grote schilders van de zeventiende eeuw. Bovenal was hij de beroemdste portretschilder van z

Why the tools of philosophy offer a powerful antidote to today’s epidemic of irrationalityThere is an epidemic of bad thinking in the world today. An

A journey guided by science that explores the universe, the earth, and the story of life

This unique book by Stewart Shapiro looks at a range of philosophical issues and positions concerning mathematics in four comprehensive sections. Part

Shows how René Descartes transformed philosophy.

What, exactly, is knowledge of music? And what does it tell us about humanistic knowledge in general? This book grapples directly with these fundament

Constance Chatterley feels trapped in her sexless marriage to the invalid Sir Clifford. Unable to fulfil his wife emotionally or physically, Clifford

Creative Block is a book set out to ruffle feathers, get out of ruts and start those juices flowing. Focussing on creative process and theory, it is f

‘I know dirt when I smell it,’ zei een criticus in 1921 over het pas verschenen Verliefde vrouwen, hoewel hij een gekuiste versie onder ogen had gekre

A monumental feat of translation: Islam’s founding text rendered in limpid English verse that echoes the sublimity of the Arabic original

What is a self? Is it INSIDE of us? Or OUTSIDE of us? Your self is a lovely self, so let's get to know it.

A radical manifesto for the transformation of post-pandemic politics

Onze steden zijn, hoewel ze grijs lijken, in feite wildgroen. Of het nu in parken, plantsoentjes, langs grachten, op kerkhoven of in uw eigen straat i

Have you ever sat and watched a plant? The very idea itself might seem strange. We like to watch things that move, that do something. But in fact, pla