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John Kaag – Think Again

John Kaag Think Again review and information book by the American philosopher, a new introduction to philosphy. Princenton University Press will publish the new book by John Kaag, the philosopher from the United States on January 12, 2027. Here you can read information about the content of the book, the author and the publication.

John Kaag Think Again reviews and information

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  • “Kaag treats complex ideas in a patient way, leading students to understand larger questions and problems in philosophy. One of the book’s strengths is the attention it gives to teaching how to think and write philosophically. It not only explains how ideas emerged historically but how these ideas are used in everyday life. Moreover, the approach of thinking of philosophy as a way of being human anchors the practice of philosophy in the realm of action.” (Celia T. Bardwell-Jones, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo)
  • “An excellent book. The writing is superior. Kaag masterfully weaves philosophical content, everyday experience, personal anecdotes, and current events. The substantial inclusion of primary texts allows instructors to enjoy the benefits of a textbook without sacrificing a commitment to the original text. And Kaag’s explanations and applications make the primary texts more accessible.” (Michael Ventimiglia, Sacred Heart University)

John Kaag Think Again

Think Again

A New Introduction to Philosophy

  • Author: John Kaag (United States)
  • Book type: philosophy book
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • To be released: January 12, 2027
  • Length: 528 pages
  • Format: paperback
  • Prize: $ 49.95
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Blurb of the book by John Kaag the American philosopher

Think Again is a personal and cutting-edge introduction to philosophy by award-winning teacher and renowned public philosopher John Kaag. The book encourages students to relate to their own lives the important questions raised by philosophy over the millennia. Motivated by the belief that teaching is fundamental to philosophy, the book has been carefully designed and written to be accessible to a wide range of undergraduates at a broad array of schools.

Think Again proceeds historically, guiding students from the ancients through to 1900 and the birth of contemporary philosophy. From there, it proceeds thematically, covering topics as diverse as metaphysics and epistemology, philosophy of mind, moral and political philosophy, and philosophical approaches to oppression. It features skillfully selected excerpts of primary texts from philosophy to encourage students’ direct engagement with and close reading of foundational texts.

  • Personal and conversational style
  • Historical and thematic coverage
  • Primary text excerpts
  • Learning objectives
  • Chapter reviews that include a summary, key terms, review questions, and additional readings
  • Three types of boxed features: Historical Context, Writing Philosophically, and Thinking Critically

John Kaag was born September 27, 1979 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He is professor of philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and external professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is the author of two memoirs, Hiking with Nietzsche and American Philosophy. His other books include Thinking Through Writing; Sick Souls, Healthy Minds: How William James Can Save Your Life; and Henry at Work: Thoreau on Making a Living (all Princeton).

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Steven Nadler Spinoza, Atheist

Steven Nadler Spinoza, Atheist review and information book about Spinoza’s believe in God. Princeton university Press will publish on April 7, 2026 the the new book about pilosopher Baruch Spinoza written by Steven Nadler, the Vilas Research Professor and the William H. Hay II Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Here you can read information about the content of the book, the author and the publication.

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  • “Steven Nadler is not only a lucid guide to Spinoza’s thinking, and not just a persuasive advocate of the Dutch philosopher’s atheism, but a wonderful, elegant, and witty writer. In fact, he is a better stylist than Spinoza himself, whose often complicated philosophical arguments are made crystal clear in this engaging book.” (Ian Buruma, author of Spinoza: Freedom’s Messiah)
  • “Spinoza, Atheist is clear, accessible, and concise. One couldn’t ask for a more adept account of Spinoza’s view of what he calls ‘God or nature’ and humankind’s relation to this philosophical God—or of what it meant to be a philosophical ‘atheist’ in the seventeenth century.” (Jonathan I. Israel, author of Spinoza, Life and Legacy)
  • “A fresh and fas­ci­nat­ing take on one of West­ern thoughts’ most impor­tant and enig­mat­ic minds… a nuanced defense of Spin­oza that unfurls like the best kind of philo­soph­i­cal argu­ment.” (Rab­bi Marc Katz, Jewish Book Council)

Spinoza, Atheist Steven Nadler book information

Spinoza, Atheist

  • Author: Steven Nadler (United States)
  • Book type: philosophy book
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • To be released: April 7, 2026
  • Length: 264 pages
  • Format: hardcover / ebook / audiobook
  • Prize: $ 29.95
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Blurb Steven Nadler book on Spinoza’s believe in God

In 1656, a young Amsterdam merchant was excommunicated by his Portuguese-Jewish community in the harshest terms it had ever used. Baruch Spinoza was accused of unspecified “horrifying heresies,” but the precise reasons for his expulsion remain a mystery. When he published his Theological-Political Treatise in 1670, which was condemned as “the most atheistic book ever written,” he began to reveal to the world what his heresies may have been. Yet ever since the eighteenth century, most readers and scholars have assumed that Spinoza was a pantheist—even a “God-intoxicated man,” as the poet Novalis put it. After all, how could a person whose books are suffused with talk of God be an atheist? In Spinoza, Atheist, Steven Nadler, one of the world’s leading authorities on the philosopher, aims to settle the question and show that that’s exactly what he was.

Nadler makes a powerful case that there is no real divinity for Spinoza. God is Nature, and isn’t an object of worshipful awe or religious reverence but can only be understood through philosophy and science. There is nothing supernatural—no mystery, ineffability, or sublimity. Spinoza does speak of “blessedness” and “salvation,” but these, too, are to be understood in natural and rational terms, as the peace of mind and happiness that come from understanding ourselves and the world.

Whether Spinoza believed in God is a fascinating and enduring controversy. Spinoza, Atheist promises to transform our understanding of his views and to make clear just how radical a thinker he was and remains.

Steven Nadler was born born November 11, 1958 in New York City. He is Vilas Research Professor and the William H. Hay II Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His many books include Rembrandt’s Jews, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Spinoza: A Life, Think Least of Death: Spinoza on How to Live and How to Die (Princeton), and A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza’s Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age.

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Christine M. Korsgaard – Dieren zoals wij

Christine M. Korsgaard Dieren zoals wij recensie en informatie boek over onze plichten naar andere dieren geschreven door de Amerikaanse filosofe. Op 18 december 2025 verschijnt bij Uitgeverij Noordboek in de Dierenrechtenbiobliotheek de Nederlandse vertaling van Fellow Creatures: Our Obligations to the Other Animals, het boek van Christine M. Korsgaard. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave.

Christine M. Korsgaard Dieren zoals wij recensie

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Christine M. Korsgaard Dieren zoals wij

Dieren zoals wij

Onze plichten naar andere dieren

  • Auteur: Christine M. Korsgaard (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: filosofisch dierenrechtenboek
  • Origineel: Fellow Creatures: Our Obligations to the Other (2018)
  • Uitgever: Noordboek
  • Reeks: Dierenrechtenbibliotheek
  • Verschijnt: 18 december 2025
  • Omvang: 320 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback
  • Prijs: € 29,90
  • Boek bestellen bij: Boekenwereld / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek van Christie M. Korsgaard

De Amerikaanse filosoof Christine Korsgaard ontwikkelt in dit boek een invloedrijke dierethiek. Ze gaat uit van het kantiaanse principe dat we dieren niet als middel mogen gebruiken voor onze eigen doelen. Dieren hebben eigen doelen. Het welzijn van elk voelend wezen horen we te behandelen als doel op zich, en dus als iets van absoluut belang.

Korsgaard veegt de vloer aan met de gedachte dat de mens belangrijker is dan de andere dieren, dat onze morele aard ons superieur maakt aan de andere dieren, en dat we door onze unieke capaciteiten beter zijn dan de andere dieren. Ze behandelt een aantal praktische vragen: of we het recht hebben om dieren te eten, ze in te zetten bij dierexperimenten, of we ze voor ons kunnen laten werken, of we dieren mogen inzetten in oorlogen, of we ze als huisdier mogen houden, en waarom het verkeerd is dieren te laten uitsterven.

Het nawoord bij dit standaardwerk is van GAIA-voorzitter en dierenactivist Michel Vandenbosch en filosoof Johan Braeckman.

Christine Korsgaard is geboren op 9 april 152 in Chicago, Illinois. Ze is een Amerikaanse filosoof en emeritus hoogleraar aan Harvard University. Ze wordt beschouwd als een van de invloedrijkste filosofen van de laatste decennia.

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