Tag: philosophy

  • 14 April 2026 – Super-Infinite – Katherine Rundell

    14 April 2026 – Super-Infinite – Katherine Rundell

    Part biography, part intellectual adventure, Super-Infinite is Katherine Rundell’s exhilarating exploration of the life and mind of John Donne. Rundell does not follow a conventional cradle-to-grave account. Instead, she uses Donne as a jumping-off point to explore poetry, science, theology, and love. She also delves into the sheer strangeness of being alive. Written with wit…

  • 14 July 2026 – Ishmael – Daniel Quinn

    14 July 2026 – Ishmael – Daniel Quinn

    Ishmael is a novel that has quietly changed the way many readers think about civilisation. It has influenced their views on progress and humanity’s relationship with the natural world. Framed as a series of conversations, it poses deceptively simple questions with far-reaching implications. Daniel Quinn challenges the stories modern societies tell themselves about dominance, growth…