strohm, paul -anna garbedian professor of the humanities, columbia university-

Cultural psychology through a global lens.

A provocative argument against the idea that we view the world through the lens of the language we speak.

M. Lindsay Kaplan expands the study of the history of racism through an analysis of the medieval Christian concept of Jewish servitude. Developed thro

Valeria Luiselli's crystalline debut: a surreal, enchanting novel about passion, identity, and the ghosts we carry.

Life's Values offers new analyses of the nature of pleasure, happiness, well-being, and meaning in life. Recognizing how individuals have different pr

Where does our conscience come from, and how reliable is it? Exploring its deep historical roots, Paul Strohm considers what conscience has meant to s

Onze schooltijd voelt waarschijnlijk aan als een heel erg lange periode. We maakten ons huiswerk en leerden ongetwijfeld fascinerende dingen over form

Grote denkers is de canon van The School of Life en bevat een selectie van zestig belangrijke filosofen, politieke denkers, sociologen, kunstenaars en

How humans produce and understand language is clearly introduced in this textbook for students with only a basic knowledge of linguistics. With a logi

An engaging primer of the history of the sustainability movement from the 1600s to the present day, illuminating how sustainability evolved from a rel

Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction is the most wide-ranging textbook on genocide yet published. The book is designed as a text for upper-undergrad

For centuries, philosophers have identified beauty with what brings pleasure. Dominic McIver Lopes challenges this interpretation by offering an entir

This new biography of the controversial, influential, and prize-winning American novelist Philip Roth, a writer with an international reputation for i

Written by a leading academic and broadcaster and drawing on interviews with readers, writers, reading groups, bookshop owners, librarians, and figure

Human language allows us to plan, communicate, and create new ideas, without limit. Yet we have only finite experiences, and our languages have finite

Ranging across both standard philosophical territory and the landscape of cutting-edge cognitive science, Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy

Recounts the events of the year 63 B C E when a disgruntled nobleman, L Sergius Catilina, after two electoral defeats, made himself the leader of a gr

From one of the world's leading experts on the subject, a fully updated introduction to the sustainability movement from the 1600s to today.

Molecular biology has revolutionized our understanding of animals and their evolution. In this Very Short Introduction, Peter Holland provides an auth

Paul Thagard uses new accounts of brain mechanisms and social interactions to forge theories of mind, knowledge, reality, morality, justice, meaning,