Darwin, His Daughter, and Human Evolution by Randal Keynes — A Review
Most people know Charles Darwin the way they know a monument: imposing, fixed, slightly remote….
Resistance, Rebellion, and Death by Albert Camus: The Weight of Being Alive
Few books ask more of a reader than one assembled from the political writings of…
The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert Camus — On Absurdity, Revolt, and the Strange Dignity of Being Alive
Camus opens The Myth of Sisyphus with what is still one of the most arresting…
Gorillas in the Mist by Dian Fossey — What It Costs to Give Your Life to Something That Can’t Love You Back
A review of Dian Fossey’s Gorillas in the Mist — the book behind the obsession, the science, the violence, and what it means to give your life to something that can’t love you back.
The Meme Machine by Susan Blackmore — Where Dawkins Left Off, Blackmore Dares to Go Further
Dawkins handed us the word. Blackmore handed us the theory. That distinction matters more than…
Freedom Evolves by Daniel C. Dennett — The Book That Gave Darwin the Last Word on Free Will
Daniel Dennett’s Freedom Evolves argues that free will didn’t fall apart under Darwin — it was built by him. A review of one of the most important philosophy books of the last 25 years.
