Social & political philosophy

The popular philosopher draws on ancient wisdom alongside things learned across his clinical practice with patients to advise on twelve tried-and-true ways to live happily and constructively. The original UK paperback has sold over 635,000 copies. The #1 Sunday Times bestseller from 'the most inf...

In a hyper-competitive world obsessed with rankings, super-wealth and greatness, how can we live up to democratic ideals of equality? Erica Benner has spent a lifetime thinking about these questions from different angles in different countries - from post-war Japan, where democracy was imposed on...

Provocative and playful, 'All Art is Ecological' explores the strangeness of living in an age of mass extinction, and shows us that emotions and experience are the basis for a deep philosophical engagement with ecology.

Combining Neil Gaiman's extraordinary words with Chris Riddell's deft and striking illustrations, 'Art Matters' will inspire its readers to seize the day in the name of art. Neil Gaiman once said that 'the world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before'. This...

One of Britain's most highly acclaimed Black educators presents the history of Black radicalism, reclaiming it for the 21st century.

Acclaimed public thinker and clinical psychologist Jordan B. Peterson offered an antidote to the chaos in our lives: eternal truths applied to modern anxieties. His insights have helped millions of readers and resonated powerfully around the world. Now in this much-anticipated sequel, Peterson go...

Right now, someone, somewhere is being cancelled. Off-the-cuff tweets or "harmless" office banter have the potential to wreck lives. The Left condemns the Right and the bigotry of the old elites. The Right complains about brain-dead political correctness. In reality, both sides are colluding in a...

Does class determine economic options, or is class in our heads - a matter of interpreting symbols and meanings? Cultural theorists have made the second claim, sidelining materialism. Now, amid deepening inequality, Vivek Chibber defends materialist analysis of class power, while arguing that we ...

Analysing a wide range of online communities and subcultures, Alice Capelle shows how an unprecedented backlash against women is being orchestrated online. Covering everything from the reactionary politics of the 'manosphere' to hookup culture, traditional feminity, the politics of sexual liberat...

Ralph Rumney, English painter, was one of the founding members of the Situationist International. His membership ended after disagreement with Guy Debord, but his association with radical movements in art and politics never ended. Throughout his adventurous life, Raloh Rumney was in constant flig...