Author Jennifer Michael Hecht on Suicide
April 30, 2014
Follow @freudeinstein (Jennifer Michael Hecht) There is a certain myth to the idea that most suicides occur around the holidays; in fact, it’s usually in spring and summer that see… READ MORE
Category: Philosophy
Dispatches from Faith: Radiant Truth and America
April 28, 2014
Follow @JeffSharlet Follow @yaleRELIbooks Some stories are best told in fragments, built like mosaics from pieces brought together. The story of American religion, what belief can look like since the… READ MORE
Message: Don’t Look to Suicide, Stay with Us
April 5, 2014
Follow @freudeinstein Twenty years ago, the suicide of Kurt Cobain shook not only the alternative music scene, but much of popular culture as we know it. The infamous 27 Club,… READ MORE
The Meaning of Faith and Reason
March 8, 2014
Follow @yaleRELIbooks See all 20% off titles in our YUP Backlist History promotion! It’s good practice, if you are going to argue with something, to aim at the best… READ MORE
How to Learn Philosophy in Six Hours and Fifteen Minutes
March 3, 2014
Follow @WRLBooks “Beginning of modern thought.” Witold Gombrowicz starts his guide through modern philosophy with characteristic concision. The “First Lesson” is a description of Kant’s contributions to philosophy, with some… READ MORE
Terry Eagleton: An Intellectual and Cultural Nomad
March 2, 2014
Fifty years ago, Terry Eagleton—one of the foremost and polemical cultural critics and literary theorists—was appointed Fellow in English at Jesus College, Cambridge shortly after graduating from the university himself… READ MORE
Show Notes for Episode 3, Yale Press Podcast
January 29, 2007
Posted by Chris Gondek, Producer/Host of the Yale Press Podcast The famous baseball manager, Casey Stengell, once said that “There comes a time in every man’s life, and I’ve had… READ MORE
Writing a History of Ignorance