The Challenge of Things

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Thinking Through Troubled Times

By Professor A. C. Grayling

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The Challenge of Things by Professor A. C. Grayling offers insightful essays that explore a range of topics in philosophy, human rights, science, and politics. The author provides thoughtful reflections on contemporary issues, encouraging readers to consider their own perspectives on the complexities of modern life. With eloquent prose, Grayling engages with diverse themes, aiming to provoke thought and debate.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy thought-provoking essays that explore the complexities of contemporary life. Professor A. C. Grayling offers insights into a range of issues spanning ethics, politics, and the human condition, stimulating readers fascinated by philosophical reflections on the challenges we face in the modern world.

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A. C. Grayling's lucid and stimulating books, based on the idea that philosophy should engage with the world and make itself useful, are immensely popular.

The Challenge of Things joins earlier collections like The Reason of Things and Thinking of Answers, but this time to collect Grayling's recent writings on the world in a time of war and conflict. In describing and exposing the dark side of things, he also explores ways out of the habits and prejudices of mind that would otherwise trap us forever in the deadly impasses of conflicts of all kinds.

Whether he is writing about the First World War and its legacy, free speech, the advantages of an atheist prime minister or the role of science in the arts, his essays are always enlightening, enlivening and hopeful.

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Reviews of The Challenge of Things praise A. C. Grayling for his clarity, elegance, and ability to illuminate complex moral issues. His writing is celebrated for its intellectual depth and broad exploration of diverse topics, all while maintaining an urbane and reasonable style. His approach is often compared to the enlightened rationalism of notable public intellectuals, though he stands out with a unique historical awareness and balanced perspective.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408864623

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 March 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 228g

Pages: 320

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Professor A. C. Grayling

About the Author

A. C. Grayling is Master of the New College of the Humanities, UK. He has written and edited numerous works of philosophy and is the author of biographies of Descartes and William Hazlitt. He believes that philosophy should take an active, useful role in society. He has been a regular contributor to The Times, Financial Times, Observer, Independent on Sunday, Economist, Literary Review, New Statesman and Prospect, and is a frequent and popular contributor to radio and television programmes, including Newsnight, Today, In Our Time, Start the Week and CNN news. He is a Fellow of the World Economic Forum at Davos, and advises on many committees ranging from Drug Testing at Work to human rights groups.