Anger is all around us, from divisive social media arguments and heightened political divides to road rage and personal spats; from Black Lives Matter and climate justice movements to Trump, incels and white supremacists. When it materialises, it seems to cry out for recognition and response. It affects our bodies and can transition into violence. It can be inherited through the generations; it ca
'We tell ourselves stories in order to live' Joan DidionFrom the truths and lies we tell about ourselves to the resonant creations of fiction, stories give shape and meaning to all our lives. So what might the most memorable characters in literature tell us about how to live meaningfully?In How to Live.
This text examines the aesthetic and religious questions at the centre of the European thought, particularly the work of Theodor Adorno, Emmanuel Levinas and Edmond Jabes.
From a talented and original thinker comes this passionate critique of the intrusiveness of modern culture which advocates an exploration and cultivation of our unconscious, in a world where everything we do is deemed public knowledge
'These [How to Read] books let you encounter thinkers eyeball to eyeball by analysing passages from their work' Terry Eagleton, New Statesman
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