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Humanly possible : seven hundred years of humanist freethinking, enquiry and hope / Sarah Bakewell.
Publisher: London : Chatto & Windus, 2023Description: 454 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781784741662.Subject(s): Humanistic ethics | Humanistic ethics -- History | Humanism
DDC classification: 171.2 Summary: The bestselling, prizewinning author of 'How to Live' and 'At the Existentialist Café' explores 700 years of writers, thinkers, scientists and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human. It takes us on an irresistible journey, and joyfully celebrates open-mindedness, optimism, freedom and the power of the here and now - humanist values which have helped steer us through dark times in the past, and which are just as urgently needed in our world today.
| Item type | Current library | Status | Barcode | |
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| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Library Intake, Ground Floor | Being Catalogued. Please contact Library staff. | 022039 |
Originally published: New York: Penguin Press.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The bestselling, prizewinning author of 'How to Live' and 'At the Existentialist Café' explores 700 years of writers, thinkers, scientists and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human. It takes us on an irresistible journey, and joyfully celebrates open-mindedness, optimism, freedom and the power of the here and now - humanist values which have helped steer us through dark times in the past, and which are just as urgently needed in our world today.