Philosophy Talk Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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American Originality: Essays on Poetry

Louise Glück

Philosophy Talk

This week: As #NationalPoetryMonth gets underway in April, Josh and Ray wax lyrical with Nobel Prize-winning poet Louise Glück, author of "American Originality: Essays on #Poetry" – Sunday at 11 am on @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & https://t.co/W63Qg2lKEi #philosophy #KALWRadio https://t.co/EX7ceLEobQ

Paperback, 2018

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Life Is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way

Kieran Setiya

Philosophy Talk

ICYMI: Our conversation about why it's been so difficult to act collectively on #climate with @MIT philosopher @KieranSetiya, author of "Life Is Hard: How #Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way," is now available for download: https://t.co/wZ1zhuuLv2 #climatechange

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Philosophy: Philosophy: Who Needs It

Ayn Rand

Philosophy Talk

This week: What do Ayn Rand, Martin Heidegger, and Samuel Beckett have to do with Silicon Valley? Josh and Ray ask @adriandaub from @Stanford, author of "What Tech Calls Thinking" – Sunday at 11 am on @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & https://t.co/MLTW81YFFI #philosophy #KALWRadio https://t.co/JsJ1iUYSHi

Paperback, Mass Market, 1984

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Giving the Devil His Due: Reflections of a Scientific Humanist

Michael Shermer

Philosophy Talk

TODAY: Josh and Ray don't deny their discussion with noted skeptic @michaelshermer, author of "Giving the Devil his Due: Reflections of a Scientific Humanist" – 11 am on @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & https://t.co/a3emoy6hdm #philosophy #science #KALWRadio #BayAreaPublicMedia

Paperback, 2021

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Hatred: Understanding Our Most Dangerous Emotion

Berit Brogaard

Philosophy Talk

TODAY: Josh and Ray question why we #hate with Berit @BritHereNow Brogaard from @univmiami, author of "Hatred: Understanding Our Most Dangerous Emotion" – 11 am on @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & https://t.co/raj4SA9DuR #philosophy #emotions #KALWRadio

Hardcover, 2020

$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Personhood, Ethics, and Animal Cognition: Situating Animals in Hare's Two Level Utilitarianism

Gary E. Varner

Philosophy Talk

This week: Are #pets our partners, our property, or something else? Josh & Ray question the #ethics of pet-keeping with Gary Varner from @TAMU, author of "Personhood, Ethics, and #Animal Cognition" – Sunday 11 am @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & https://t.co/nCh7cTQbnH #KALWRadio https://t.co/UrvrFS9vJK

Hardcover, 2012

$150.00$125.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)

Existentialism: A Very Short Introduction

Thomas Flynn

Philosophy Talk

TODAY: John and Ken question the life and thought of Jean-Paul #Sartre with Thomas Flynn from @EmoryUniversity, author of "Sartre: A Philosophical Biography" – 11 am on @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & https://t.co/DX6DOfdc9Q #Philosophy #Existentialism

Paperback, 2006

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book

The Rules of Rescue: Cost, Distance, and Effective Altruism

Theron Pummer

Philosophy Talk

This week: Do we have a moral obligation to do the most good we can? Josh & Ray do good by Theron Pummer from @UnivofStAndrews, author of "The Rules of Rescue: Cost, Distance, and #EffectiveAltruism" – Sunday 11a @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & https://t.co/d7JQKNuYas #KALWRadio https://t.co/mh4mhAZuQl

Hardcover, 2022

$34.99$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Moral Responsibility and the Boundaries of Community: Power and Accountability from a Pragmatic Point of View

Marion Smiley

Philosophy Talk

This week: Who's at fault when it comes to complex, systemic problems? Josh & Ray point no fingers at Marion Smiley from @BrandeisU, author of "Moral Responsibility and the Boundaries of Community" – Sunday 11a @KALW 91.7 FM in SF & https://t.co/kU2gwMG0t9 #KALWRadio #philosophy https://t.co/mUWM9YrgMj

Paperback, 1992

$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book

Leviathan (1651). By: Thomas Hobbes: Political philosophy

Thomas Hobbes

Philosophy Talk

This week: What do #citizens owe the #state? What does the state owe its citizens? Josh & Ken question the political philosophy of Thomas #Hobbes with @AEJMcQueen from @Stanford – Sunday 11 am @KALW 91.7 FM in San Francisco & https://t.co/tL4EO1krax #KALWRadio #BayAreaPublicRadio https://t.co/TtuE5EQQKF

Paperback, 2016

$16.23$8.11 + Free shipping50% off your first book