Books by Edith Hall
Edith Hall is a British classicist, specialising in ancient Greek literature and cultural history, and a professor in the Department of Classics and Centre for Hellenic Studies at King’s College, London. Her latest book, Aristotle’s Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life, was published in May 2018 in the UK and will be available in the US in January 2019.
“The big theme of the book is not just trying to understand her family and the impact the suicides have had upon subsequent generations, but also how much better the ancient Greeks were at discussing the impact of suicide than our contemporary commentators, including philosophical commentators. Like all of Edith’s books, this is extremely easy to read, despite the subject matter. It oscillates between dark personal memoir and really illuminating discussions of passages of ancient Greek tragedy.” Read more...
The Best Philosophy Books of 2024
Nigel Warburton, Philosopher
Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life
by Edith Hall
***🏆 A Five Books Book of the Year ***
“Aristotle was a writer who was very much concerned with what will make a human life go well, and so Edith Hall treats him as a source for good advice on just that: good advice on how to be human.” Read more...
The Best Philosophy Books of 2018
Nigel Warburton, Philosopher
Interviews with Edith Hall
The best books on Aristotle, recommended by Edith Hall
Aristotle was the most important intellectual who ever lived, argues author and classicist Edith Hall, making significant contributions to ethics, science and a variety of other disciplines. Here, she selects five books to further your understanding of the great philosopher’s life and work.
Interviews where books by Edith Hall were recommended
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Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny
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Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life
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I Am Dynamite!: A Life of Nietzsche
by Sue Prideaux -
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Hiking with Nietzsche: On Becoming Who You Are
by John Kaag -
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Being and Nothingness
by Jean-Paul Sartre & Sarah Richmond (translator)
The Best Philosophy Books of 2018, recommended by Nigel Warburton
The Best Philosophy Books of 2018, recommended by Nigel Warburton
What can Nietzsche and Aristotle teach us about how to live? Should everyone read Being and Nothingness? From a philosophical approach to misogyny to an interrogation of whether it’s morally acceptable to have a Facebook account, philosopher Nigel Warburton introduces us to the best philosophy books of 2018.
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Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People
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Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me
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Marx
by Jaime Edwards and Brian Leiter -
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The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI
by Jonathan Birch -
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We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt’s Lessons in Love and Disobedience
by Lyndsey Stonebridge
The Best Philosophy Books of 2024, recommended by Nigel Warburton
The Best Philosophy Books of 2024, recommended by Nigel Warburton
We ask our philosophy editor Nigel Warburton to recommend five of the most notable new books in his specialist area at the end of every year. In 2024, his nominations for the best philosophy books of 2024 include an introduction to the work of Karl Marx, a study of sentience in animals, and an examination of suicide through the work of the Greek tragedians.
