Books by Jonathan Birch
“Birch is a superbly clear writer, and he’s very careful to adjust his belief according to the evidence. He’s one of the most interesting public philosophers around today because of his willingness to engage with ideas which have a very broad interest across the world. He’s also adept at dissemination those ideas. By making his book freely available online he has guaranteed a wide readership. He appears on podcasts, radio, and television and is frequently interviewed, more often these days on the potential sentience of AI than on animals. But his deep interest is in sentience in animals.” Read more...
The Best Philosophy Books of 2024
Nigel Warburton, Philosopher
Interviews where books by Jonathan Birch were recommended
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Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People
by Emily Herring -
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Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me
by Edith Hall -
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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.
