Books by Susan Stebbing
“This book was first published in 1936 and has long been out of print. It was finally republished this year. Susan Stebbing was a very brilliant, hardcore, analytic philosopher, logician, and philosopher of science. She was amazing in that she was a respected contributor to philosophy in the 1930s, when academic philosophy was almost completely inimical to women in Britain. Probably because she died during the wartime, her reputation was affected by not being part of that post-war recovery in society, and she got forgotten.” Read more...
The Best Philosophy Books of 2022
Nigel Warburton, Philosopher
Interviews where books by Susan Stebbing were recommended
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1
How to Say No: An Ancient Guide to the Art of Cynicism
by Diogenes and the Cynics, translated by Mark Usher -
2
Looking for Theophrastus: Travels in Search of a Lost Philosopher
by Laura Beatty -
3
Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
by David Chalmers -
4
The Life Inside: A Memoir of Prison, Family and Philosophy
by Andy West -
5
Thinking to Some Purpose
by Susan Stebbing
The Best Philosophy Books of 2022, recommended by Nigel Warburton
The Best Philosophy Books of 2022, recommended by Nigel Warburton
Every year we ask our philosophy editor Nigel Warburton to recommend the best new books in the field. In 2022, his philosophy book recommendations include David Chalmers’ latest examination of consciousness, a memoir of teaching philosophy in prison, and a biography of the ancient provocateur and original cynic Diogenes.
