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Humanly Possible

by Sarah Bakewell
Antonia Beamish
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The bestselling, prizewinning author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Café brings us a celebration of 700 years of human endeavour and achievement, in which dozens of philosophers, scientists, classicists, architects, educationalists and others explore the art of being human
Humanly Possible is a wide-ranging, personal, thought-provoking and entertaining journey through the battle of ideas over some 700 years of history - mostly, but not exclusively, in Europe. Through a mixture of biography and philosophy, Bakewell seeks to understand what humanism is, why it has continued to flourish despite opposition from fanatics, mystics, tyrants and cultural pessimists of all kinds, and exactly why we should value and defend it in the 21st century.
© Sarah Bakewell 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

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Publisher: Random House Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781529902150
  • File size: 375589 KB
  • Release date: March 30, 2023
  • Duration: 13:02:28
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Biography & Autobiography History Philosophy Nonfiction

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English

Brought to you by Penguin.

The bestselling, prizewinning author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Café brings us a celebration of 700 years of human endeavour and achievement, in which dozens of philosophers, scientists, classicists, architects, educationalists and others explore the art of being human
Humanly Possible is a wide-ranging, personal, thought-provoking and entertaining journey through the battle of ideas over some 700 years of history - mostly, but not exclusively, in Europe. Through a mixture of biography and philosophy, Bakewell seeks to understand what humanism is, why it has continued to flourish despite opposition from fanatics, mystics, tyrants and cultural pessimists of all kinds, and exactly why we should value and defend it in the 21st century.
© Sarah Bakewell 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

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Biography & Autobiography History Philosophy Nonfiction