Robert C. Robinson

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What Kind of Creatures Are We?

Noam Chomsky | NONFICTION, Jan 01, 2016

This small book offers an engaging if superficial introduction for readers interested in Chomsky's voluminous scholarship on the topics of linguistics and political theory. At the same time, readers familiar with Chomsky's work will find fresh ideas and criticisms based on recent discoveries about language and neuroscience.

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The Domestication of Language: Cultural Evolution and the Uniqueness of the Human Animal

Daniel Cloud | NONFICTION, Jan 01, 2015

This serious piece of academic writing is a must-read for those working on the frontiers of the philosophy of language.

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A Philosophy of Walking

Frédéric Gros | NONFICTION, May 15, 2014

Despite taking on some weighty philosophers, this is an easy, light read that will delight and inspire anyone who has ever enjoyed a good stroll.

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Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won't Go Away

Rebecca Goldstein | NONFICTION, Feb 01, 2014

Goldstein is a serious scholar, and her careful citations, footnotes, and background research betray this fact. However, anyone with an interest in philosophy, Plato, or his legacy on Western culture will find this book to be an accessible and enjoyable read. [See Prepub Alert, 9/30/13.]

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On Aristotle: Saving Politics from Philosophy

Alan Ryan | NONFICTION, Nov 22, 2013

Ryan's rich analysis of Aristotle serves as an introduction to his contemporaries, among them Greeks and Persians, but also the Arabs who first preserved and translated the Greek and ultimately modern philosophers such as Thomas Hobbes. His erudition regarding the history of political thought works superbly when discussing Machiavelli, since the philosopher's arguments make sense best when read in their historical context.