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What is Philosophy? An Omnibus of Definitions from Prominent Philosophers
What is Philosophy? An Omnibus of Definitions from Prominent Philosophers

“Philosophy is 99 per cent about critical reflection on anything you care to be interested in.”

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Hidden Treasure: Ten Centuries of Rare Archival Images Visualizing the Body
Hidden Treasure: Ten Centuries of Rare Archival Images Visualizing the Body

What vintage nurse uniforms have to do with Darwin’s studies of animal emotions and Chinese war propaganda.

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Edward Gorey’s Donald Illustrations
Edward Gorey’s Donald Illustrations

A boy, a monster, and a loving mid-century collaboration.

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The Philosophy of Alice in Wonderland
The Philosophy of Alice in Wonderland

Cultivating the capacity to believe six impossible things before breakfast.

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How Ignorance Fuels Science and the Evolution of Knowledge
How Ignorance Fuels Science and the Evolution of Knowledge

“We judge the value of science by the ignorance it defines.”

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Waterlife: Exquisite Tribal Art Drawings of Marine Creatures Based on Indian Folk Mythology
Waterlife: Exquisite Tribal Art Drawings of Marine Creatures Based on Indian Folk Mythology

From walls to paper, or what the eye of the octopus has to do with swans and women’s role in the arts.

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Dating Advice from Dickens: A Collection of Victorian Vignettes
Dating Advice from Dickens: A Collection of Victorian Vignettes

A “Manly Young Lady” and a “Poetical Young Gentleman” walk into a bar.

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The Origin and Cultural Evolution of Silence
The Origin and Cultural Evolution of Silence

“Sound imposes a narrative on you, and it’s always someone else’s narrative.”

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Abstract City: Christoph Niemann’s Visual Essays
Abstract City: Christoph Niemann’s Visual Essays

What a transatlantic red eye flight has to do with biodiversity and charting the love of coffee.

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London Unfurled: An Obsessive 37-Foot Accordion Drawing
London Unfurled: An Obsessive 37-Foot Accordion Drawing

Along the River Thames in pen and ink.

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