What would the ancient Greek philosopher make of the twenty-first-century Google headquarters? A dazzling exploration of the role of ancient philosophy in modern life from the acclaimed writer and thinker.
Investigates the role of philosophy in twenty-first-century society through an imaginative dialogue a la Plato's dialogues. Plato comes to life again in the twenty-first-century and embarks on speaking tours, offering his take on things like Google, crowd sourcing, politics, and whether or not science has the ability to do away with philosophy.
Multigenerational story of life's twists and turns, featuring Sasha, an actress in pre-war Warsaw, her daughter Chloe, a child of the sixties, and her grandaughter, Phoebe, a true nineties woman.
Examines the life and work of mathematician and logician, Kurt Godel, briefly looking at his early scholarly life, then describing the elements of contradiction is his life that lead to his formulation of the Incompleteness Theorem--a groundbreaking work in twentieth century science.
Cass Seltzer, who becomes a celebrity after writing a best-selling book about atheism and spirituality, tries to cope with newfound attention while being haunted by reminders of two individuals who sparked his interest in religion.
