A humorous yet serious introduction to philosophy, answering people’s real questions from the internet. Nobody will agree with all of it, but it will make everybody think harder. It is full of good and important stuff — The Reverend Canon Professor Keith Ward, University of Oxford

The wisdom of the past addressing the questions of contemporary life. Law is able to make the most challenging philosophical ideas accessible and relevant to everyday life. A joy to read — Dr Philip Goff, author of Galileo’s Error –This text refers to the hardcover edition.

Stephen Law is a philosopher, academic, and all-round polymath. He has written a number of bestselling introductions to philosophy for both adults and children including The Philosophy Files, The Philosophy Gym and A Very Short Introduction on Humanism.

He is a public speaker and has written for the Guardian, Independent on Sunday, Mail on Sunday, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, Newsweek, Aeon, and New Scientist magazine.

–This text refers to the hardcover edition.