From the bestselling philosopher, an ambitious and gripping history of science, thought, life on earth and the human mind itself - and what we might know in the future
Professor A. C. Grayling is Principal of the New College of the Humanities at Northeastern University, London, and a Supernumerary Fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He has written and edited over thirty books on philosophy, history, science and current affairs. For several years he wrote columns for the Guardian newspaper and The Times and was the chairman of the 2014 Man Booker Prize.
Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects
*Steven Pinker*
Remarkable, readable and authoritative. How he has mastered so
much, so thoroughly, is nothing short of amazing
*Lawrence M. Krauss, author of A Universe from Nothing*
This book hums with the excitement of the great human project of
discovery
*Adam Zeman, author of Aphantasia*
Prof. Grayling interweaves the recent scientific and archaeological
advances into a compelling narrative of how much progress humans
have made in the understanding of their place in the natural,
social and cognitive worlds. And how ignorant we still remain
providing strong motivation to further this understanding by new
empirical evidence
*Tejidner Virdee FRS*
AC Grayling tackles the questions science can't answer... a
breathtaking book... Scholarly, lucid and accessible without being
patronising or diluting, Grayling offers a masterly exegesis of
current knowledge in three disciplines, as well as an analysis of
what both opens and obstructs our access to such knowledge - in
effect, four books in one
*The Telegraph*
An enthusiastic thinker who embraces humour, common sense and
lucidity
*Independent*
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