Description
Ideas That Matter by A.C. Grayling is a wide-ranging guide to the ideas, philosophies and movements shaping the modern world.
Presented as a personal dictionary, Grayling explores a broad range of concepts from absolutism and animal rights to feminism, globalisation, fundamentalism, bioethics, neurophilosophy and war crimes. He considers how major ideas have influenced society and examines the intellectual forces likely to shape the 21st century.
Written with Grayling’s characteristic wit and clarity, this accessible introduction brings philosophy, politics, ethics and contemporary social issues together in one thought-provoking volume.
Ideal for readers interested in philosophy, ethics, politics, social movements and the big ideas influencing contemporary society.
