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A person walking through grassy plains under a blue sky with clouds, carrying a colourful striped bag on their back.

classicMeaning and the good life

On the happy life

Massimo Pigliucci

Vintage photo of female journalists protesting with banners depicting white birds in an early 20th-century street.

classicGender

Bringing down the patriarchy

Eileen Hunt Botting

Historical photo of a large crowd at a Nazi rally, with Adolf Hitler greeting supporters. The background shows flags and an expansive landscape.

classicSocial psychology

The herd instinct

Elizabeth Lunbeck

A man riding a dark brown horse through a sunlit, dusty yard bordered by trees and a fence, wearing casual clothes.

classicComparative philosophy

The philosophy of Mexicanness

Carlos Alberto Sánchez & Robert Eli Sanchez, Jr

Watercolour painting of a man sitting with folded legs and eyes closed next to a few rocks and bamboo in the background.

classicPhilosophy of religion

A funhouse mirror for the soul

Alan Jay Levinovitz

Close-up of a lighter emitting bright white light and sparks against a dark background.

classicBiography and memoir

Cerium

Carole Angier