Raising a Genius: James and John Stuart Mill
Yale University Press’ Little Histories collection is a family of books that takes a closer look at some of the most significant events, ideas, discoveries and people throughout history. As part of our ongoing coverage of the collection, here’s an excerpt from Nigel Warburton’s A Little History of Philosophy, a book that presents the grand sweep of humanity’s search for … Read more
The Nine Lives of Bayes’ Rule
While a staple in modern-day statistics classes, Bayes’ rule, as immortalized in our statistics textbooks, has been killed and revived several times. Although public opinion on this theory has waxed and waned dramatically, was Bayes’ rule ever fully dismissed? Sharon Bertsch McGrayne in her book, The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes’ Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, … Read more
The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius
Yale University Press’ Little Histories collection is a family of books that takes a closer look at some of the most significant events, ideas, discoveries and people throughout history. As part of our ongoing coverage of the collection, here’s an excerpt from Nigel Warburton’s A Little History of Philosophy, a book that presents the grand sweep of humanity’s search for … Read more
Author Video: Terry Eagleton discusses the philosophy of literature, fiction and indeterminacy
In The Event of Literature Terry Eagleton returns to the discipline to which he has devoted his career: literary theory. Here, in the final part of our interview with the literary critic and Marxist, Eagleton discusses the value of literary theory, fiction, the philosophy of literature and indeterminacy. Visit Yale’s London YouTube channel to view all four … Read more
Author Interview: Nigel Warburton discusses ‘A Little History of Philosophy’
Nigel Warburton’s engaging book A Little History of Philosophy (published this month) introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. Taking inspiration from Gombrich’s A Little History of the World, Warburton makes philosophy accessible, offering inspiration to think, argue, reason, … Read more
