{"product_id":"question-everything-a-stone-reader-9781324091837","title":"Question Everything: A Stone Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cem\u003eThe Stone Reader\u003c\/em\u003e--a landmark collection of 133 essays from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e' award-winning philosophy column--first published, in 2015, the world urgently needed insight and wisdom, and for many, the book served as a bulwark of reason against the rising tide of post-fact rhetoric. Now, as disinformation continues to run rampant and our rights are increasingly called into question, editors Peter Catapano and Simon Critchley contend that philosophy in the public sphere is more crucial than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike \u003cem\u003eThe Stone Reader\u003c\/em\u003e and its sequel, \u003cem\u003eModern Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ein 77 Arguments\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuestion Everything\u003c\/em\u003e delivers the contrarian views, sound arguments, and creative approaches to traditional opinion-writing that loyal readers of the series have come to expect. Its essays, however, are not organized by traditional categories like ethics or epistemology, but thematically by question, thirteen of them in all--the first twelve like the hours of a clock, ticking us through the tumultuous time in which these pieces were written, from late 2015 to 2021, with the last speculating into an uncertain future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe volume begins with the most fundamental of questions: What does it mean to be human? There, contemporary thinkers from Martha Nussbaum to Bernard-Henri Lévy explore the essence of who we are as a species. The next question--Is democracy possible?--interrogates our social and political ideals. While Malka Older calls into question the viability of our institutions, philosophers Gary Gutting and Alex Rosenberg reassess the meaning of patriotism. And onward, with more timeless struggles: What is happiness? Does life have meaning? Finally, it asks, Is this the end of the world as we know it? Now what?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile its foundation and core consists of the work of professional scholars and philosophers, \u003cem\u003eQuestion Everything\u003c\/em\u003e also features a number of prominent artists and thinkers who may never appear on a philosophy syllabus, including, among others, novelist Elena Ferrante, actor Cate Blanchett, filmmaker Errol Morris, musician Sonny Rollins, and artist Ai Weiwei, all of whom offer insights shaped by decades of devotion to and practice of their crafts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned both for immediate gratification and long-term use, \u003cem\u003eQuestion Everything\u003c\/em\u003e, with an introduction by Catapano, is not only an essential addition to a much-loved series, but an act of resistance, \"a product,\" as Catapano writes, \"of the spirit of agitation and inquiry that has been integral to the human enterprise from the beginning of recorded history.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatapano, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Catapano\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning opinion editor at the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and the coeditor of several books, including \u003cem\u003eAbout Us: Essays from the Disability Series of the New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritchley, Simon:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eSimon Critchley\u003c\/strong\u003e is a best-selling author and the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research. His many books include \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Dead Philosophers, Bowie\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTragedy, the Greeks, and Us\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647234183442,"sku":"9781324091837","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c3ae719d-e3d7-4be8-b840-1cf995da1c11.jpg?v=1733199124","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/question-everything-a-stone-reader-9781324091837","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}