Rupert Read is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is editor of The New Wittgenstein (Routledge, 2000), The New Hume Debate (Routledge, 2000) and Kuhn (Polity, 2002). He has published articles in a number of philosophical journals and mainstream newspapers.

"Although the language of philosophy can sometimes be arcane, Rupert uses examples from everyday life to show how his subject is part of today's world."   Reviewed by Molly Scott-Cato in Greenworld,  Spring 2008

• Introduction; I. Environment; 1. We are part of our ecosystem; 2. The Philosophy of Climate Change; 3. If you are anti-war, you should be pro-animal rights; II. Religion; 4. Religion Without Belief; 5. Which is worse: Death or Dying? 6. (How) Is Forgiveness Possible?; III. Politics; 7. How I learned to love Noam Chomsky; 8. Power, Politics, and Rings; IV. Art; 9. Eliot for Art's Sake; Conclusion.

Rupert Read is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is editor of The New Wittgenstein (Routledge, 2000), The New Hume Debate (Routledge, 2000) and Kuhn (Polity, 2002). He has published articles in a number of philosophical journals and mainstream newspapers.

"Although the language of philosophy can sometimes be arcane, Rupert uses examples from everyday life to show how his subject is part of today's world."   Reviewed by Molly Scott-Cato in Greenworld,  Spring 2008

• Introduction; I. Environment; 1. We are part of our ecosystem; 2. The Philosophy of Climate Change; 3. If you are anti-war, you should be pro-animal rights; II. Religion; 4. Religion Without Belief; 5. Which is worse: Death or Dying? 6. (How) Is Forgiveness Possible?; III. Politics; 7. How I learned to love Noam Chomsky; 8. Power, Politics, and Rings; IV. Art; 9. Eliot for Art's Sake; Conclusion.