Saul Frampton on Michel de Montaigne

In When I Am Playing With My Cat, How Do I Know She Is Not Playing With Me? Saul Frampton celebrates perhaps the most joyful yet profound of all Renaissance writers.

A smart, accessible history of philosophy to inspire readers young and old

Download an extract from Luc Ferry’s refreshing take on the history of philosophy and its tumultuous relationship with religion.

Ian Davidson on Voltaire

We think of Voltaire as the epitome of the Enlightenment; in his own time he was also the most famous and controversial figure in Europe. Ian Davidson’s new biography celebrates his extraordinary life through the thousands of his letters to have survived. Here, he discusses it with George Miller.

George Miller talks to Julian Baggini – can you judge a book by its cover?

Julian Baggini talks about his latest book, Should You Judge This Book by Its Cover?: 100 Fresh Takes on Familiar Sayings and Quotations.

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Three questions for… Julian Baggini

George Miller asks an interviewee three questions – no tricks or surprises, but no forewarning either. This video features philosopher and broadcaster, Julian Baggini, author of The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and A Very Short Introduction to Atheism, among many other titles.

Three questions for… Robert Rowland Smith

George Miller asks an interviewee three questions – no tricks or traps, but no forewarning either. This time, his guest is writer Robert Rowland Smith, who has just published a book entitled Breakfast with Socrates: The Philosophy of Everyday Life.