Book of the Day – Thinking to Some Purpose

Today's Book of the Day is Thinking to Some Purpose, written by Susan Stebbing in 1939 (I have read the 2022 edition) and published by Taylor & Francis Ltd. Susan Stebbing (1885 - 1943) was a British Philosopher. She was a brilliant exponent of analytic philosophy and was one of the founders of Analysis, a…

Book of the Day – Reality +

Today's Book of the Day is Reality + written by David Chalmers in 2022 and published by Norton & Company. David Chalmers is a professor of philosophy and neural science and co-director of the Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness at New York University. He wrote The Conscious Mind, The Character of Consciousness, and Constructing the World, and…

Book Of The Day – Yoga by the Numbers

Today's Book of the Day is Yoga by the Numbers, written by Richard Rosen and published in 2022 by Shambhala Publications. Richard Rosen is an American Yoga teacher, with more than 35 years of experience. He began his journey into yoga in 1980 following the training program of the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco…

Book Of The Day – Esoteric Theravada

Today's Book Of The Day is Esoteric Theravada: The Story of the Forgotten Meditation Tradition of Southeast Asia, written by Kate Crosby and published in 2020 by Shambala. Kate Crosby is a professor of Buddhist Studies at King’s College London. Her work focuses on Sanskrit, Pali, and Pali-vernacular literature and on Theravada practice in the…

Book Of The Day – Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Vol. 1: The Physical World

Today's Book Of The Day is Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Vol. 1: The Physical World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Thupten Jinpa (Editor). This series of books, of which Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Vol. 1: The Physical World represents the first volume, will give the…