From the author of The Mind-Body Problem: a witty and intoxicating novel of ideas that plunges into the great debate between faith and reason. At the center is Cass Seltzer, a professor of psychology whose book, The Varieties of Reli...

In 1656, Amsterdam's Jewish community excommunicated Baruch Spinoza, and, at the age of twenty–three, he became the most famous heretic in Judaism. He was already germinating a secularist challenge to religion that would be as radic...

'A gem….An unforgettable account of one of the great moments in the history of human thought.'—Steven PinkerA masterly introduction to the life and thought of the man who transformed our conception of math forever. Kurt Gödel is ...

Is philosophy obsolete? Are the ancient questions still relevant in the age of cosmology and neuroscience, not to mention crowd-sourcing and cable news? The acclaimed philosopher and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein provides a daz...

The novel's...refractive narration, lush prose and obsessive characters are reminiscent of Vladimir Nabokov. Like Nabokov, Goldstein is as focused on the manner of telling as on the tale itself. Her pitch is high and romantic, which s...

Book annotation not available for this title.Title: The Mind-Body ProblemAuthor: Goldstein, RebeccaPublisher: Penguin Group USAPublication Date: 1993/03/01Number of Pages: Binding Type: PAPERBACKLibrary of Congress: