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"What is the use of Greek and Latin literature?" In Antigone, enjoy this special reprint of W.H.D. Rouse's roaring defense of the classics, "Machines or Mind?" (1911). Rouse was among the first editors of the Loeb Classical Library. Read: https://lnkd.in/ex75KB8G

🗓️ Join us for a live Q&A with Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman, where they will be interviewed by our very own, Alona Ferber, about their new book ‘Born to Rule’. The book is a uniquely data-rich analysis of the British elite from the Victorian era to today: who gets in, how they get there, what they like and look like, where they go to school, and what politics they perpetuate. “An exhilarating and revelatory picture of the British establishment.” —Tom Clark, Prospect Click the link to come along and meet the authors in person, enjoy a glass of wine and ask a question or two: https://lnkd.in/eA2wRU-U

"Prescriptions of online abstinence are nothing new, but Pressly offers a unique vision of what can be gained by stepping back from the outside world, and the screens that try to possess us. Doing so can allow us to access the more ambiguous and inchoate spaces in ourselves. This is where the qualities that make us fully human lie: love, genius, creativity, unspeakable sorrow, user joy." In The Atlantic, John Kaag reviews The Right to Oblivion: https://bit.ly/4f3lfLL

We spoke with Harvey Whitehouse, Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Oxford and one of the world's leading anthropologists. Whitehouse has spent his life studying the traits we share and the social glue that binds us together. His latest book, Inheritance, explores the ancient inheritance that made us who we are—and is now driving us to ruin. Watch the first part of our interview here: https://bit.ly/4eUzXV8

"Our thoughts leak through the sieve of our smartphones, where they join the great river of everyone else's ... The consequences, for both our personal and collective lives, are much discussed: How can we safeguard our privacy against state and corporate surveillance? Is Instagram making teen-agers depressed? Is our attention span shrinking?" In the New Yorker, Ben Tarnoff calls Lowry Pressly's new book, The Right to Oblivion: Privacy and the Good Life, "a radiantly original contribution to a conversation gravely in need of new thinking." Read more: https://bit.ly/485ybxN

Romantic ghazals! Medieval battles! Buddhist women! Ram’s battle against a demon army! All this and more can be found in Ten Indian Classics, a new book from the Murty Classical Library of India, coming January 2025. Capturing 2,500 years of India’s dazzling literary tradition and celebrating ten years of @murtyclassics, Ten Indian Classics is translated from a wide range of classical languages and introduced by an award-winning poet— Can you guess who? To learn more, tap the link in our bio.

In Psychology Today, Marc Bekoff speaks to renowned anthropologist Harvey Whitehouse about his timely and surprising new book, Inheritance: "[W]e need to rethink the way democracy works, drawing much more on citizens’ assemblies which are rooted in more ancient forms of collective decision making." Read the full interview: https://bit.ly/4eUaawB About the book: https://bit.ly/4eFStk1

Are you ready for election season? We have the perfect books to keep you empowered and informed, written by leading experts on American politics, democracy, and voting. Now through October 25th, you can save 30% on select political titles with the code USA30. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eQgCz6Gh

Introducing The Harvard Brief, a new podcast from Harvard University Press. Our first episode features authors Eric Calderwood and Bécquer Seguín. This unique and generative conversation runs the gamut of topics: from eighth-century Arabic poetry, to political op-eds in El País, to the acclaimed novels of Javier Marías, and even twenty-first-century rap. Watch: https://bit.ly/47XsWAi

What does privacy mean in an increasingly mediated, interconnected world? Is it a political right? In The Right to Oblivion, philosopher Lowry Pressly insists privacy isn’t simply a right to be protected but a tool for making life meaningful. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Hannah Arendt, Jorge Luis Borges, and a range of contemporary artists, Pressly shows why we all need a refuge from the world— Not a place to hide, but a psychic space beyond the confines of a digital world in which the individual is treated as mere data. Keep reading: https://lnkd.in/embdze7E