Western Philosophy

A humorous and philosophical trip through life, from the New York Timesbestselling coauthor of Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar . . .

A little masterpiece of originality and clarity."-George Steiner

"A necessary book."-Roberto Saviano

"A wonderful little book that will delight you."-Francois Busnel

An international bestseller in eighteen languages.

In Becoming Wise, Krista Tippett, host of the radio program On Being, has created a master class in living for a fractured world. Fracture, she says, is not the whole story of our time. The enduring question of what it means to be human has become inextricable from the challenge of who we are to each other.

Foreword by Eckhart Tolle.

What is your happiest moment? How can you know it? Do we waste time or does time waste us? Are questions about meaning truly meaningful? What's really important?

Colin Wilson's classic exploration of the rebel as genius, with a new introduction by Gary Lachman.