âFresh, lively and informativeâa great read. Brand is at once an expert in philosophy and a sensitive interpreter of the arts. His writing shares affinities with that of Benjamin, Adorno, and Arendt.â (Richard J. Bernstein, Vera List Professor of Philosophy, New School for Social Research, New York, USA)
âAmbitious without being foreboding, Roy Brand asks how we can live âfully and deeplyâ in a world devoid of divine knowledge. Brand s range, large and vivacious, moves from aerial and artistic views of changing conditions of existence to a history of philosophy that urges a commitment to the noble values of living a good life without naïve or hypocritical blinders.â (Avital Ronell, University Professor of German and Comparative Literature, New York University, New York, USA)