Humanly Possible
Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2023 • A New York Times Notable Book • The bestselling author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Café explores seven hundred years of writers, thinkers, scientists, and artists, all seeking to understand what it means to be truly human.
“A book of big and bold ideas, Humanly Possible is humane in approach and, more important, readable and worth reading. . . Bakewell is wide-ranging, witty and compassionate.” —Wall Street Journal
“Sweeping . . . linking philosophical reflections with vibrant anecdotes.” —The New York Times
If you are reading this, it’s likely you already have some affinity with humanism, even if you don’t think of yourself in those terms. You…