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The award-winning writer Sarah Bakewell turns to humanism's response to the rise of fascism in the 20th century, with some final thoughts from Bertrand Russell. Emma Fielding reads Show more
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Sarah Bakewell turns to Darwin's ground-breaking work on evolution and how TH Huxley came to inaugurate the scientific humanist. Emma Fielding is the reader. Show more
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The new book by the prize-winning writer Sarah Bakewell is about humanist freethinking, enquiry and hope. It begins in the 1300s with Petrarch and Boccaccio. Emma Fielding reads. Show more
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The award-winning Sarah Bakewell turns to Erasmus's advocacy of the principles of peace, friendship and civility, and his enduring legacy. Emma Fielding reads. Show more
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Sarah Bakewell's new book explores Wilhelm von Humboldt's bold thinking on the role of the state in matters of humanity and morality. Emma Fielding reads. Show more
