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Prague 22: A Philosopher Takes a Tram through a City is a work of joyful wonder inspired by the encounter between the philosopher of the title and one of the world’s most beautiful cities. The memoir is anchored in the enchanting 22 tram journey linking the author’s flat in Prague with the Castle.
The city is unpacked in a torrent of sharp-eyed observations, reflections, and speculations, seasoned with mischievous humour. An attempt to encompass the magic, history, culture, and tragedy of Prague is interwoven with reflections on the enigmas of the human mind, of memory and forgetfulness, of knowledge and ignorance, and our strange nature as embodied subjects. The story of the meeting of a mind and a city widens and deepens into a celebration of the mystery of the world and of the human creatures who have constructed it.
Raymond Tallis is a philosopher, poet, novelist and cultural critic, and a retired physician and clinical neuroscientist. He trained in medicine at Oxford University and became Professor of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Manchester and a consultant physician. In 2000, he was elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences in recognition of his contribution to medical research. He has published over thirty widely acclaimed books on the philosophy of mind, metaphysics, philosophical anthropology, and literary and cultural criticism. For over a decade his ‘Tallis in Wonderland’ column for Philosophy Now has discussed philosophical problems for a general readership. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by four British universities, two for contributions to the humanities and two for contributions to medical science.
- ISBN-13
- 9781399973816
- Publisher
- Philosophy Now
- Imprint
- Philosophy Now
- Publication date
- 14 January 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 mm
- Language
- English
