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Will Buckingham is a writer, academic and traveller with an MA in Anthropology and a PhD in Philosophy. He has published books in several genres, including philosophy and fiction for children and adults. His latest book is "Hello, Stranger: How We Find Connection in a Disconnected World" (Granta 2021).

Born in the UK, he has worked and travelled all over the world. He co-directs Wind&Bones, a social enterprise that explores how writing can help us connect and reconnect, and is currently based in Dundee, Scotland. ...more

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	The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by Will Buckingham (Goodreads Author), Douglas Burnham (contributor), Clive Hill (contributor) 4.16 avg rating — 5,401 ratings — published 2010 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hello, Stranger: How We Find Connection in a Disconnected World 3.75 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2021 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Introducing Happiness: A Practical Guide (Practical Guide Series) 3.70 avg rating — 129 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucy and the Rocket Dog 3.96 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Snorgh and the Sailor by Will Buckingham (Goodreads Author), Thomas Docherty (Illustrator) 4.21 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2012 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Descent of the Lyre 4.22 avg rating — 36 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stealing with the Eyes: Imaginings and Incantations in Indonesia 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Write a Novel Course: Teach Yourself 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Our Sea-Legs: Ethics, Experience and the Ocean of Stories 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cargo Fever 3.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Testosterone Rex: Myths of Sex, Science, and Society

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“If God is dead, Nietzsche is perhaps the person who stumbles across the corpse; nevertheless, it is Kant whose fingerprints are all over the murder weapon.”
― Will Buckingham, The Philosophy Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

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“There may indeed be more to life than a pot of cheese, a garden, a few friends; but these things, at least, may be a pretty good start.”
― Will Buckingham, Introducing Happiness: A Practical Guide

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“It was George Bernard Shaw who famously said that you should not do to others as you would wish to be done to - the famous 'golden rule' of moral philosophy - because they might have other tastes.”
― Will Buckingham, Introducing Happiness: A Practical Guide

tags: happiness, philosophy

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