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The Philosophy Prescription
  • Published: 3 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529974188
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $36.99
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The Philosophy Prescription

Lessons from Big Thinkers for Every Stage of Life

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3 Oct 2026
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3 Sept 2026
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What can the world’s greatest thinkers teach us about how to live a good life? A bitesized introduction to philosophy for those who loved The Novel Cure or The Poetry Pharmacy.

When faced with life’s most difficult, existential questions we often feel alone. Who am I? What should I value? How to make life more meaningful? Why should I go on? And yet, while they feel unique, many of the anxieties, disappointments, and uncertainties in our lives are universal.

Jack Maden sifts the wisdom of the ages to inform and enrich each stage of life: from being someone’s child and experiencing first love, to working a job, worrying about money, hitting a midlife crisis, and facing impermanence. THE PHILOSOPHY PRESCRIPTION will serve not just as a gateway to self-understanding but will also help cultivate empathy for loved ones, wherever you are on your journey.

Philosophers have explored these shared existential questions for thousands of years, but not everyone has time to read and dissect hundreds of dense philosophical texts to discern how their wisdom might inform how we live our lives today. That’s why we need THE PHILOSOPHY PRESCRIPTION.
  • Published: 3 September 2026
  • ISBN: 9781529974188
  • Imprint: Transworld Digital
  • Format: Audio Download
  • RRP: $36.99
Categories:

About the author

Jack Maden

Jack Maden is the Founder and Director of Philosophy Break, a social enterprise dedicated to making the wisdom of philosophy accessible. He lives in London.
JM

Praise for The Philosophy Prescription

This is a truly welcome addition to the popular-philosophy genre: deep, wise and wide in range, yet both accessible and strikingly relevant in what it draws from the rich tradition of philosophy's insights into life and its challenges. Greatly to be recommended.

A. C. Grayling, author of The History of Philosophy

The Philosophy Prescription proves that philosophy isn't for stuffy academics in ivory towers and woolly cardigans — it's for everyone. Maden has a rare talent for being able to translate huge and complex ideas into something we can all understand and apply to our lives. In here you'll find ancient wisdom from the titans of the philosophical canon alongside curious tidbits from the dusty obscura at the back of the bookshop. Every page offers something to think about, something to try, or something to take into the rest of your day. An utter gem of a book — wise, warm, and quietly life-changing.

Jonny Thomson, author of Mini Philosophy

A primer on the best thoughts - and best questions - humanity has ever had. An engaging read, full of wisdom. You'll revisit it over and over again.

Scott Hershovitz, author of Nasty, Brutish and Short: Adventures in Philosophy With Kids

You didn’t ask to be born, but now you’re here, you have questions — about relationships, work, aging, illness, death, and how to live. In The Philosophy Prescription, Jack Maden draws on the insights of philosophers throughout history to answer existential questions and encourage us to ask them. A wonderfully accessible, wide-ranging introduction to philosophy as a guide for life.

Kieran Setiya, author of Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way