Norton Shorts
Fewer Rules, Better People: The Case for Discretion
Hardback
A philosopher argues that the proliferation of rules and mandates is making us more stupid, less moral, more deceptive and less able to govern important institutions
Imagination: A Manifesto
Paperback
In this revelatory work, Ruha Benjamin calls on us to take imagination seriously as a site of struggle and a place of possibility for reshaping the future
Literary Theory for Robots: How Computers Learned to Write
Paperback
In the industrial age, automation came for the shoemaker and the seamstress. Today, it has come for the writer, physician, programmer and attorney
The Moral Circle: Who Matters, What Matters, and Why
Hardback
A philosopher calls for a revolution in ethics, suggesting we expand our “moral circle” to include insects, AI systems and even microbes
Explorers: A New History
Hardback
A reimagined history of exploration featuring a new cast—including fugitives, indigenous pathfinders and immigrants—that celebrates the universal qualities of discovery