«Gli scacchi illuminano la vita nel suo insieme, riportandoci a domande eterne: qual è il mio posto nel mondo? Cosa sto cercando di ottenere dalla vita? Quale sarà la mia prossima mossa?»Perfezionati lungo millecinquecento anni di storia, gli scacchi sono stati a lungo la palestra ideale di tattica e strategia militare. Ma questo gioco è molto più di una guerra in miniatura: da una partita all’altra può trasformarsi in un imprevedibile enigma da risolvere, una stor...

El ajedrez es solo un juego del mismo modo que el corazón es solo un músculo.Se ha considerado durante mucho tiempo una metáfora de la guerra o de los negocios, pero es aún más potente aplicada a la vida cotidiana.Jonathan Rowson ha sido gran maestro de ajedrez y en estas páginas desvela los secretos que este juego le ha enseñado sobre la vida. Reflexiona sobre sus retos y alegrías, sobre lo que significa amar, pensar o preocuparse profundamente, y también sobre los conflicto...

Det gångna decenniets kulturella, ekologiska och teknologiska utveckling har hastigt undergrävt vår förmåga att förstå samtiden. Den upplevelse av framsteg som kännetecknat moderniteten har gått förlorad i ett brus av desinformation, klimatkatastrofer och politiska motsättningar. Och den postmoderna kritiken av moderniteten har hamnat i en återvändsgränd.Metamodernism är filosofen Jonathan Rowsons introduktion till en ny teoribildning bortom postmodernismen. I en tid av ek...

Bloomsbury presents The Moves that Matter written and read by Jonathan Rowson.'A powerfully unconventional and mind-expanding book ... A generous, nuanced and witty meditation on confronting the challenges life throws at us all' Oliver Burkeman, author of The AntidoteRefined and perfected throughout human history, chess has long been a touchstone for shrewd tacticians and master strategists. But enfolded within this ancient game can be found a singularly resonant metaphor f...

No doubt the 21st century will continue to surprise us, but the battle for the soul of humanity appears to be quickening. Do we have what it takes to save ourselves from ourselves? The internet has fundamentally changed our experience of shared life, for good and bad. The spiritual and ecological exhaustion of modernity is watched and discussed in a public realm mostly controlled by private interests, where our attention is easily hijacked and vulnerable to manipulation. There is joy and h...

Kriegerische Auseinandersetzungen, sich verschärfende soziale Konflikte, fortschreitende Umweltzerstörung: Kommt es Ihnen auch so vor, als würde unsere lange Zeit so prosperierende westliche Welt gegenwärtig von einer Krise zur nächsten taumeln, ohne dass tragfähige Lösungen in Sicht sind? Was wäre, wenn dies nur der oberflächliche Schein wäre? Was wäre, wenn es immer mehr Menschen auch angesichts aller Bedrohlichkeit gelingt, zukunftsweisende, attraktive Möglichkeitsräume zu entdecken? Wa...

When the body of a man dressed in a pinstriped suit is discovered by war photographer, Eva Paisley, in a secluded bay on Portland Island, Dorset, Inspector Alun Ryga of Scotland Yard is sent to investigate. Recently promoted, the thoughtful, observant Ryga, is on his first solo investigation outside of London, and is keen to prove his worth. Ignoring the warnings of the local police inspector, and the Dorset Chief Constable, that his trust in Eva Paisley is misjudged, Ryga quickly realises...