New Publication by Mara van der Lugt: Dark Matters

Mara van der Lugt's new book, Dark Matters, published with Princeton, is an intellectual history of the philosophers who grappled with the problem of evil, and the case for why pessimism still holds moral value for us today.

Here's some praise for the book by James Harris: !A remarkable work. Dark Matters engages its reader in a very personal way with questions that are central to human experience. This beautifully written book vividly brings out the ways in which what philosophers call 'the problem of evil' is not merely an intellectual puzzle but also a challenge to beliefs about what makes life worth living.!