Transcendence for Beginners

by Clare Carlisle

Transcendence for Beginners examines life writing and philosophy across certain European and Indian traditions, exploring questions of childhood and mortality, art and religion, beauty and loss. Informed by her experience as a biographer of Søren Kierkegaard and George Eliot as well as her own life, Clare Carlisle asks what one human existence can reveal, and how writing can transmit its truth. Intellectually stimulating and deeply moving, Transcendence for Beginners enacts a philosophy of the heart, told by a generous and compelling guide. This bold, enlivening work asserts Carlisle's place as one of our most innovative thinkers.

Genres: Philosophy

181 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 11, 2025

Reviews

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honestly, I will just never tire of hearing Clare Carlisle talk about Spinoza and Kierkegaard and George Eliot, or literally anything else