Susan Babbitt takes a fresh and enlightened view at the inescapable fact that we are bodies that think and not minds in bodies. She ventures beyond too-familiar philosophical routines to give us new perspectives on embodiment, humanism, religion, and notably on quietness. A most stimulating, even inspiring book.

- C. G. Prado, FRSC, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, Queen’s University, Canada,

Susan Babbitt, always challenging and original, is never more so than in her current exploration of humanism and embodiment in which she provocatively links Buddhism, Marxism, and Christianity with contemporary scientific realism. She argues cogently that the enemy of the humanism that is presupposed in liberation struggles is not religion but disembodied liberalism. This wide-ranging work will transform the debate on the limits and potential of self-knowledge needed for human liberation.

- Richmond Campbell, George Munro Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Dalhousie University, Canada – author of Illusions of Paradox: A Feminist Epistemology Naturalized,