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Jacob Needleman

Jacob Needleman is professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University. He is the author of many bestselling books, including, most recently, A Little Book on Love.
An Unknown World
What Is God?
The New Religions
Why Can't We Be Good?
The Essential Marcus Aurelius
The Heart of Philosophy
Lost Christianity
The American Soul
Money and the Meaning of Life

Books

An Unknown World
What Is God?
The New Religions
Why Can't We Be Good?
The Essential Marcus Aurelius
The Heart of Philosophy
Lost Christianity
The American Soul
Money and the Meaning of Life

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