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OverviewAndy West teaches philosophy in prisons. He has conversations with people inside about their lives, discusses their ideas and feelings, and listens as the men and women he works with explore new ways to think about their situation. Could we ever be good if we never felt shame? What makes a person worthy of forgiveness? Could someone in prison ever be more free than someone outside? These questions about how to live are ones we all need to ask, but in this setting they are even more urgent. When Andy steps into jail, he also confronts his inherited guilt: his father, uncle and brother all spent time in prison. He has built a different life for himself, but he still fears that their fate will be his. As he discuss questions of truth, identity and hope with his students, he searches for his own form of freedom. Moving, sympathetic, wise and frequently funny, The Life Inside is an elegantly written and unforgettable book. Through its blend of memoir, storytelling and gentle philosophical questioning, readers will gain a new insight into our justice system, our prisons and the plurality of lives found inside. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andy WestPublisher: Pan Macmillan Imprint: Picador Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 22.50cm Weight: 0.462kg ISBN: 9781529032017ISBN 10: 1529032016 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 03 February 2022 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Replaced By: 9781529032024 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsIn The Life Inside, Andy West powerfully interweaves an account of teaching philosophy in prison with his own family's history of imprisonment, creating an intellectually thrilling memoir of freedom and constraint. West reminds us that thinking, debating, and learning are not luxuries but crucial for survival, urgent inquiries into who we are. -- Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, author of The Fact of a Body Andy West bears witness to life inside prison, weaving philosophical questions about free will, forgiveness, guilt and shame, with family history and the realities of incarceration. Beautifully written - honest, painful, absurd and sometimes joyful - The Life Inside reveals how people survive. -- Caitlin Davies, author of Queens of the Underworld A book that every thinking person should read. -- Simon Critchley, author of Continental Philosophy Andy West's tense and intimate book is an education - a completely unsentimental and, for that reason, a compassionate and moving one. At its heart is an appeal against the life sentence handed down by Larkin in 'This Be The Verse'. The Life Inside deserves the widest possible readership. -- Geoff Dyer An authentic, fascinating and deeply moving story about the different ways people search for freedom. -- Terry Waite The Life Inside is an honest, delicate memoir that doubles as an accessible handbook of philosophical ideas. It expands both heart and mind; I'll never think about prisons - let alone my own freedom and family - the same way again. -- Ciaran Thapar, author of Cut Short It's a rare feat for anyone who works in a prison to capture the smell, the flavour and the taste of the fetid air they share with the prisoners in a book. So rare I can't think of anyone who has managed it as well as Andy West in this raw and utterly authentic account of his role as a prison philosophy teacher. More and more compelling with every turn of the page, his interactions with his students reveal his own deep and often disturbing inner truths as well as theirs. A great resource for self-reflection and rational thinking. -- Erwin James, author of Redeemable Written with compassion and searing honesty. * The Tablet * Andy West bears witness to life inside prison, weaving philosophical questions about free will, forgiveness, guilt and shame, with family history and the realities of incarceration. Beautifully written - honest, painful, absurd and sometimes joyful - The Life Inside reveals how people survive. -- Caitlin Davies A book that every thinking person should read. -- Simon Critchley Andy West's tense and intimate book is an education - a completely unsentimental and, for that reason, a compassionate and moving one. At its heart is an appeal against the life sentence handed down by Larkin in 'This Be The Verse'. The Life Inside deserves the widest possible readership. -- Geoff Dyer An authentic, fascinating and deeply moving story about the different ways people search for freedom. -- Terry Waite Andy West bears witness to life inside prison, weaving philosophical questions about free will, forgiveness, guilt and shame, with family history and the realities of incarceration. Beautifully written - honest, painful, absurd and sometimes joyful - The Life Inside reveals how people survive. -- Caitlin Davies A book that every thinking person should read. -- Simon Critchley Andy West's tense and intimate book is an education - a completely unsentimental and, for that reason, a compassionate and moving one. At its heart is an appeal against the life sentence handed down by Larkin in 'This Be The Verse'. The Life Inside deserves the widest possible readership. -- Geoff Dyer An authentic, fascinating and deeply moving story about the different ways people search for freedom. -- Terry Waite The Life Inside is an honest, delicate memoir that doubles as an accessible handbook of philosophical ideas. It expands both heart and mind; I'll never think about prisons - let alone my own freedom and family - the same way again. -- Ciaran Thaper In The Life Inside, Andy West powerfully interweaves an account of teaching philosophy in prison with his own family's history of imprisonment, creating an intellectually thrilling memoir of freedom and constraint. West reminds us that thinking, debating, and learning are not luxuries but crucial for survival, urgent inquiries into who we are. -- Alex Marzano-Lesnevich It's a rare feat for anyone who works in a prison to capture the smell, the flavour and the taste of the fetid air they share with the prisoners in a book. So rare I can't think of anyone who has managed it as well as Andy West in this raw and utterly authentic account of his role as a prison philosophy teacher. More and more compelling with every turn of the page, his interactions with his students reveal his own deep and often disturbing inner truths as well as theirs. A great resource for self-reflection and rational thinking. -- Erwin James Author InformationAndy West has written for 3AM, the Guardian, The Times Education Supplement, The Millions, Litro, Boundless and Bloomsbury. He lives in London and works for the Philosophy Foundation. He has taught philosophy in prisons since 2015. The Life Inside is his first book. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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