Simon May

Simon May is a visiting professor of philosophy at King's College London, born in London to German parents, with interests in ethics, philosophy of the emotions, identity, belonging, and German 19th- and 20th-century thought. He is the author of acclaimed books including *Love: A History* (Yale University Press, 2011), *Love: A New Understanding of an Ancient Emotion* (Oxford University Press, 2019), *The Power of Cute* (Princeton University Press, 2019), and *Atomic Sushi: Notes from the Heart of Japan* (Alma Books, 2006). His works, translated into ten languages, have been widely reviewed and include a collection of aphorisms, *Thinking Aloud* (Alma Books, 2009), named a Financial Times Book of the Year.