50 Books like Los superhéroes y la filosofía

Batman and Psychology

by Travis Langley • 2012

Batman as clinical case study: trauma, resilience, and why his rogues gallery is really a mirror.

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🧠 Pop Psychology 📚 Comic Book Studies 🎭 Fictional Case Studies 💪 Trauma And Resilience 🦸 Hero Archetypes

Batman and Psychology 95%

Batman as clinical case study: trauma, resilience, and why his rogues gallery is really a mirror.

by Travis Langley 2012

4.05

3k+ ratings

🧠 Pop Psychology 📚 Comic Book Studies 🎭 Fictional Case Studies 💪 Trauma And Resilience 🦸 Hero Archetypes

Indiana Jones and Philosophy

by Dean Kowalski • 2023

Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.

3.71

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🎥 Film Philosophy 🏛️ Cultural Heritage 🧠 Applied Philosophy 🗺️ Adventure Cinema

Indiana Jones and Philosophy 94%

Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.

by Dean Kowalski 2023

3.71

21 ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🎥 Film Philosophy 🏛️ Cultural Heritage 🧠 Applied Philosophy 🗺️ Adventure Cinema

How to Be Perfect

by Michael Schur • 2022

Five ethical systems. One working moral compass. No perfection required.

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🍿 Pop Philosophy 🧭 Practical Ethics 🏛️ Ethical Frameworks 🌱 Everyday Ethics 📜 Western Philosophy

How to Be Perfect 94%

Five ethical systems. One working moral compass. No perfection required.

by Michael Schur 2022

4.13

35k+ ratings

🍿 Pop Philosophy 🧭 Practical Ethics 🏛️ Ethical Frameworks 🌱 Everyday Ethics 📜 Western Philosophy

Batman and Philosophy

by Mark D. White • 2008

Batman doesn't have superpowers, but his moral dilemmas are a crash course in Western philosophy.

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📺 Pop Culture Philosophy 🏛️ Virtue Ethics 💥 Comic Book Analysis 🏆 Moral Exemplars 🌌 Existentialism

Batman and Philosophy 93%

Batman doesn't have superpowers, but his moral dilemmas are a crash course in Western philosophy.

by Mark D. White 2008

3.76

2k+ ratings

📺 Pop Culture Philosophy 🏛️ Virtue Ethics 💥 Comic Book Analysis 🏆 Moral Exemplars 🌌 Existentialism

The Physics of Superheroes

by James Kakalios • 2006

Superman's leap, Gwen Stacy's fall: real physics hides inside comic book panels.

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3k+

🧪 Pop Science 🎬 Pop-Culture Science 📚 Comic Book Science 📖 Physics Education ⚛️ Conceptual Physics

The Physics of Superheroes 93%

Superman's leap, Gwen Stacy's fall: real physics hides inside comic book panels.

by James Kakalios 2006

3.92

3k+ ratings

🧪 Pop Science 🎬 Pop-Culture Science 📚 Comic Book Science 📖 Physics Education ⚛️ Conceptual Physics

All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek

by Dave Marinaccio • 1994

The leadership and ethics curriculum hidden inside Star Trek, finally pulled into plain sight.

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407

📺 Pop Culture Philosophy 🖖 Star Trek Fandom 👔 Leadership Lessons ⚖️ Ethical Dilemmas 🤝 Diverse Teams

All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek Summary

All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Watching Star Trek 92%

The leadership and ethics curriculum hidden inside Star Trek, finally pulled into plain sight.

by Dave Marinaccio 1994

3.46

407 ratings

📺 Pop Culture Philosophy 🖖 Star Trek Fandom 👔 Leadership Lessons ⚖️ Ethical Dilemmas 🤝 Diverse Teams

The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten

by Julian Baggini • 2005

100 thought experiments that turn morality, identity, and reason inside out.

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💭 Thought Experiments 📚 Pop Philosophy 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind ⚖️ Moral Dilemmas 🧬 Personal Identity

The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten 92%

100 thought experiments that turn morality, identity, and reason inside out.

by Julian Baggini 2005

3.73

5k+ ratings

💭 Thought Experiments 📚 Pop Philosophy 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind ⚖️ Moral Dilemmas 🧬 Personal Identity

Breakfast with Socrates

by Robert Rowland Smith • 2009

Waking up, getting dressed, sitting in traffic: every mundane moment hides a philosophical question.

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2k+

Breakfast with Socrates 91%

Waking up, getting dressed, sitting in traffic: every mundane moment hides a philosophical question.

by Robert Rowland Smith 2009

3.28

2k+ ratings

50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know

by Ben Dupré • 2013

50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.

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121

🧠 Moral Philosophy ⚖️ Applied Ethics 📖 Philosophy Primer 🎓 Ethical Theories 🧬 Bioethics

50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary

50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know 91%

50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.

by Ben Dupré 2013

3.83

121 ratings

🧠 Moral Philosophy ⚖️ Applied Ethics 📖 Philosophy Primer 🎓 Ethical Theories 🧬 Bioethics

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar

by Thomas Cathcart • 2007

Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.

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Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Summary

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar 91%

Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.

by Thomas Cathcart 2007

3.76

18k+ ratings

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It

by Daniel Klein • 2015

The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.

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🧭 Philosophy Of Life 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🎭 Existentialism 💭 Thought Experiments 🪞 Personal Identity

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It Summary

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It 91%

The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.

by Daniel Klein 2015

3.95

5k+ ratings

🧭 Philosophy Of Life 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🎭 Existentialism 💭 Thought Experiments 🪞 Personal Identity

Mini Philosophy

by Jonny Thomson • 2021

Philosophy's biggest ideas on ethics, freedom, and meaning, explained one mini-chapter at a time.

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Mini Philosophy 91%

Philosophy's biggest ideas on ethics, freedom, and meaning, explained one mini-chapter at a time.

by Jonny Thomson 2021

4.09

2k+ ratings

Status Anxiety

by Alain de Botton • 2004

Why you care what others think: not weakness, but modern life working as designed.

3.89

22k+

🏛️ Cultural Criticism 📊 Social Status 👀 Social Comparison ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 🛒 Consumer Culture

Status Anxiety 91%

Why you care what others think: not weakness, but modern life working as designed.

by Alain de Botton 2004

3.89

22k+ ratings

🏛️ Cultural Criticism 📊 Social Status 👀 Social Comparison ⚖️ Meritocracy Critique 🛒 Consumer Culture

The Hero with a Thousand Faces

by Joseph Campbell • 1972

A scholar traced one story pattern through every myth on earth, and Hollywood never looked back.

4.12

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🔍 Comparative Mythology 🧠 Jungian Psychology 📖 Story Archetypes ⚔️ Heroic Archetypes 🕉️ Comparative Religion

The Hero with a Thousand Faces 91%

A scholar traced one story pattern through every myth on earth, and Hollywood never looked back.

by Joseph Campbell 1972

4.12

46k+ ratings

🔍 Comparative Mythology 🧠 Jungian Psychology 📖 Story Archetypes ⚔️ Heroic Archetypes 🕉️ Comparative Religion

Character Is Destiny

by John McCain • 2005

Character, not circumstance, writes your future. A senator's tour through the lives that prove it.

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562

📚 Character Education 🏛️ Moral Exemplars 🏺 Classical Virtues 🏋️ Modern Stoicism 🗿 Great Man History

Character Is Destiny 91%

Character, not circumstance, writes your future. A senator's tour through the lives that prove it.

by John McCain 2005

3.95

562 ratings

📚 Character Education 🏛️ Moral Exemplars 🏺 Classical Virtues 🏋️ Modern Stoicism 🗿 Great Man History

The Quest for Character

by Massimo Pigliucci • 2022

Socrates couldn't make Alcibiades virtuous. Their failure explains why good leaders are so rare.

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242

🎯 Virtue Ethics ⚡ Modern Stoicism 📜 Political Philosophy 🫡 Ethical Leadership 🌱 Character Development

The Quest for Character 91%

Socrates couldn't make Alcibiades virtuous. Their failure explains why good leaders are so rare.

by Massimo Pigliucci 2022

3.97

242 ratings

🎯 Virtue Ethics ⚡ Modern Stoicism 📜 Political Philosophy 🫡 Ethical Leadership 🌱 Character Development

Standpoints

by Svend Brinkmann • 2018

Modernity wants a use for everything. Ten old ideas that refuse to earn their keep.

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787

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🧠 Existential Philosophy 🏛️ Virtue Ethics 🏙️ Modernity Critique 🤝 Ethics Of Care

Standpoints 91%

Modernity wants a use for everything. Ten old ideas that refuse to earn their keep.

by Svend Brinkmann 2018

3.77

787 ratings

🚫 Anti-Self-Help 🧠 Existential Philosophy 🏛️ Virtue Ethics 🏙️ Modernity Critique 🤝 Ethics Of Care

The Road to Character

by David Brooks • 2015

Two kinds of virtue compete in every life. The modern world only teaches the shallower one.

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🧘 Virtue Ethics 🪴 Character Development 📖 Cultural Criticism 👤 Leadership Humility 🔍 Moral Self-Examination

The Road to Character 91%

Two kinds of virtue compete in every life. The modern world only teaches the shallower one.

by David Brooks 2015

3.65

27k+ ratings

🧘 Virtue Ethics 🪴 Character Development 📖 Cultural Criticism 👤 Leadership Humility 🔍 Moral Self-Examination

Six Questions of Socrates

by Christopher Phillips • 2004

Socrates' six questions, asked around the world, reveal the good life has no single answer.

3.70

389

🗣️ Socratic Dialogue ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧠 Everyday Philosophy 🌐 Global Ethics 🔍 Self-Examination

Six Questions of Socrates 91%

Socrates' six questions, asked around the world, reveal the good life has no single answer.

by Christopher Phillips 2004

3.70

389 ratings

🗣️ Socratic Dialogue ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧠 Everyday Philosophy 🌐 Global Ethics 🔍 Self-Examination

Right Thing. Right Now

by Ryan Holiday • 2024

Justice is a Stoic practice: integrity, forgiveness, and the courage to never look away.

4.13

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🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚖️ Virtue Ethics ✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🧭 Personal Integrity 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice

Right Thing. Right Now 91%

Justice is a Stoic practice: integrity, forgiveness, and the courage to never look away.

by Ryan Holiday 2024

4.13

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism ⚖️ Virtue Ethics ✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🧭 Personal Integrity 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice

Hollywood Heroes

by Frank Turek • 2022

Why every superhero movie keeps retelling a single story from two thousand years ago.

4.37

338

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🎬 Film And Faith 🦸 Superhero Archetypes 🗺️ Hero's Journey ✝️ Christ Figures

Hollywood Heroes 91%

Why every superhero movie keeps retelling a single story from two thousand years ago.

by Frank Turek 2022

4.37

338 ratings

🛡️ Christian Apologetics 🎬 Film And Faith 🦸 Superhero Archetypes 🗺️ Hero's Journey ✝️ Christ Figures

Practical Wisdom

by Barry Schwartz • 2010

Rules and incentives are making professionals worse at their jobs. Aristotle knew the fix.

3.70

816

🏛️ Virtue Ethics 🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Professional Ethics 🏢 Institutional Critique 🔨 Philosophy Of Work

Practical Wisdom 91%

Rules and incentives are making professionals worse at their jobs. Aristotle knew the fix.

by Barry Schwartz 2010

3.70

816 ratings

🏛️ Virtue Ethics 🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Professional Ethics 🏢 Institutional Critique 🔨 Philosophy Of Work

The Quest for a Moral Compass

by Kenan Malik • 2014

Every civilization searched for right and wrong. None of them arrived at the same place.

4.14

530

🧭 Moral Philosophy 💡 History Of Ideas 🏛️ Virtue Ethics ⛪ Religious Morality 🌐 Secular Ethics

The Quest for a Moral Compass 91%

Every civilization searched for right and wrong. None of them arrived at the same place.

by Kenan Malik 2014

4.14

530 ratings

🧭 Moral Philosophy 💡 History Of Ideas 🏛️ Virtue Ethics ⛪ Religious Morality 🌐 Secular Ethics

On the Shoulders of Hobbits

by Louis A. Markos • 2012

The seven classical and theological virtues, taught not by lecture but by hobbit, faun, and wizard.

4.34

713

🏛️ Virtue Ethics 🐉 Fantasy And Faith 🌱 Moral Formation ✝️ Christian Imagination 🗺️ Heroic Journey

On the Shoulders of Hobbits 91%

The seven classical and theological virtues, taught not by lecture but by hobbit, faun, and wizard.

by Louis A. Markos 2012

4.34

713 ratings

🏛️ Virtue Ethics 🐉 Fantasy And Faith 🌱 Moral Formation ✝️ Christian Imagination 🗺️ Heroic Journey

On Human Nature

by Roger Scruton • 2017

Genes and memes don't explain why you honor your dead, laugh, or hold someone accountable.

3.73

642

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind ⚖️ Moral Philosophy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 📖 Narrative Identity 🏛️ Virtue Ethics

On Human Nature 91%

Genes and memes don't explain why you honor your dead, laugh, or hold someone accountable.

by Roger Scruton 2017

3.73

642 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind ⚖️ Moral Philosophy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 📖 Narrative Identity 🏛️ Virtue Ethics

Slavoj Zizek

by Tony Myers • 2003

Your cynicism isn't rebellion. According to Žižek, it's the purest form of ideology.

3.82

266

🧠 Continental Philosophy 📖 Critical Theory 🛋️ Lacanian Psychoanalysis 🎭 Ideology Critique 🎬 Cultural Criticism

Slavoj Zizek 91%

Your cynicism isn't rebellion. According to Žižek, it's the purest form of ideology.

by Tony Myers 2003

3.82

266 ratings

🧠 Continental Philosophy 📖 Critical Theory 🛋️ Lacanian Psychoanalysis 🎭 Ideology Critique 🎬 Cultural Criticism

Socrates Cafe

by Christopher Phillips • 2001

Socratic questioning over coffee: how it builds wisdom, and how to host your own gathering.

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🏛️ Public Philosophy ❓ Socratic Method 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🔍 Self-Examination 💬 Philosophical Dialogue

Socrates Cafe 91%

Socratic questioning over coffee: how it builds wisdom, and how to host your own gathering.

by Christopher Phillips 2001

3.68

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Public Philosophy ❓ Socratic Method 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🔍 Self-Examination 💬 Philosophical Dialogue

Great Thinkers

by The School of Life • 2016

From Plato's cave to Freud's couch: the ideas that built our world, made practical for yours.

4.35

2k+

🏛️ Western Philosophy ☸️ Eastern Philosophy 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History ⚖️ Political Theory

Great Thinkers 91%

From Plato's cave to Freud's couch: the ideas that built our world, made practical for yours.

by The School of Life 2016

4.35

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Western Philosophy ☸️ Eastern Philosophy 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History ⚖️ Political Theory

If Harry Potter Ran General Electric If Harry Potter Ran General Electric If Harry Potter Ran General Electric

by Tom Morris • 2006

Courage, ethics, friendship: a philosopher on the leadership lessons hiding inside Harry Potter.

3.94

316

🏛️ Leadership Principles 🧠 Executive Wisdom ⚖️ Business Ethics 🦁 Courage In Leadership 💪 Resilience Training

If Harry Potter Ran General Electric If Harry Potter Ran General Electric If Harry Potter Ran General Electric Summary

If Harry Potter Ran General Electric If Harry Potter Ran General Electric If Harry Potter Ran General Electric 91%

Courage, ethics, friendship: a philosopher on the leadership lessons hiding inside Harry Potter.

by Tom Morris 2006

3.94

316 ratings

🏛️ Leadership Principles 🧠 Executive Wisdom ⚖️ Business Ethics 🦁 Courage In Leadership 💪 Resilience Training

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking

by Daniel C. Dennett • 2013

A philosopher's toolbox: learn to think sharper about consciousness, evolution, and free will.

3.78

4k+

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 💭 Thought Experiments 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧫 Cultural Evolution 🕊️ Free Will Debate

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Summary

Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking 91%

A philosopher's toolbox: learn to think sharper about consciousness, evolution, and free will.

by Daniel C. Dennett 2013

3.78

4k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 💭 Thought Experiments 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology 🧫 Cultural Evolution 🕊️ Free Will Debate

How To Deal With Idiots

by Maxime Rovere • 2019

That impossible person isn't broken. They're a context you can learn to read and handle.

3.11

645

🧠 Interpersonal Philosophy 😤 Difficult People 🇫🇷 French Philosophy ⚖️ Power Dynamics 🤝 Conflict Resolution

How To Deal With Idiots 91%

That impossible person isn't broken. They're a context you can learn to read and handle.

by Maxime Rovere 2019

3.11

645 ratings

🧠 Interpersonal Philosophy 😤 Difficult People 🇫🇷 French Philosophy ⚖️ Power Dynamics 🤝 Conflict Resolution

Knowledge, Reality, and Value

by Michael Huemer • 2021

A guide to philosophy that swaps jargon for common sense and teaches you to think for yourself.

4.30

282

📘 Introductory Philosophy 🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Analytic Philosophy 💡 Ethical Intuitionism ⚖️ Ethics Survey

Knowledge, Reality, and Value 91%

A guide to philosophy that swaps jargon for common sense and teaches you to think for yourself.

by Michael Huemer 2021

4.30

282 ratings

📘 Introductory Philosophy 🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Analytic Philosophy 💡 Ethical Intuitionism ⚖️ Ethics Survey

Plato, Not Prozac!

by Lou Marinoff • 1999

A five-step method that uses philosophy to solve life's everyday problems, no couch required.

3.47

3k+

🧠 Applied Philosophy 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom ⚖️ Practical Ethics 🛋️ Philosophical Counseling 💬 Socratic Dialogue

Plato, Not Prozac! 91%

A five-step method that uses philosophy to solve life's everyday problems, no couch required.

by Lou Marinoff 1999

3.47

3k+ ratings

🧠 Applied Philosophy 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom ⚖️ Practical Ethics 🛋️ Philosophical Counseling 💬 Socratic Dialogue

On Bullshit

by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005

The liar hides the truth. The bullshitter doesn't care what it is. A 67-page philosophical grenade.

3.58

16k+

🧠 Analytic Philosophy 💬 Philosophy Of Language 🗣️ Social Commentary 🍿 Pop Philosophy 🤥 Post-Truth

On Bullshit 91%

The liar hides the truth. The bullshitter doesn't care what it is. A 67-page philosophical grenade.

by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005

3.58

16k+ ratings

🧠 Analytic Philosophy 💬 Philosophy Of Language 🗣️ Social Commentary 🍿 Pop Philosophy 🤥 Post-Truth

Aspiration

by Agnes Callard • 2018

Most decisions assume fixed desires. The case for changing what you want, not just getting it.

3.76

204

🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧭 Practical Reason 🔄 Self-Transformation 🎭 Intrinsic Conflict

Aspiration 91%

Most decisions assume fixed desires. The case for changing what you want, not just getting it.

by Agnes Callard 2018

3.76

204 ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧭 Practical Reason 🔄 Self-Transformation 🎭 Intrinsic Conflict

Jag är Zlatan

by Zlatan Ibrahimović • 2011

How the West thought: ten ideas from Plato to Rawls that still shape everything we believe.

3.86

19k+

🏛️ Western Philosophy 📚 Philosophy Primer ⚖️ Political Philosophy 🧠 Epistemology 🎯 Virtue Ethics

Jag är Zlatan 91%

How the West thought: ten ideas from Plato to Rawls that still shape everything we believe.

by Zlatan Ibrahimović 2011

3.86

19k+ ratings

🏛️ Western Philosophy 📚 Philosophy Primer ⚖️ Political Philosophy 🧠 Epistemology 🎯 Virtue Ethics

Stoic Wisdom

by Nancy Sherman • 2021

Stoicism promises self-mastery. Its most overlooked teaching: resilience depends on other people.

3.36

277

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 💭 Practical Philosophy ⚡ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Emotional Regulation 💔 Moral Injury

Stoic Wisdom 91%

Stoicism promises self-mastery. Its most overlooked teaching: resilience depends on other people.

by Nancy Sherman 2021

3.36

277 ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 💭 Practical Philosophy ⚡ Modern Stoicism 🧠 Emotional Regulation 💔 Moral Injury

What Can Aristotle Do For You?

by Edith Hall • 2018

From decision-making to facing death: Aristotle's twelve practical rules for a flourishing life.

3.68

2k+

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🌱 Character Development 🤔 Decision Frameworks

What Can Aristotle Do For You? 90%

From decision-making to facing death: Aristotle's twelve practical rules for a flourishing life.

by Edith Hall 2018

3.68

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🌱 Character Development 🤔 Decision Frameworks

Courage Is Calling

by Ryan Holiday • 2021

The virtue that makes every other virtue possible: how to find it when standing alone.

4.03

17k+

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🏺 Classical Wisdom ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🗣️ Moral Courage 😨 Fear Management

Courage Is Calling 90%

The virtue that makes every other virtue possible: how to find it when standing alone.

by Ryan Holiday 2021

4.03

17k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🏺 Classical Wisdom ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🗣️ Moral Courage 😨 Fear Management

Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed

by Howard Gardner • 2010

Three ancient virtues, dismantled by the digital age, reconstructed for it.

3.48

216

🧭 Moral Education 🏛️ Virtue Ethics 💻 Digital Age Ethics 🎨 Aesthetic Education 👶 Child Moral Development

Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed Summary

Truth, Beauty, and Goodness Reframed 90%

Three ancient virtues, dismantled by the digital age, reconstructed for it.

by Howard Gardner 2010

3.48

216 ratings

🧭 Moral Education 🏛️ Virtue Ethics 💻 Digital Age Ethics 🎨 Aesthetic Education 👶 Child Moral Development

Life Worth Living

by Miroslav Volf • 2023

Chasing happiness misses the point. The deeper question: what makes a life actually matter.

3.68

2k+

🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help 🌿 The Good Life 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🪷 Suffering And Growth 📜 Wisdom Traditions

Life Worth Living 90%

Chasing happiness misses the point. The deeper question: what makes a life actually matter.

by Miroslav Volf 2023

3.68

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help 🌿 The Good Life 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🪷 Suffering And Growth 📜 Wisdom Traditions

Basketball and Philosophy

by Jerry L. Walls • 2007

Plato on teamwork, Aristotle on the shot. Basketball, it turns out, is a philosophy classroom.

3.08

🏀 Philosophy Of Sport 🧠 Applied Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🏛️ Plato And Aristotle 🔁 Habit Formation

Basketball and Philosophy 90%

Plato on teamwork, Aristotle on the shot. Basketball, it turns out, is a philosophy classroom.

by Jerry L. Walls 2007

3.08

36 ratings

🏀 Philosophy Of Sport 🧠 Applied Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🏛️ Plato And Aristotle 🔁 Habit Formation

Driving with Plato

by Robert Rowland Smith • 2011

What does learning to walk teach about freedom? A philosophical tour through life's milestones.

3.24

278

🏛️ Everyday Philosophy 🌱 Life Stages 🪪 Identity Formation 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🔄 Midlife Transitions

Driving with Plato 90%

What does learning to walk teach about freedom? A philosophical tour through life's milestones.

by Robert Rowland Smith 2011

3.24

278 ratings

🏛️ Everyday Philosophy 🌱 Life Stages 🪪 Identity Formation 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🔄 Midlife Transitions

Friendship

by A.C. Grayling • 2013

2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.

3.27

117

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Philosophy Of Friendship 📜 Intellectual History 🏛️ Classical Philosophy ✝️ Christian Thought ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Friendship 90%

2,500 years of philosophy on why friendship is a requirement, not a bonus.

by A.C. Grayling 2013

3.27

117 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Philosophy Of Friendship 📜 Intellectual History 🏛️ Classical Philosophy ✝️ Christian Thought ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

The Hidden Pleasures of Life

by Theodore Zeldin • 2014

Your inner life is not the final frontier. The stranger sitting next to you is.

4.04

563

🏠 Philosophy Of Everyday Life 💬 Conversation 🧭 Meaning Beyond Success 🤝 Human Connection 🔧 Work And Meaning

The Hidden Pleasures of Life 90%

Your inner life is not the final frontier. The stranger sitting next to you is.

by Theodore Zeldin 2014

4.04

563 ratings

🏠 Philosophy Of Everyday Life 💬 Conversation 🧭 Meaning Beyond Success 🤝 Human Connection 🔧 Work And Meaning

Friendship in an Age of Economics

by Todd May • 2012

The way we treat our friends is a political act, and market logic is quietly corrupting it.

3.72

📉 Neoliberal Critique 🤝 Philosophy Of Friendship 🏛️ Social Philosophy 🎭 Cultural Critique 🛒 Consumerism And Identity

Friendship in an Age of Economics Summary

Friendship in an Age of Economics 90%

The way we treat our friends is a political act, and market logic is quietly corrupting it.

by Todd May 2012

3.72

29 ratings

📉 Neoliberal Critique 🤝 Philosophy Of Friendship 🏛️ Social Philosophy 🎭 Cultural Critique 🛒 Consumerism And Identity

There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book

by Robert M. Martin • 1992

Logic, morality, identity: each cracks under a well-chosen paradox. This book chooses well.

4.01

247

🧩 Philosophical Puzzles 💭 Thought Experiments 🔄 Paradoxes 🧠 Critical Thinking ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book Summary

There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book 90%

Logic, morality, identity: each cracks under a well-chosen paradox. This book chooses well.

by Robert M. Martin 1992

4.01

247 ratings

🧩 Philosophical Puzzles 💭 Thought Experiments 🔄 Paradoxes 🧠 Critical Thinking ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

On Kindness

by Adam Phillips • 2009

How kindness went from virtue to embarrassment. A compact history of what self-interest cost us.

3.54

707

📖 Intellectual History 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Thought 🤝 Altruism And Empathy 🪢 Human Interdependence 🔍 Cultural Criticism

On Kindness 90%

How kindness went from virtue to embarrassment. A compact history of what self-interest cost us.

by Adam Phillips 2009

3.54

707 ratings

📖 Intellectual History 🛋️ Psychoanalytic Thought 🤝 Altruism And Empathy 🪢 Human Interdependence 🔍 Cultural Criticism

Plato's Podcasts

by Mark Vernon • 2009

The ancients never podcasted, yet their advice on desire and resilience still outperforms self-help.

3.52

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📜 Applied Philosophy 🗣️ Socratic Dialogue 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🌿 Epicurean Simplicity 🤔 Skeptical Wisdom

Plato's Podcasts 90%

The ancients never podcasted, yet their advice on desire and resilience still outperforms self-help.

by Mark Vernon 2009

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📜 Applied Philosophy 🗣️ Socratic Dialogue 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🌿 Epicurean Simplicity 🤔 Skeptical Wisdom

A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life

by Trevor Curnow • 2012

The philosophy toolkit for life: question everything, spot bad arguments, choose what matters.

3.87

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A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life 90%

The philosophy toolkit for life: question everything, spot bad arguments, choose what matters.

by Trevor Curnow 2012

3.87

190 ratings

🧠 Applied Philosophy 🤔 Critical Thinking ❓ Skepticism ⚖️ Personal Ethics 🪞 Self-Examination

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