22 Books like Think

Fearless

by Max Lucado • 2009

Ten philosophers, ten arguments that still govern how we think about truth, justice, and ourselves.

4.16

13k+

🏛️ Western Philosophy 🗳️ Political Philosophy 📚 Philosophy Primer 💡 History Of Ideas ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

Fearless 96%

Ten philosophers, ten arguments that still govern how we think about truth, justice, and ourselves.

by Max Lucado 2009

4.16

13k+ ratings

🏛️ Western Philosophy 🗳️ Political Philosophy 📚 Philosophy Primer 💡 History Of Ideas ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

A Little History of Philosophy

by Nigel Warburton • 2011

Forty thinkers, from Socrates to Singer, and the answers they gave to life's hardest questions.

4.12

16k+

🏛️ Western Philosophy 💡 History Of Ideas 📘 Introductory Philosophy 🧭 Philosophy For Beginners 🧠 Great Thinkers

A Little History of Philosophy 96%

Forty thinkers, from Socrates to Singer, and the answers they gave to life's hardest questions.

by Nigel Warburton 2011

4.12

16k+ ratings

🏛️ Western Philosophy 💡 History Of Ideas 📘 Introductory Philosophy 🧭 Philosophy For Beginners 🧠 Great Thinkers

Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous

by George Berkeley • 1988

Tables vanish when you look away, but God keeps watching. A bishop's case against matter.

3.83

1k+

📜 Early Modern Philosophy 🇬🇧 British Empiricism 💡 Idealism 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 📚 Epistemology

Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous Summary

Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous 95%

Tables vanish when you look away, but God keeps watching. A bishop's case against matter.

by George Berkeley 1988

3.83

1k+ ratings

📜 Early Modern Philosophy 🇬🇧 British Empiricism 💡 Idealism 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 📚 Epistemology

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 95%

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

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 95%

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

The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten

by Julian Baggini • 2005

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

3.73

5k+

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

The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten 95%

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

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 95%

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

The Problems of Philosophy

by Bertrand Russell • 1912

Your senses are private. Matter is an inference. Timeless universals hold the rest.

3.90

19k+

💡 Epistemology 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🏛️ Metaphysics 🔍 Analytic Philosophy 👁️ Sense Perception

The Problems of Philosophy 95%

Your senses are private. Matter is an inference. Timeless universals hold the rest.

by Bertrand Russell 1912

3.90

19k+ ratings

💡 Epistemology 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🏛️ Metaphysics 🔍 Analytic Philosophy 👁️ Sense Perception

The Story of Philosophy

by Will Durant • 1991

Philosophy's greatest minds, from Plato to Dewey, on the one question science cannot answer.

4.15

18k+

📜 History Of Philosophy 🧭 Introductory Philosophy 🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 💡 The Enlightenment 🧪 Modern Philosophy

The Story of Philosophy 95%

Philosophy's greatest minds, from Plato to Dewey, on the one question science cannot answer.

by Will Durant 1991

4.15

18k+ ratings

📜 History Of Philosophy 🧭 Introductory Philosophy 🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 💡 The Enlightenment 🧪 Modern Philosophy

The Philosophy Book for Beginners

by Sharon Kaye • 2021

Philosophy is a conversation 2,500 years old and still unfinished. Here's your seat at the table.

4.17

138

🏛️ Philosophy 101 ❓ Big Questions 💡 History Of Ideas 🧭 Practical Philosophy ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

The Philosophy Book for Beginners Summary

The Philosophy Book for Beginners 95%

Philosophy is a conversation 2,500 years old and still unfinished. Here's your seat at the table.

by Sharon Kaye 2021

4.17

138 ratings

🏛️ Philosophy 101 ❓ Big Questions 💡 History Of Ideas 🧭 Practical Philosophy ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

by David Hume • 1748

If a book contains neither math nor experiment, it is worthless. A philosopher explains why.

3.94

23k+

🔬 Empiricism 📚 Epistemology 🤔 Skepticism ⛓️ Causation 🕊️ Free Will

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Summary

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 95%

If a book contains neither math nor experiment, it is worthless. A philosopher explains why.

by David Hume 1748

3.94

23k+ ratings

🔬 Empiricism 📚 Epistemology 🤔 Skepticism ⛓️ Causation 🕊️ Free Will

Batman and Philosophy

by Mark D. White • 2008

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

3.76

2k+

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

Batman and Philosophy 95%

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

Buddhism

by Damien Keown • 1996

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

3.74

3k+

📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🪷 Mahayana Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice

Buddhism 95%

Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?

by Damien Keown 1996

3.74

3k+ ratings

📖 Introductory Buddhism ☸️ Buddhist Philosophy 🛕 Theravada Buddhism 🪷 Mahayana Buddhism 🧘 Meditation Practice

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.

3.76

18k+

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Summary

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar 94%

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

by Thomas Cathcart 2007

3.76

18k+ ratings

The Passion of the Western Mind

by Richard Tarnas • 1991

Western thought is a single dramatic story, from ancient archetypes to postmodern doubt.

4.24

2k+

🧠 Intellectual History 🏛️ Western Philosophy 🌍 Worldview Shifts ⛪ Faith And Reason 🏰 Western Civilization

The Passion of the Western Mind 94%

Western thought is a single dramatic story, from ancient archetypes to postmodern doubt.

by Richard Tarnas 1991

4.24

2k+ ratings

🧠 Intellectual History 🏛️ Western Philosophy 🌍 Worldview Shifts ⛪ Faith And Reason 🏰 Western Civilization

Aristotle

by John Sellars • 2023

An ancient toolkit for thought: why Aristotle's logic, ethics, and politics never went out of style.

3.95

232

🏛️ Greek Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧠 Logic And Reasoning 🌌 Metaphysics 🗳️ Political Philosophy

Aristotle 94%

An ancient toolkit for thought: why Aristotle's logic, ethics, and politics never went out of style.

by John Sellars 2023

3.95

232 ratings

🏛️ Greek Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧠 Logic And Reasoning 🌌 Metaphysics 🗳️ Political Philosophy

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 94%

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

Doing Philosophy

by Timothy Williamson • 2018

Philosophy is a science that tests ideas with thought experiments, and the best explanation wins.

3.67

213

🛠️ Philosophical Methodology 🔍 Analytic Philosophy 🧪 Thought Experiments 🔎 Abductive Reasoning 📐 Logic In Philosophy

Doing Philosophy 94%

Philosophy is a science that tests ideas with thought experiments, and the best explanation wins.

by Timothy Williamson 2018

3.67

213 ratings

🛠️ Philosophical Methodology 🔍 Analytic Philosophy 🧪 Thought Experiments 🔎 Abductive Reasoning 📐 Logic In Philosophy

Rationality in Action

by John Rogers Searle • 2003

Between reason and action is a gap no cause can close. Free will lives there.

3.67

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🔓 Free Will Debate 💭 Consciousness Studies ⚖️ Practical Reasoning 📝 Analytic Philosophy

Rationality in Action 94%

Between reason and action is a gap no cause can close. Free will lives there.

by John Rogers Searle 2003

3.67

64 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🔓 Free Will Debate 💭 Consciousness Studies ⚖️ Practical Reasoning 📝 Analytic Philosophy

I am Not a Brain

by Markus Gabriel • 2017

Neuroscience keeps looking for the self inside the skull. The real thing lives between people.

3.49

233

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 📜 German Idealism 🔓 Free Will Debate 👥 Social Self 🔗 Mind-Body Problem

I am Not a Brain 94%

Neuroscience keeps looking for the self inside the skull. The real thing lives between people.

by Markus Gabriel 2017

3.49

233 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 📜 German Idealism 🔓 Free Will Debate 👥 Social Self 🔗 Mind-Body Problem

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 94%

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

The Philosophy of the Enlightenment

by Ernst Cassirer • 1932

The Enlightenment remade reason: not a storehouse of truths, but a way of discovering them.

4.11

258

💡 Intellectual History 🌅 Enlightenment Studies 🏛️ Western Philosophy 🔬 Scientific Revolution ⚖️ Natural Law Theory

The Philosophy of the Enlightenment Summary

The Philosophy of the Enlightenment 93%

The Enlightenment remade reason: not a storehouse of truths, but a way of discovering them.

by Ernst Cassirer 1932

4.11

258 ratings

💡 Intellectual History 🌅 Enlightenment Studies 🏛️ Western Philosophy 🔬 Scientific Revolution ⚖️ Natural Law Theory

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