Philosophy Book Summaries

The Limits of Interpretation Summary
The Limits of Interpretation
by Umberto Eco 1990 304 pages
4.12
528 ratings
Philosophy
Semiotics
Essays
The Intellectual Life Summary
The Intellectual Life
Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods
by Antonin Sertillanges 1921 264 pages
4.41
2.6K ratings
Philosophy
Education
Self Help
What Is Life? Summary
What Is Life?
Five Great Ideas in Biology
by Paul Nurse 2020 160 pages
3.95
2.5K ratings
Science
Biology
History
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Summary
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
by Max Weber 1904 320 pages
3.91
14.6K ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
History
Teaching to Transgress Summary
Teaching to Transgress
Education as the Practice of Freedom
by bell hooks 1994 216 pages
4.45
12.1K ratings
Teaching
Feminism
Social Justice
Timaeus Summary
Timaeus
by Plato 112 pages
3.85
3.2K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Science
The Rational Optimist Summary
The Rational Optimist
How Prosperity Evolves
by Matt Ridley 2010 448 pages
3.97
13.0K ratings
Economics
History
Science
The Holy Bible Summary
The Holy Bible
King James Version
by Anonymous 1611 1590 pages
4.44
305.6K ratings
Classics
Christian
Religion
Speech Acts Summary
Speech Acts
An Essay in the Philosophy of Language
by John Rogers Searle 1969 203 pages
3.88
497 ratings
Philosophy
Linguistics
Language
Authentic Happiness Summary
Authentic Happiness
Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment
by Martin E.P. Seligman 2002 336 pages
3.92
12.4K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Road to Serfdom Summary
The Road to Serfdom
by Friedrich A. Hayek 1944 274 pages
4.15
25.2K ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Choices, Values, and Frames Summary
Choices, Values, and Frames
by Daniel Kahneman 2000 860 pages
4.21
978 ratings
Psychology
Economics
Science
Reality is Not What it Seems Summary
Reality is Not What it Seems
The Journey to Quantum Gravity
by Carlo Rovelli 2014 256 pages
4.33
15.6K ratings
Science
Physics
Philosophy
Practical Wisdom Summary
Practical Wisdom
The Right Way To Do the Right Thing
by Barry Schwartz 2010 336 pages
3.70
791 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Anarchy, State, and Utopia Summary
Anarchy, State, and Utopia
by Robert Nozick 1974 367 pages
3.75
5.9K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
The Birth of Tragedy Summary
The Birth of Tragedy
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1871 121 pages
3.98
20.1K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
German Literature
Modern Man in Search of a Soul Summary
Modern Man in Search of a Soul
by C.G. Jung 1931 244 pages
4.20
13.4K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Language of Letting Go Summary
The Language of Letting Go
Daily Meditations on Codependency
by Melody Beattie 1990 393 pages
4.37
8.7K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Spirituality
Man's Search for Himself Summary
Man's Search for Himself
by Rollo May 1953 284 pages
4.22
3.9K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
A Short Stay in Hell Summary
A Short Stay in Hell
by Steven L. Peck 2011 110 pages
4.18
37.9K ratings
Horror
Fantasy
Philosophy
Being Wrong Summary
Being Wrong
Adventures in the Margin of Error
by Kathryn Schulz 2010 339 pages
3.94
7.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Logic of Scientific Discovery Summary
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
by Karl Popper 1934 544 pages
4.03
5.3K ratings
Philosophy
Science
Classics
Ecce Homo Summary
Ecce Homo
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1908 144 pages
3.81
18.9K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Biography
Sacred Nature Summary
Sacred Nature
Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World
by Karen Armstrong 2022 224 pages
3.69
1.7K ratings
Nature
Religion
Spirituality
The Zahir Summary
The Zahir
by Paulo Coelho 2005 336 pages
3.58
81.4K ratings
Novels
Philosophy
Contemporary
Warrior of the Light Summary
Warrior of the Light
by Paulo Coelho 1997 142 pages
3.74
31.8K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Solitude Summary
Solitude
A Return to the Self
by Anthony Storr 1988 216 pages
3.89
2.3K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
القانون في الطب Summary
القانون في الطب
by Avicenna 1025 2500 pages
4.31
265 ratings
Science
Medicine
Philosophy
You Are Not So Smart Summary
You Are Not So Smart
by David McRaney 2011 302 pages
3.86
35.7K ratings
Psychology
Science
Self Help
Thick Face, Black Heart Summary
Thick Face, Black Heart
The Asian Path to Thriving, Winning and Succeeding
by Chu Chin-Ning 1992 255 pages
4.05
1.5K ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
The Systems Thinker Summary
The Systems Thinker
Essential Thinking Skills
by Albert Rutherford 2018 338 pages
3.48
324 ratings
Business
Self Help
Philosophy
The Matter With Things Summary
The Matter With Things
Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World
by Iain McGilchrist 2021 1500 pages
4.78
468 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Being in Love Summary
Being in Love
How to Love with Awareness and Relate Without Fear
by Osho 2008 256 pages
4.00
2.9K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence Summary
The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence
Ideas from Philosophy That Change the Way You Think
by Robert Pantano 2022 236 pages
4.37
1.4K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Imperialism Summary
Imperialism
The Highest Stage of Capitalism
by Vladimir Lenin 1917 192 pages
4.25
9.2K ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Incognito Summary
Incognito
The Secret Lives of the Brain
by David Eagleman 2011 290 pages
4.08
33.8K ratings
Psychology
Neuroscience
Brain
The Book of Woman Summary
The Book of Woman
by Osho 1976 226 pages
3.80
3.4K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Womens
The Origins of Totalitarianism Summary
The Origins of Totalitarianism
by Hannah Arendt 1951 527 pages
4.30
13.6K ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
The Stoic Challenge Summary
The Stoic Challenge
A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient
by William B. Irvine 2019 192 pages
3.74
5.8K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Shock Doctrine Summary
The Shock Doctrine
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein 2007 558 pages
4.28
51.1K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Behold a Pale Horse Summary
Behold a Pale Horse
by Milton William Cooper 1991 534 pages
3.85
5.6K ratings
Conspiracy Theories
Politics
History
The Book of Awakening Summary
The Book of Awakening
Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have
by Mark Nepo 1999 436 pages
4.22
10.3K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Anathem Summary
Anathem
by Neal Stephenson 2008 937 pages
4.17
74.2K ratings
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Philosophy
The Prophet Summary
The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran 1923 127 pages
4.23
317.9K ratings
Poetry
Classics
Philosophy
On the Genealogy of Morals Summary
On the Genealogy of Morals
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1887 208 pages
4.13
33.2K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Psychology
The Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Bhagavad Gita
by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa 160 pages
4.19
77.2K ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Classics
Who Will Cry When You Die? Summary
Who Will Cry When You Die?
by Robin Sharma 1999 204 pages
4.00
25.7K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Personal Development
The Power of Awareness Summary
The Power of Awareness
by Neville Goddard 1951 122 pages
4.40
4.9K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy Summary
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy
by Irvin D. Yalom 1989 304 pages
4.25
39.1K ratings
Psychology
Mental Health
Counselling
The Varieties of Religious Experience Summary
The Varieties of Religious Experience
by William James 1902 519 pages
4.01
12.6K ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Psychology
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