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Philosophy Book Summaries

Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley • 1932
Factory-made humans, a pleasure drug, and one man who wants something real.
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Brave New World Summary
Brave New World
Factory-made humans, a pleasure drug, and one man who wants something real.
by Aldous Huxley 1932 288 pages
3.98
2.1M+ ratings
The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov • 1996
The devil visits Soviet Moscow and a woman wagers her soul to win back the writer she loves.
4.28
400k+
The Master and Margarita Summary
The Master and Margarita
The devil visits Soviet Moscow and a woman wagers her soul to win back the writer she loves.
by Mikhail Bulgakov 1996 372 pages
4.28
400k+ ratings
Kundalini
by Gopi Krishna • 1967
A single meditation erased his love for his family. Then the real physical crisis began.
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500+
Kundalini Summary
Kundalini
A single meditation erased his love for his family. Then the real physical crisis began.
by Gopi Krishna 1967 256 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
The Moral Landscape
by Sam Harris • 2010
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
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The Moral Landscape Summary
The Moral Landscape
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
by Sam Harris 2010 291 pages
3.90
24k+ ratings
No Boundary
by Ken Wilber • 1979
A single illusion fuels all suffering: the line between the observer and the observed.
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No Boundary Summary
No Boundary
A single illusion fuels all suffering: the line between the observer and the observed.
by Ken Wilber 1979 162 pages
4.30
1k+ ratings
Speech Acts
by John Rogers Searle • 1969
Language doesn't just describe actions. It IS action, governed by rules that create the game.
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Speech Acts Summary
Speech Acts
Language doesn't just describe actions. It IS action, governed by rules that create the game.
by John Rogers Searle 1969 203 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry
by Jack Kornfield • 2000
The breakthrough is not the end. The ordinary years that follow are where the heart grows wise.
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After the Ecstasy, the Laundry Summary
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry
The breakthrough is not the end. The ordinary years that follow are where the heart grows wise.
by Jack Kornfield 2000 336 pages
4.12
6k+ ratings
The Divine Comedy
by Dante Alighieri • 1320
A pilgrim walks the afterlife with Virgil, seeing sin's poetic mirror on the climb to Paradise.
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The Divine Comedy Summary
The Divine Comedy
A pilgrim walks the afterlife with Virgil, seeing sin's poetic mirror on the climb to Paradise.
by Dante Alighieri 1320 798 pages
4.09
100k+ ratings
Zorba the Greek
by Nikos Kazantzakis • 1946
A Greek intellectual hires a wild miner in Crete and learns what books could never teach.
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Zorba the Greek Summary
Zorba the Greek
A Greek intellectual hires a wild miner in Crete and learns what books could never teach.
by Nikos Kazantzakis 1946 335 pages
4.02
59k+ ratings
Man's Search for Himself
by Rollo May • 1953
Modern life traded the self for security; the only way back is through anxiety, not around it.
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Man's Search for Himself Summary
Man's Search for Himself
Modern life traded the self for security; the only way back is through anxiety, not around it.
by Rollo May 1953 224 pages
4.21
4k+ ratings
The Case for Christian Nationalism
by Stephen Wolfe • 2022
Secularism has failed; the repair is a government that orders all law and culture toward Christ.
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The Case for Christian Nationalism Summary
The Case for Christian Nationalism
Secularism has failed; the repair is a government that orders all law and culture toward Christ.
by Stephen Wolfe 2022 479 pages
3.56
500+ ratings
The Art of Rhetoric
by Aristotle
Persuasion isn't one thing. It's three, and mixing them up loses the audience every time.
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The Art of Rhetoric Summary
The Art of Rhetoric
Persuasion isn't one thing. It's three, and mixing them up loses the audience every time.
by Aristotle 292 pages
3.87
6k+ ratings
Twilight of the Idols
by Friedrich Nietzsche • 1889
Reason, morality, and eternal truths are just symptoms of sickness. A concise, incendiary diagnosis.
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Twilight of the Idols Summary
Twilight of the Idols
Reason, morality, and eternal truths are just symptoms of sickness. A concise, incendiary diagnosis.
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1889 128 pages
3.95
14k+ ratings
The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO
by Robin Sharma • 2003
A shattered man meets a saint, a surfer, and a CEO who guide him to truth.
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7k+
The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO Summary
The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO
A shattered man meets a saint, a surfer, and a CEO who guide him to truth.
by Robin Sharma 2003 240 pages
4.04
7k+ ratings
The Four Agreements
by Miguel Ruiz • 1997
Your reactions were programmed before you had words. Four shifts in awareness can rewrite them.
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The Four Agreements Summary
The Four Agreements
Your reactions were programmed before you had words. Four shifts in awareness can rewrite them.
by Miguel Ruiz 1997
4.19
500k+ ratings
The Portable Nietzsche
by Friedrich Nietzsche • 1954
Morality was a slave revolt, pity is poison, and God's death is an open door.
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The Portable Nietzsche Summary
The Portable Nietzsche
Morality was a slave revolt, pity is poison, and God's death is an open door.
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1954 692 pages
4.21
9k+ ratings
Awakenings
by Oliver Sacks • 1973
Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.
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Awakenings Summary
Awakenings
Patients frozen for decades woke on a single drug. The real trial was staying awake.
by Oliver Sacks 1973 567 pages
4.09
14k+ ratings
Theories of Childhood
by Carol Garhart Mooney • 2000
Five theorists built the blueprint for early childhood education a century ago. It still holds.
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Theories of Childhood Summary
Theories of Childhood
Five theorists built the blueprint for early childhood education a century ago. It still holds.
by Carol Garhart Mooney 2000 128 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
The Irrational Ape
by David Robert Grimes • 2019
Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.
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1k+
The Irrational Ape Summary
The Irrational Ape
Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.
by David Robert Grimes 2019 320 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking
by Edward B. Burger • 2012
Earth, air, fire, water: ancient elements as thinking habits, plus the one that keeps you changing.
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The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking Summary
The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking
Earth, air, fire, water: ancient elements as thinking habits, plus the one that keeps you changing.
by Edward B. Burger 2012 168 pages
4.00
8k+ ratings
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
by Immanuel Kant • 1998
Morality comes not from outcomes or emotions but from a test any rational being can apply.
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Summary
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Morality comes not from outcomes or emotions but from a test any rational being can apply.
by Immanuel Kant 1998 120 pages
3.83
23k+ ratings
Beauty
by Roger Scruton • 2009
From dinner tables to galleries, beauty is a rational demand we are ignoring.
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Beauty Summary
Beauty
From dinner tables to galleries, beauty is a rational demand we are ignoring.
by Roger Scruton 2009 240 pages
3.95
2k+ ratings
The Art of Racing in the Rain
by Garth Stein • 2008
A philosophical dog chronicles his owner's fight to keep his daughter after his wife's death.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain Summary
The Art of Racing in the Rain
A philosophical dog chronicles his owner's fight to keep his daughter after his wife's death.
by Garth Stein 2008 336 pages
4.23
500k+ ratings
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness
by David R. Hawkins • 2006
A map of consciousness calibrated from shame to enlightenment, pivoting at a single threshold.
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Transcending the Levels of Consciousness Summary
Transcending the Levels of Consciousness
A map of consciousness calibrated from shame to enlightenment, pivoting at a single threshold.
by David R. Hawkins 2006 414 pages
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1k+ ratings
AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND (CLAS
by Deepak Chopra • 1993
How to unlearn biological age: the argument that your cells respond to thought, not just time.
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AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND (CLAS Summary
AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND (CLAS
How to unlearn biological age: the argument that your cells respond to thought, not just time.
by Deepak Chopra 1993 342 pages
4.05
11k+ ratings
The Blind Watchmaker
by Richard Dawkins • 1986
A blind, unthinking algorithm built every wing, eye, and brain on Earth; no designer required.
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The Blind Watchmaker Summary
The Blind Watchmaker
A blind, unthinking algorithm built every wing, eye, and brain on Earth; no designer required.
by Richard Dawkins 1986 466 pages
4.09
41k+ ratings
Tactics
by Gregory Koukl • 2000
You're losing arguments you should win. The problem isn't your evidence, it's your approach.
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9k+
Tactics Summary
Tactics
You're losing arguments you should win. The problem isn't your evidence, it's your approach.
by Gregory Koukl 2000 208 pages
4.35
9k+ ratings
Moral Tribes
by Joshua D. Greene • 2013
Your moral brain has a tribal mode and a modern mode. The tribal one keeps winning.
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3k+
Moral Tribes Summary
Moral Tribes
Your moral brain has a tribal mode and a modern mode. The tribal one keeps winning.
by Joshua D. Greene 2013 432 pages
4.02
3k+ ratings
Solve for Happy
by Mo Gawdat • 2017
Happiness is your default. Your brain just hides it. The framework for clearing the interference.
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10k+
Solve for Happy Summary
Solve for Happy
Happiness is your default. Your brain just hides it. The framework for clearing the interference.
by Mo Gawdat 2017 368 pages
3.97
10k+ ratings
The Unaccountability Machine
by Dan Davies • 2024
Why nobody is responsible: the machinery that absorbs blame and starves institutions of feedback.
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1k+
The Unaccountability Machine Summary
The Unaccountability Machine
Why nobody is responsible: the machinery that absorbs blame and starves institutions of feedback.
by Dan Davies 2024 304 pages
3.74
1k+ ratings
Candide
by Voltaire • 1759
Banished for a kiss, a naive optimist endures war, quake, and slavery, hunting his lost love.
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300k+
Candide Summary
Candide
Banished for a kiss, a naive optimist endures war, quake, and slavery, hunting his lost love.
by Voltaire 1759 129 pages
3.76
300k+ ratings
Man for Himself
by Erich Fromm • 1947
Right and wrong aren't handed down; they're built into the structure of being human.
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3k+
Man for Himself Summary
Man for Himself
Right and wrong aren't handed down; they're built into the structure of being human.
by Erich Fromm 1947 272 pages
4.19
3k+ ratings
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
by Steven C. Hayes • 1999
Language gave us the world, then turned on us. A clinical system for escaping the verbal trap.
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Summary
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Language gave us the world, then turned on us. A clinical system for escaping the verbal trap.
by Steven C. Hayes 1999 304 pages
4.29
500+ ratings
How to Have Impossible Conversations
by Peter Boghossian • 2019
Facts bounce off strongly held beliefs. The questioning method that works when evidence doesn't.
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How to Have Impossible Conversations Summary
How to Have Impossible Conversations
Facts bounce off strongly held beliefs. The questioning method that works when evidence doesn't.
by Peter Boghossian 2019 272 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
Good Arguments
by Bo Seo • 2022
How to build arguments that hold, spot bad-faith moves, and know which battles to skip.
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1k+
Good Arguments Summary
Good Arguments
How to build arguments that hold, spot bad-faith moves, and know which battles to skip.
by Bo Seo 2022 352 pages
3.66
1k+ ratings
23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism
by Ha-Joon Chang • 2010
Markets were never free, finance is too fast: 23 reversals that rewrite capitalism.
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23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism Summary
23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism
Markets were never free, finance is too fast: 23 reversals that rewrite capitalism.
by Ha-Joon Chang 2010 286 pages
3.96
12k+ ratings
The Simpsons and Philosophy
by William Irwin • 2001
Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.
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The Simpsons and Philosophy Summary
The Simpsons and Philosophy
Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.
by William Irwin 2001 322 pages
3.45
3k+ ratings
The Barcelona Legacy
by Jonathan Wilson • 2018
Cruyff's football ideas created Guardiola and Mourinho, who took them in opposite directions.
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The Barcelona Legacy Summary
The Barcelona Legacy
Cruyff's football ideas created Guardiola and Mourinho, who took them in opposite directions.
by Jonathan Wilson 2018 336 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
The Art of Nonfiction
by Ayn Rand • 2001
Skip the mystique: nonfiction writing is a system, and the outline is its non-negotiable start.
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The Art of Nonfiction Summary
The Art of Nonfiction
Skip the mystique: nonfiction writing is a system, and the outline is its non-negotiable start.
by Ayn Rand 2001 210 pages
3.98
500+ ratings
How the World Really Works
by Vaclav Smil • 2022
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
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How the World Really Works Summary
How the World Really Works
Both doomers and utopians skip the same thing: modern civilization's staggering material scale.
by Vaclav Smil 2022 336 pages
3.94
14k+ ratings
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver Sacks • 1985
When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Summary
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
When brains break, the self bends but doesn't vanish: clinical tales of what persists.
by Oliver Sacks 1985 243 pages
4.05
200k+ ratings
We
by Robert A. Johnson • 1983
Love feels divine because you're projecting your soul onto another person. A myth shows the cure.
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We Summary
We
Love feels divine because you're projecting your soul onto another person. A myth shows the cure.
by Robert A. Johnson 1983 224 pages
4.20
2k+ ratings
New Ideas from Dead Economists
by Todd G. Buchholz • 1989
Dead economists still dictate your taxes, your job, and your trade policy. Here's what they argued.
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2k+
New Ideas from Dead Economists Summary
New Ideas from Dead Economists
Dead economists still dictate your taxes, your job, and your trade policy. Here's what they argued.
by Todd G. Buchholz 1989 352 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
How to Own Your Own Mind
by Napoleon Hill • 2017
Direct every thought at a single goal, and multiply your power through aligned allies.
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1k+
How to Own Your Own Mind Summary
How to Own Your Own Mind
Direct every thought at a single goal, and multiply your power through aligned allies.
by Napoleon Hill 2017 288 pages
3.93
1k+ ratings
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith • 1776
Ten workers making 48,000 pins, one worker barely one: what the difference reveals about prosperity.
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35k+
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Summary
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
Ten workers making 48,000 pins, one worker barely one: what the difference reveals about prosperity.
by Adam Smith 1776 1076 pages
3.89
35k+ ratings
Looking Awry
by Slavoj Žižek • 1991
Lacan's hardest ideas become visible when you watch Hitchcock with the wrong kind of attention.
4.02
1k+
Looking Awry Summary
Looking Awry
Lacan's hardest ideas become visible when you watch Hitchcock with the wrong kind of attention.
by Slavoj Žižek 1991 188 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
Reframe Your Brain
by Scott Adams • 2023
Mental reframes that work better than truth: how to install them for happiness and success.
4.35
1k+
Reframe Your Brain Summary
Reframe Your Brain
Mental reframes that work better than truth: how to install them for happiness and success.
by Scott Adams 2023 214 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Our Mathematical Universe
by Max Tegmark • 2012
The universe is a mathematical structure, and parallel worlds exist at four different scales.
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8k+
Our Mathematical Universe Summary
Our Mathematical Universe
The universe is a mathematical structure, and parallel worlds exist at four different scales.
by Max Tegmark 2012 432 pages
4.18
8k+ ratings
Run or Die
by Kilian Jornet • 2011
Win or lose everything: what pushing beyond every physical limit taught a champion mountain runner.
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4k+
Run or Die Summary
Run or Die
Win or lose everything: what pushing beyond every physical limit taught a champion mountain runner.
by Kilian Jornet 2011 193 pages
3.61
4k+ ratings
The Diaries of Franz Kafka
by Franz Kafka • 2023
Kafka's diaries: the body hatred, the office dread, the nights his fiction tried to escape.
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The Diaries of Franz Kafka Summary
The Diaries of Franz Kafka
Kafka's diaries: the body hatred, the office dread, the nights his fiction tried to escape.
by Franz Kafka 2023 704 pages
4.28
500+ ratings
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