Essays
Great minds share their sharpest observations and most compelling arguments through the intimate art of the essay, exploring everything from creativity and culture to philosophy and the peculiarities of modern life. Whether wrestling with life's biggest questions or finding profound meaning in everyday moments, these carefully crafted pieces invite readers to see the world through fresh eyes.
Essays Book Summaries
The Burnout Society
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The Posthuman
Philosophy
Theory
Feminism
All About Love
New Visions
Feminism
Philosophy
Self Help
We Should All Be Feminists
Feminism
Essays
Politics
Alice in Wonderland and Philosophy
Curiouser And Curiouser
Philosophy
Essays
Literary Criticism
Self-Reliance
An Excerpt from Collected Essays, First Series
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
Mythologies
Philosophy
Essays
Theory
On Tyranny
Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
History
Philosophy
Essays
Totality and Infinity
An Essay on Exteriority
Philosophy
Theory
Essays
Amor Líquido
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy
Hogwarts for Muggles
Philosophy
Psychology
Essays
On the Suffering of the World
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
The Myth of Sisyphus
France
Essays
Classics
The Power of the Powerless
Politics
Philosophy
History
101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
Self Help
Psychology
Essays
The Consolations of Philosophy
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Walden & Civil Disobedience
Classics
Philosophy
Essays
Capitalist Realism
Is There No Alternative?
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
On Bullshit
Philosophy
Essays
Psychology
Status Anxiety
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The Lord of the Rings and Philosophy
One Book to Rule Them All
Philosophy
Essays
Books About Books
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
Psychology
Business
Essays
How to Do Nothing
Resisting the Attention Economy
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
The Matrix and Philosophy
Welcome to the Desert of the Real
Philosophy
Film
Pop Culture
Bird by Bird
Writing
Memoir
Self Help
The Rebel
Philosophy
Classics
Essays
This Is Me Letting You Go
Poetry
Self Help
Essays
Breaking Bad and Philosophy
Badder Living through Chemistry
Philosophy
Pop Culture
Essays
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
Science
Physics
Philosophy
The Architecture of Happiness
Architecture
Philosophy
Art
The Anthropocene Reviewed
Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
Essays
Memoir
History
In the Blink of an Eye
A Perspective on Film Editing
Film
Art
Media Tie In
The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence
Ideas from Philosophy That Change the Way You Think
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
The Age of Magical Overthinking
Notes on Modern Irrationality
Psychology
Self Help
Essays
Aspects of the Novel
Writing
Literary Criticism
Essays
Hood Feminism
Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
Feminism
Race
Social Justice
Tiny Beautiful Things
Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar
Self Help
Memoir
Essays
Modern Love
True Stories of Love, Loss, and Redemption
Romance
Essays
Short Stories
The Truth About Everything
Self Help
Poetry
Psychology
The Conquest of Happiness
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Pleasure Activism
The Politics of Feeling Good
Feminism
Politics
Social Justice
The Cancer Journals
Memoir
Feminism
Essays
A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul
101 More Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
Self Help
Inspirational
Short Stories
Aftermath
On Marriage and Separation
Memoir
Essays
Feminism
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction
Books About Books
Education
Essays
Diagnosis
Solving the Most Baffling Medical Mysteries
Medicine
Science
Medical
Telling True Stories
A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University
Writing
Journalism
Essays
The Limits of Interpretation
Philosophy
Semiotics
Essays
Talking Zen
Reflections on Mind, Myth, and the Magic of Life
Philosophy
Buddhism
Spirituality
The Simpsons and Philosophy
The D'oh! of Homer
Philosophy
Humor
Pop Culture
