Philosophy Book Summaries

Psych Summary
Psych
The Story of the Human Mind
by Paul Bloom 2023 464 pages
4.15
1.9K ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
The Wild Edge of Sorrow Summary
The Wild Edge of Sorrow
Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief
by Francis Weller 2015 224 pages
4.39
2.8K ratings
Grief
Psychology
Spirituality
The Expanding Circle Summary
The Expanding Circle
Ethics and Sociobiology
by Peter Singer 1981 190 pages
4.05
594 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
The Art of Procrastination Summary
The Art of Procrastination
A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing
by John R. Perry 2012 112 pages
3.65
3.8K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
The Enlightened Sex Manual Summary
The Enlightened Sex Manual
Sexual Skills for the Superior Lover
by David Deida 2004 192 pages
4.05
859 ratings
Sexuality
Relationships
Spirituality
Speechless Summary
Speechless
Controlling Words, Controlling Minds
by Michael J. Knowles 2021 383 pages
4.25
2.8K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Surfaces and Essences Summary
Surfaces and Essences
Analogy as the Fuel and Fire of Thinking
by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2011 578 pages
3.83
1.0K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Quantum Doctor Summary
The Quantum Doctor
A Physicist's Guide to Health and Healing
by Amit Goswami 2004 320 pages
4.11
345 ratings
Health
Science
Psychology
The Vision of the Anointed Summary
The Vision of the Anointed
Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
by Thomas Sowell 1995 320 pages
4.40
3.3K ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It Summary
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
Wisdom of the Great Philosophers on How to Live
by Daniel Klein 2015 210 pages
3.96
4.2K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism
A Very Short Introduction
by James Fulcher 2001 160 pages
3.56
1.3K ratings
Economics
Politics
History
The End of Education Summary
The End of Education
Redefining the Value of School
by Neil Postman 1995 209 pages
3.97
1.9K ratings
Education
Philosophy
Sociology
No Self, No Problem Summary
No Self, No Problem
How Neuropsychology Is Catching Up to Buddhism
by Chris Niebauer 2019 192 pages
4.26
3.5K ratings
Psychology
Buddhism
Philosophy
Social Justice Fallacies Summary
Social Justice Fallacies
by Thomas Sowell 2023 224 pages
4.42
2.3K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
A Philosophy of Loneliness Summary
A Philosophy of Loneliness
by Lars Fredrik Händler Svendsen 2015 240 pages
3.70
2.2K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind Summary
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
The Quantum Alternative to Growing Old
by Deepak Chopra 1994 428 pages
4.05
11.2K ratings
Spirituality
Health
Self Help
God Is Not Great Summary
God Is Not Great
How Religion Poisons Everything
by Christopher Hitchens 2007 307 pages
3.96
110.3K ratings
Religion
Philosophy
Atheism
The Will to Change Summary
The Will to Change
Men, Masculinity, and Love
by bell hooks 2003 208 pages
4.36
25.8K ratings
Feminism
Philosophy
Psychology
Synaptic Self Summary
Synaptic Self
How Our Brains Become Who We Are
by Joseph E. LeDoux 2002 416 pages
4.00
5.1K ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
No Death, No Fear Summary
No Death, No Fear
Comforting Wisdom for Life
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2002 208 pages
4.22
6.1K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Resilience Summary
Resilience
Hard-Won Wisdom for Living a Better Life
by Eric Greitens 2015 9 pages
4.23
4.3K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Psychology
Living in Flow Summary
Living in Flow
The Science of Synchronicity and How Your Choices Shape Your World
by Sky Nelson-Isaacs 2019 320 pages
3.81
273 ratings
Science
Psychology
Spirituality
How Proust Can Change Your Life Summary
How Proust Can Change Your Life
by Alain de Botton 1998 208 pages
3.76
18.2K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Biography
Socratic Logic Summary
Socratic Logic
A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions, and Aristotelian Principles
by Peter Kreeft 2003 397 pages
4.29
438 ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Education
Against Intellectual Monopoly Summary
Against Intellectual Monopoly
by Michele Boldrin 2008 312 pages
4.03
364 ratings
Economics
Law
Politics
Awakening Shakti Summary
Awakening Shakti
The Transformative Power of the Goddesses of Yoga
by Sally Kempton 2013 392 pages
4.40
1.2K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Feminism
The Science of Evil Summary
The Science of Evil
On Empathy and the Origins of Cruelty
by Simon Baron-Cohen 2011 256 pages
3.77
6.4K 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
Oneness With All Life Summary
Oneness With All Life
Inspirational Selections from A New Earth
by Eckhart Tolle 2008 192 pages
4.36
2.5K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Midlife Summary
Midlife
A Philosophical Guide
by Kieran Setiya 2017 189 pages
3.55
2.3K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Parallel Worlds Summary
Parallel Worlds
A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
by Michio Kaku 2004 361 pages
4.21
22.2K ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Cry for Myth Summary
The Cry for Myth
by Rollo May 1991 320 pages
4.05
421 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Mythology
A Monk’s Guide to A Clean House & Mind Summary
A Monk’s Guide to A Clean House & Mind
by Shoukei Matsumoto 2011 130 pages
3.58
6.1K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Buddhism
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind Summary
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
The Quantum Alternative to Growing Old
by Deepak Chopra 1994 428 pages
4.05
11.2K ratings
Spirituality
Health
Self Help
Love Your Enemies Summary
Love Your Enemies
How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt
by Arthur C. Brooks 2019 256 pages
4.29
3.4K ratings
Politics
Self Help
Psychology
The Soundscape Summary
The Soundscape
Our Environment and the Tuning of the World
by R. Murray Schafer 1977 320 pages
4.11
760 ratings
Music
Art
Science
How to Save the West Summary
How to Save the West
Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises
by Spencer Klavan 2023 256 pages
4.29
424 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Veronika Decides to Die Summary
Veronika Decides to Die
by Paulo Coelho 1998 285 pages
3.73
234.8K ratings
Contemporary
Philosophy
Novels
Awakening Your Ikigai Summary
Awakening Your Ikigai
How the Japanese Wake Up to Joy and Purpose Every Day
by Ken Mogi 2017 224 pages
3.58
15.4K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Japan
Fear Summary
Fear
A Powerful Guide to Overcoming Uncertainties and Personal Terrors, and Finding Peace and Freedom from Anxiety, by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2012 164 pages
4.16
8.9K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
The Last Lecture Summary
The Last Lecture
by Randy Pausch 2008 206 pages
4.26
357.5K ratings
Memoir
Biography
Self Help
Powershift Summary
Powershift
Knowledge, Wealth, and Power at the Edge of the 21st Century
by Alvin Toffler 1990 640 pages
4.00
1.1K ratings
Politics
Economics
Business
Yoga Nidra Summary
Yoga Nidra
by Satyananda Saraswati 1976
4.33
1.0K ratings
Spirituality
Health
Self Help
The Four Agreements Summary
The Four Agreements
A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
by Miguel Ruiz 1997 152 pages
4.19
478.0K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Serendipity Mindset Summary
The Serendipity Mindset
The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck
by Christian Busch 2020 384 pages
3.70
595 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Business
Marx Summary
Marx
A Very Short Introduction
by Peter Singer 1980 108 pages
3.70
3.1K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
The Case Against Education Summary
The Case Against Education
Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money
by Bryan Caplan 2018 416 pages
3.95
2.0K ratings
Education
Economics
Politics
Conscious Dreaming Summary
Conscious Dreaming
A Spiritual Path for Everyday Life
by Robert Moss 1996 384 pages
4.23
649 ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Philosophy
Musashi's Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone) Summary
Musashi's Dokkodo (The Way of Walking Alone)
Half Crazy, Half Genius—Finding Modern Meaning in the Sword Saint’s Last Words
by Miyamoto Musashi 1645 278 pages
3.81
559 ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Martial Arts
The Logic of Sense Summary
The Logic of Sense
by Gilles Deleuze 1969 393 pages
4.29
980 ratings
Philosophy
Theory
France
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