Philosophy Book Summaries

The Art of Life Summary
The Art of Life
by Zygmunt Bauman 2008 208 pages
3.77
822 ratings
Philosophy
Sociology
Psychology
The Transparency of Things Summary
The Transparency of Things
Contemplating the Nature of Experience
by Rupert Spira 2008 253 pages
4.50
458 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
The Art of Influence Summary
The Art of Influence
Persuading Others Begins With You
by Chris Widener 2008 128 pages
3.77
705 ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions Summary
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
by Thomas S. Kuhn 1962 226 pages
4.03
28.8K ratings
Science
Philosophy
History
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy Summary
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
by Joseph A. Schumpeter 1942 460 pages
3.99
2.9K ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Holotropic Mind Summary
The Holotropic Mind
The Three Levels of Human Consciousness and How They Shape Our Lives
by Stanislav Grof 1992 256 pages
4.02
1.0K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Places That Scare You Summary
The Places That Scare You
A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times
by Pema Chödrön 2001 187 pages
4.23
20.6K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
How to Be a Friend Summary
How to Be a Friend
An Ancient Guide to True Friendship
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 188 pages
3.87
3.2K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Creative Schools Summary
Creative Schools
The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education
by Ken Robinson 2015 320 pages
4.10
4.1K ratings
Teaching
Parenting
Psychology
When Bad Things Happen to Good People Summary
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
by Harold S. Kushner 1981 176 pages
4.02
19.6K ratings
Self Help
Religion
Philosophy
Identity and Violence Summary
Identity and Violence
The Illusion of Destiny
by Amartya Sen 2006 240 pages
3.84
2.2K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
History
Cynical Theories Summary
Cynical Theories
How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity—and Why This Harms Everybody
by Helen Pluckrose 2020 348 pages
4.11
5.7K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Sociology
Kintsugi Summary
Kintsugi
Embrace your imperfections and find happiness - the Japanese way
by Tomás Navarro 2017 313 pages
3.59
1.1K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Japan
The Great Work of Your Life Summary
The Great Work of Your Life
by Stephen Cope 2012 304 pages
4.32
2.9K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Comfort Book Summary
The Comfort Book
by Matt Haig 2021 272 pages
4.06
68.6K ratings
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
The Unheard Cry for Meaning Summary
The Unheard Cry for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl 1978 224 pages
4.10
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Consciousness Beyond Life Summary
Consciousness Beyond Life
The Science of the Near-Death Experience
by Pim van Lommel 2007 442 pages
4.06
1.0K ratings
Science
Psychology
Spirituality
At Home in the Universe Summary
At Home in the Universe
The Search for the Laws of Self-Organization and Complexity
by Stuart A. Kauffman 1995 336 pages
4.02
1.4K ratings
Science
Biology
Physics
The News Summary
The News
A User's Manual
by Alain de Botton 2014 272 pages
3.58
3.4K ratings
Philosophy
Journalism
Politics
Climbing Mount Improbable Summary
Climbing Mount Improbable
by Richard Dawkins 1996 308 pages
4.11
9.9K ratings
Science
Biology
Evolution
The Urantia Book Summary
The Urantia Book
by Urantia Foundation 1955 2097 pages
4.03
1.3K ratings
Spirituality
Religion
Philosophy
The Science of Influence Summary
The Science of Influence
How to Get Anyone to Say "Yes" in 8 Minutes or Less!
by Kevin Hogan 2004 256 pages
3.67
740 ratings
Psychology
Business
Self Help
The Five Levels of Attachment Summary
The Five Levels of Attachment
Toltec Wisdom for the Modern World
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. 2001
4.22
4.9K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Gandhi Summary
Gandhi
His Life and Message for the World
by Louis Fischer 1950 192 pages
4.18
4.4K ratings
Biography
History
India
Stoicism Summary
Stoicism
by John Sellars 2006 219 pages
4.12
427 ratings
Philosophy
History
Spirituality
Spirit Hacking Summary
Spirit Hacking
Shamanic Keys to Reclaim Your Personal Power, Transform Yourself, and Light Up the World
by Shaman Durek 2019 303 pages
3.92
941 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Personal Development
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead Summary
Notes from Underground, White Nights, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, and Selections from The House of the Dead
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 233 pages
4.19
77.8K ratings
Classics
Russia
Philosophy
How Real Is Real? Confusion, Disinformation, Communication Summary
How Real Is Real? Confusion, Disinformation, Communication
by Paul Watzlawick 1976 266 pages
4.17
970 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
Awakened Imagination Summary
Awakened Imagination
by Neville Goddard 1954 70 pages
4.39
925 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
How to Relax Summary
How to Relax
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015 120 pages
4.26
5.2K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
Breakfast with Seneca Summary
Breakfast with Seneca
A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living
by David Fideler 2021 288 pages
4.27
2.6K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Notes on a Nervous Planet Summary
Notes on a Nervous Planet
by Matt Haig 2018 288 pages
3.95
54.1K ratings
Self Help
Mental Health
Psychology
Animal Liberation Now Summary
Animal Liberation Now
The Definitive Classic Renewed
by Peter Singer 2023 368 pages
4.53
964 ratings
Philosophy
Animals
Politics
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road Summary
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road
The Native American Path to Leading a Spiritual Life Every Day
by Terri Jean 2003 461 pages
4.34
346 ratings
Native American
Spirituality
Cultural
AWAKEND IMAGINATION/The Search Summary
AWAKEND IMAGINATION/The Search
by Neville Goddard 1954 94 pages
4.44
254 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
Looking for Spinoza Summary
Looking for Spinoza
Joy, Sorrow, and the Feeling Brain
by António Damásio 2001 368 pages
3.95
2.2K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
Vagabonding Summary
Vagabonding
An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
by Rolf Potts 2002 205 pages
3.95
27.5K ratings
Travel
Philosophy
Self Help
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity Summary
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
by Carlo M. Cipolla 1976 96 pages
3.86
10.3K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Humor
The three questions Summary
The three questions
by Miguel Ruiz 2018 198 pages
3.87
2.0K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Personal Development
A Simpler Life Summary
A Simpler Life
by The School of Life 2022 216 pages
4.01
1.8K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Start Where You Are Summary
Start Where You Are
A Guide to Compassionate Living
by Pema Chödrön 1994 176 pages
4.23
13.3K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking
Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study
by Tom Chatfield 2017 352 pages
4.09
212 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Science
The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony Summary
The Buddha's Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony
An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon
by Bhikkhu Bodhi 2016 240 pages
4.52
126 ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Religion
Education and the Social Order Summary
Education and the Social Order
by Bertrand Russell 1932 160 pages
4.00
204 ratings
Philosophy
Education
Politics
Tribe Summary
Tribe
On Homecoming and Belonging
by Sebastian Junger 2016 182 pages
4.02
47.8K ratings
Psychology
History
Sociology
Feminism for the 99% Summary
Feminism for the 99%
A Manifesto
by Cinzia Arruzza 2019 85 pages
4.02
7.6K ratings
Feminism
Politics
Philosophy
Eternal Echoes Summary
Eternal Echoes
Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong
by John O'Donohue 1998 304 pages
4.42
1.1K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Poetry
One-Dimensional Man Summary
One-Dimensional Man
Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society
by Herbert Marcuse 1964 260 pages
3.98
7.3K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Luxury Fever Summary
Luxury Fever
by Robert H. Frank 1999 326 pages
3.78
180 ratings
Economics
Sociology
Psychology
Follow Your Heart Summary
Follow Your Heart
Finding Purpose in Your Life and Work
by Andrew Matthews 1999 144 pages
4.22
2.5K ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
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