Philosophy Book Summaries

The Genesis Machine Summary
The Genesis Machine
Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology
by Amy Webb 2022 368 pages
3.93
680 ratings
Science
Biology
Technology
Investing Summary
Investing
The Last Liberal Art
by Robert G. Hagstrom 2000 224 pages
4.13
1.1K ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work Summary
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
by Alain de Botton 2008 336 pages
3.62
5.9K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Very Good Lives Summary
Very Good Lives
The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
by J.K. Rowling 2015 74 pages
4.09
28.6K ratings
Self Help
Essays
Inspirational
The Big Questions of Life Summary
The Big Questions of Life
by Om Swami 2020 158 pages
4.39
898 ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Thee Psychick Bible Summary
Thee Psychick Bible
Thee Apocryphal Scriptures ov Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Thee Third Mind ov Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth
by Genesis P-Orridge 1994 175 pages
4.16
438 ratings
Occult
Music
Religion
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan Summary
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan
The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis
by Jacques Lacan 1973 304 pages
4.10
1.7K ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Philosophy
Mind Control Summary
Mind Control
The Ancient Art of Psychological Warfare
by Haha Lung 2006 258 pages
3.58
184 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Martial Arts
The Book of Minds Summary
The Book of Minds
How to Understand Ourselves and Other Beings, from Animals to AI to Aliens
by Philip Ball 2022 512 pages
4.01
175 ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Woke Racism Summary
Woke Racism
How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
by John McWhorter 2021 224 pages
3.93
6.4K ratings
Politics
Race
Sociology
العوالم المتوازية للذات Summary
العوالم المتوازية للذات
by Frederick Dodson 2007 278 pages
4.27
717 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
The Manual Summary
The Manual
A Philosopher's Guide to Life
by Epictetus 60 pages
4.25
34.0K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
Greatness and Limitations of Freud's Thought Summary
Greatness and Limitations of Freud's Thought
by Erich Fromm 1979 147 pages
3.79
201 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
The Bible Code Summary
The Bible Code
by Michael Drosnin 1997 264 pages
2.88
2.1K ratings
Religion
Christian
History
The Death of Expertise Summary
The Death of Expertise
The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters
by Thomas M. Nichols 2017 272 pages
3.82
9.5K ratings
Politics
Sociology
Science
The One World Schoolhouse Summary
The One World Schoolhouse
Education Reimagined
by Salman Khan 2012 272 pages
4.33
4.6K ratings
Education
Philosophy
Teaching
The Eye of Spirit Summary
The Eye of Spirit
An Integral Vision for a World Gone Slightly Mad
by Ken Wilber 1997 456 pages
4.15
280 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Spirituality
How Life Imitates Chess Summary
How Life Imitates Chess
Making the Right Moves, from the Board to the Boardroom
by Garry Kasparov 2001 240 pages
3.81
2.9K ratings
Chess
Business
Biography
The Edge of Reason Summary
The Edge of Reason
A Rational Skeptic in an Irrational World
by Julian Baggini 2016 272 pages
3.97
137 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age Summary
The Climate of History in a Planetary Age
by Dipesh Chakrabarty 2021 292 pages
3.69
118 ratings
History
Climate Change
Philosophy
The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life Summary
The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life
by Leo Babauta 2009 105 pages
3.46
1.5K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Personal Development
Visions Summary
Visions
How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century
by Michio Kaku 1998 403 pages
4.03
2.4K ratings
Science
Physics
Futurism
The Mind & the Brain Summary
The Mind & the Brain
Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2001 432 pages
4.10
6.7K ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
You're Too Good to Feel This Bad Summary
You're Too Good to Feel This Bad
An Orthodox Approach to Living an Unorthodox Life
by Nate Dallas 2020 258 pages
3.98
1.2K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
The Bell Summary
The Bell
by Iris Murdoch 1958 296 pages
3.92
9.8K ratings
Classics
Novels
British Literature
The Problem of Political Authority Summary
The Problem of Political Authority
An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey
by Michael Huemer 2012 365 pages
4.38
683 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Economics
The Active Life Summary
The Active Life
A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring
by Parker J. Palmer 1990 162 pages
4.13
438 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Value of Everything Summary
The Value of Everything
Making and Taking in the Global Economy
by Mariana Mazzucato 2018 384 pages
4.08
3.5K ratings
Economics
Business
Politics
Big Questions from Little People Summary
Big Questions from Little People
And Simple Answers from Great Minds
by Gemma Elwin Harris 2012 336 pages
3.87
1.5K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Childrens
Playing and Reality Summary
Playing and Reality
by D.W. Winnicott 1971 214 pages
4.21
2.5K ratings
Psychology
Psychoanalysis
Parenting
Capitalist Nigger Summary
Capitalist Nigger
The Road to Success: A Spider-Web Doctrine
by Chika A. Onyeani 2000 208 pages
3.58
470 ratings
Africa
Race
Nigeria
How to Do the Right Thing Summary
How to Do the Right Thing
An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly
by Seneca 2023 288 pages
3.73
174 ratings
Philosophy
History
Classics
Feeding Your Demons Summary
Feeding Your Demons
Ancient Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict
by Tsultrim Allione 2008 288 pages
4.10
1.4K ratings
Buddhism
Psychology
Spirituality
The Aladdin Factor Summary
The Aladdin Factor
How to Ask for What You Want--and Get It
by Jack Canfield 1995 304 pages
3.99
1.4K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
Why Meditate Summary
Why Meditate
Working with Thoughts and Emotions
by Matthieu Ricard 2008 168 pages
3.99
2.1K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
The Compassionate Mind Summary
The Compassionate Mind
by Paul A. Gilbert 2009 513 pages
4.04
1.5K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Shaman, Healer, Sage Summary
Shaman, Healer, Sage
How to Heal Yourself and Others with the Energy Medicine of the Americas
by Alberto Villoldo 2000 243 pages
4.37
1.6K ratings
Spirituality
Health
Self Help
Heavens on Earth Summary
Heavens on Earth
The Scientific Search for the Afterlife, Immortality, and Utopia
by Michael Shermer 2018 320 pages
3.88
597 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Religion
Surviving AI Summary
Surviving AI
The promise and peril of artificial intelligence
by Calum Chace 2015 261 pages
3.88
607 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
Albert Camus Summary
Albert Camus
Elements of a Life
by Robert Zaretsky 2010 200 pages
4.13
164 ratings
Philosophy
Biography
Biography Memoir
Conversations on Consciousness Summary
Conversations on Consciousness
What the Best Minds Think about the Brain, Free Will, and What It Means to Be Human
by Susan Blackmore 2005 274 pages
4.02
2.0K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
The 5000 Year Leap Summary
The 5000 Year Leap
by W. Cleon Skousen 1981 337 pages
4.27
7.1K ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Saad Truth about Happiness Summary
The Saad Truth about Happiness
8 Secrets for Leading the Good Life
by Gad Saad 2023 251 pages
3.69
489 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition Summary
The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition
by Michael Tomasello 1999 256 pages
4.13
269 ratings
Psychology
Science
Anthropology
Beyond Religion Summary
Beyond Religion
Ethics for a Whole World
by Dalai Lama XIV 2011 188 pages
4.06
5.8K ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Spirituality
The Universe and the Teacup Summary
The Universe and the Teacup
The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
by K.C. Cole 1998 224 pages
3.79
583 ratings
Science
Mathematics
Philosophy
Wisdom from the Four Agreements Summary
Wisdom from the Four Agreements
by Miguel Ruiz 2003 96 pages
4.39
1.8K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
What's Your Worldview? Summary
What's Your Worldview?
An Interactive Approach to Life's Big Questions
by James N. Anderson 2014 112 pages
3.77
654 ratings
Theology
Philosophy
Christian
The Art of Possibility Summary
The Art of Possibility
Transforming Professional and Personal Life
by Rosamund Stone Zander 2000 210 pages
3.92
11.5K ratings
Self Help
Business
Psychology
Tao Summary
Tao
The Pathless Path
by Osho 1978 192 pages
4.26
1.0K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Taoism
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