Philosophy Book Summaries

The Razor’s Edge Summary
The Razor’s Edge
by W. Somerset Maugham 1944 314 pages
4.19
51.8K ratings
Literature
Classics
Philosophy
Liberalism Summary
Liberalism
The Classical Tradition
by Ludwig von Mises 1927 203 pages
4.16
1.9K ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
The Socratic Dialogues Summary
The Socratic Dialogues
by Plato 2014 227 pages
3.94
136 ratings
Philosophy
Classics
The Darwin Economy Summary
The Darwin Economy
Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good
by Robert H. Frank 2011 240 pages
3.77
625 ratings
Economics
Psychology
Politics
Let Your Life Speak Summary
Let Your Life Speak
Listening for the Voice of Vocation
by Parker J. Palmer 1999 128 pages
4.15
13.2K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
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
Hành Trình Về Phương Đông Summary
Hành Trình Về Phương Đông
by Baird T. Spalding 1924 256 pages
4.25
4.6K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
The Subtle Body Practice Manual Summary
The Subtle Body Practice Manual
A Comprehensive Guide to Energy Healing
by Cyndi Dale 2014 374 pages
4.41
152 ratings
Spirituality
Metaphysics
Health
The Philosopher and the Wolf Summary
The Philosopher and the Wolf
by Mark Rowlands 2008 256 pages
4.14
3.2K ratings
Philosophy
Animals
Memoir
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
Astrology of the Seers Summary
Astrology of the Seers
A Guide to Vedic/Hindu Astrology
by David Frawley 1990 304 pages
4.09
175 ratings
Astrology
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Capitalist Manifesto Summary
The Capitalist Manifesto
Why the Global Free Market Will Save the World
by Johan Norberg 2023 331 pages
4.26
641 ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Happiness by Design Summary
Happiness by Design
Change What You Do, Not How You Think
by Paul Dolan 2014 256 pages
3.59
2.8K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
Great Myths of the Brain Summary
Great Myths of the Brain
by Christian Jarrett 2014 352 pages
3.83
156 ratings
Psychology
Science
Neuroscience
Why God Won't Go Away Summary
Why God Won't Go Away
Brain Science and the Biology of Belief
by Andrew B. Newberg 2001 234 pages
3.89
1.3K ratings
Science
Religion
Psychology
Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better Summary
Fail, Fail Again, Fail Better
by Pema Chödrön 2015
4.10
2.8K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Self Help
Democracy Summary
Democracy
The God That Failed
by Hans-Hermann Hoppe 2001 304 pages
4.15
2.4K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
Economics
Humility Is the New Smart Summary
Humility Is the New Smart
Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age
by Edward D. Hess 2017 224 pages
3.61
534 ratings
Business
Psychology
Leadership
A Theory of Everything (That Matters) Summary
A Theory of Everything (That Matters)
A Brief Guide to Einstein, Relativity, and His Surprising Thoughts on God
by Alister E. McGrath 2019 240 pages
3.84
146 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Biography
العوالم المتوازية للذات Summary
العوالم المتوازية للذات
by Frederick Dodson 2007 278 pages
4.27
717 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
Strangers Drowning Summary
Strangers Drowning
Grappling with Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Overpowering Urge to Help
by Larissa MacFarquhar 2015 336 pages
3.91
2.8K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
The God Who Weeps Summary
The God Who Weeps
How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life
by Terryl L. Givens 2012 160 pages
4.33
3.5K ratings
Religion
Lds
Church
Fellow Creatures Summary
Fellow Creatures
Our Obligations to the Other Animals
by Christine M. Korsgaard 2018 272 pages
4.29
196 ratings
Philosophy
Animals
Vegan
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read Summary
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
by Pierre Bayard 2007 185 pages
3.44
4.8K ratings
Books About Books
Philosophy
Essays
The German Ideology / Theses on Feuerbach / Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy Summary
The German Ideology / Theses on Feuerbach / Introduction to the Critique of Political Economy
by Karl Marx 1846 584 pages
4.13
5.1K ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Theory
Mathematics Summary
Mathematics
A Very Short Introduction
by Timothy Gowers 2002 143 pages
3.86
1.9K ratings
Mathematics
Science
Philosophy
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
Great Thinkers Summary
Great Thinkers
Simple Tools from 60 Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today
by The School of Life 2016
4.36
1.7K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
Doctor Strange and Philosophy Summary
Doctor Strange and Philosophy
The Other Book of Forbidden Knowledge
by Mark D. White 2018 288 pages
4.26
42 ratings
Philosophy
Comics
Superheroes
Attacking Faulty Reasoning Summary
Attacking Faulty Reasoning
A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments
by T. Edward Damer 1980 256 pages
4.00
200 ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Reference
National Identity Summary
National Identity
by Anthony D. Smith 1991 240 pages
3.70
233 ratings
History
Politics
Sociology
The Price of Everything Summary
The Price of Everything
A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity
by Russell Roberts 2008 224 pages
3.70
679 ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
Zen and the Art of Making a Living Summary
Zen and the Art of Making a Living
A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design
by Laurence G. Boldt 1992 704 pages
3.93
672 ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
Personality Types Summary
Personality Types
Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery
by Don Richard Riso 1987 544 pages
4.17
3.5K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The End of the World As We Know It Summary
The End of the World As We Know It
Social Science for the Twenty-First Century
by Immanuel Wallerstein 1999 288 pages
4.06
126 ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
History
Machiavelli For Women Summary
Machiavelli For Women
Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace
by Stacey Vanek Smith 2021 224 pages
4.04
1.7K ratings
Business
Feminism
Self Help
Things No One Else Can Teach Us Summary
Things No One Else Can Teach Us
by Humble the Poet 2019 320 pages
3.99
1.2K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Poetry
الاستراتيجيات ال 36 السرِّية في فنون القتال الدليل الصيني للنجاح في الحرب والعمل والحياة Summary
الاستراتيجيات ال 36 السرِّية في فنون القتال الدليل الصيني للنجاح في الحرب والعمل والحياة
by Hiroshi Moriya 2008 287 pages
3.76
119 ratings
Martial Arts
Philosophy
Self Help
The Real Price of Everything Summary
The Real Price of Everything
Rediscovering The Six Classics of Economics
by Michael Lewis 2007 1467 pages
3.71
127 ratings
Economics
Business
Finance
There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem Summary
There's a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem
by Wayne W. Dyer 2001 288 pages
4.22
7.6K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam Summary
The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam
by Muhammad Iqbal 1934 252 pages
4.28
1.5K ratings
Islam
Philosophy
Religion
See You at the Top Summary
See You at the Top
by Zig Ziglar 1977 384 pages
4.23
14.8K ratings
Self Help
Business
Personal Development
The Intelligent Heart Summary
The Intelligent Heart
A Guide to the Compassionate Life
by Dzigar Kongtrül III 2016 248 pages
4.56
97 ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Unfinished
Everyday Zen Summary
Everyday Zen
Love & Work
by Charlotte Joko Beck 1989 224 pages
4.16
6.3K ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Spirituality
The Ascent of Man Summary
The Ascent of Man
by Jacob Bronowski 1973 448 pages
4.20
6.3K ratings
Science
History
Philosophy
Mathematics and Humor Summary
Mathematics and Humor
by John Allen Paulos 1980 124 pages
3.42
158 ratings
Mathematics
Humor
Comedy
21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges Summary
21 Letters on Life and Its Challenges
by Charles B. Handy 2019 208 pages
4.34
399 ratings
Business
Biography
Memoir
Confucianism Summary
Confucianism
A Very Short Introduction
by Daniel K. Gardner 2014 136 pages
3.97
339 ratings
Philosophy
China
Religion
Tiny Buddha's Guide to Loving Yourself Summary
Tiny Buddha's Guide to Loving Yourself
40 Ways to Transform Your Inner Critic and Your Life
by Lori Deschene 2013 288 pages
4.04
560 ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Buddhism
Computational Thinking Summary
Computational Thinking
by Peter J. Denning 2019 246 pages
3.65
271 ratings
Computer Science
Science
Technology
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