Philosophy Book Summaries

Take Off Your Glasses and See Summary
Take Off Your Glasses and See
A Mind/Body Approach to Expanding Your Eyesight and Insight
by Jacob Liberman 1995 288 pages
3.94
238 ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Scepticism Summary
Scepticism
A Very Short Introduction
by Duncan Pritchard 2019 144 pages
3.53
110 ratings
Philosophy
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money Summary
Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money
by Woody Tasch 2008 240 pages
3.56
195 ratings
Economics
Food
Sustainability
Wider Than the Sky Summary
Wider Than the Sky
The Phenomenal Gift of Consciousness
by Gerald M. Edelman 2004 224 pages
3.67
412 ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
Lost Scriptures Summary
Lost Scriptures
Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament
by Bart D. Ehrman 2003 352 pages
4.00
2.4K ratings
Religion
History
Christianity
Forgiveness Summary
Forgiveness
How to Make Peace With Your Past and Get on With Your Life
by Sidney B. Simon 1990 225 pages
4.21
160 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Pedagogy of Freedom Summary
Pedagogy of Freedom
Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage
by Paulo Freire 1996 176 pages
4.37
2.1K ratings
Education
Philosophy
Politics
Mathematica Summary
Mathematica
A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity
by David Bessis 2024 344 pages
4.26
423 ratings
Mathematics
Science
France
The Enchanted Life Summary
The Enchanted Life
Unlocking the Magic of the Everyday
by Sharon Blackie 2018 356 pages
4.04
1.5K ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Nature
Democracy at Work Summary
Democracy at Work
A Cure for Capitalism
by Richard D. Wolff 2012 220 pages
3.95
1.7K ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Mount Analogue Summary
Mount Analogue
by René Daumal 1952 120 pages
4.10
2.9K ratings
Philosophy
France
Novels
Reconnaissance Man Summary
Reconnaissance Man
by Aaron Clarey 2016 202 pages
4.17
140 ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
The Myth of the Twentieth Century Summary
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
by Alfred Rosenberg 1930 454 pages
3.67
249 ratings
History
Philosophy
Politics
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays Summary
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
by Henry David Thoreau 1866 188 pages
4.06
17.5K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected Summary
The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected
A Natural Philosopher’s Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything
by Marcelo Gleiser 2016 192 pages
4.13
165 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Power Systems Summary
Power Systems
Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire
by Noam Chomsky 2012 224 pages
4.12
2.6K ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
Essential Sufism Summary
Essential Sufism
by James Fadiman 1997 288 pages
4.07
957 ratings
Religion
Islam
Philosophy
Outraged Summary
Outraged
Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground
by Kurt Gray 2025 368 pages
4.09
230 ratings
Politics
Psychology
Self Help
Psycho-Cybernetics and Self-Fulfillment Summary
Psycho-Cybernetics and Self-Fulfillment
by Maxwell Maltz 1970 245 pages
4.13
383 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Personal Development
Plato's Podcasts Summary
Plato's Podcasts
The Ancients' Guide to Modern Living
by Mark Vernon 2009 224 pages
3.52
143 ratings
Philosophy
Taoism for Beginners Summary
Taoism for Beginners
Understanding and Applying Taoist History, Concepts, and Practices
by Elizabeth Reninger 2020 124 pages
3.92
232 ratings
Religion
Philosophy
Taoism
If the Buddha Dated Summary
If the Buddha Dated
A Handbook for Finding Love on a Spiritual Path
by Charlotte Kasl 1999 212 pages
4.13
3.0K ratings
Relationships
Self Help
Spirituality
Fame, Fortune, and Ambition Summary
Fame, Fortune, and Ambition
What Is the Real Meaning of Success?
by Osho 2010 198 pages
4.25
451 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
We Are Free to Change the World Summary
We Are Free to Change the World
Hannah Arendt's Lessons in Love and Disobedience
by Lyndsey Stonebridge 2024 368 pages
4.12
315 ratings
Philosophy
Biography
Politics
Coding Freedom Summary
Coding Freedom
The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking
by Gabriella Coleman 2012 272 pages
3.82
276 ratings
Technology
Anthropology
Programming
A Beautiful Math Summary
A Beautiful Math
John Nash, Game Theory, and the Modern Quest for a Code of Nature
by Tom Siegfried 2006 272 pages
3.60
379 ratings
Mathematics
Science
Economics
Bright-Sided Summary
Bright-Sided
How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America
by Barbara Ehrenreich 2009 206 pages
3.73
10.2K ratings
Psychology
Sociology
Politics
Optimal Illusions Summary
Optimal Illusions
The False Promise of Optimization
by Coco Krumme 2023 256 pages
3.07
210 ratings
Science
Psychology
Technology
The Common Sense of Science Summary
The Common Sense of Science
With a New Preface by Sir Hermann Bondi
by J. Bronowski 1951 160 pages
3.82
139 ratings
Science
Philosophy
20th Century
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra Summary
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra
Samadhi Pada
by Rajmani Tigunait 2014 350 pages
4.44
162 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Applied Empathy Summary
Applied Empathy
The New Language of Leadership
by Michael Ventura 2018 288 pages
3.65
316 ratings
Business
Leadership
Self Help
The Anti-capitalistic Mentality Summary
The Anti-capitalistic Mentality
by Ludwig von Mises 1956 88 pages
3.97
2.2K ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Aristotle Summary
Aristotle
Understanding the World's Greatest Philosopher
by John Sellars 2023 123 pages
3.96
157 ratings
Philosophy
Biography
History
The Dawn of a Mindful Universe Summary
The Dawn of a Mindful Universe
A Manifesto for Humanity's Future
by Marcelo Gleiser 2023 256 pages
3.88
150 ratings
Science
Philosophy
The Book of est Summary
The Book of est
by Luke Rhinehart 1976 271 pages
4.01
364 ratings
Personal Development
Self Help
Psychology
Meditation Summary
Meditation
The Art of Ecstasy
by Osho 1992 150 pages
4.12
241 ratings
Spirituality
Psychology
Philosophy
Tetralogue Summary
Tetralogue
I'm Right, You're Wrong
by Timothy Williamson 2014 160 pages
3.32
462 ratings
Philosophy
Plays
21st Century
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism
The Religion of No-Religion
by Alan W. Watts 1996 112 pages
4.17
799 ratings
Buddhism
Philosophy
Spirituality
Machines of Loving Grace Summary
Machines of Loving Grace
The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots
by John Markoff 2015 400 pages
3.67
617 ratings
Science
Artificial Intelligence
Technology
Think Summary
Think
Why You Should Question Everything
by Guy P. Harrison 2013 240 pages
3.37
678 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Psychology
Reiki For Dummies Summary
Reiki For Dummies
by Nina L. Paul 2005 356 pages
3.91
184 ratings
Health
Spirituality
Philosophy
The Krishnamurti Reader Summary
The Krishnamurti Reader
by J. Krishnamurti 2011 191 pages
4.21
68 ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
World Without Mind Summary
World Without Mind
The Existential Threat of Big Tech
by Franklin Foer 2017 272 pages
3.62
2.2K ratings
Technology
Science
Business
The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy Summary
The Little Book of Sloth Philosophy
by Jennifer McCartney 2018 150 pages
3.91
2.2K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Humor
Against the Stream Summary
Against the Stream
A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries
by Noah Levine 2007 192 pages
4.03
1.7K ratings
Buddhism
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self-Portrait in Black and White Summary
Self-Portrait in Black and White
Unlearning Race
by Thomas Chatterton Williams 2019 192 pages
4.03
1.6K ratings
Memoir
Race
Politics
Liberty in the Age of Terror Summary
Liberty in the Age of Terror
A Defence of Civil Liberties and Enlightenment Values by Grayling, A. C. (2010) Paperback
by A.C. Grayling 2009 283 pages
3.55
144 ratings
Philosophy
Politics
Sociology
Mind into Matter Summary
Mind into Matter
A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit
by Fred Alan Wolf 2000 188 pages
3.98
197 ratings
Science
Philosophy
Spirituality
The Intellectual Devotional Summary
The Intellectual Devotional
Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Roam Confidently with the Cultured Class
by David S. Kidder 2006 377 pages
3.94
3.5K ratings
History
Reference
Education
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Summary
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
by David Hume 1748 96 pages
3.94
21.7K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Psychology
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