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🤝 Common Good

Philosophical and political explorations of what we owe each other — the tension between individual liberty and collective flourishing that defines civic life.
The Good Society
by Robert N. Bellah • 1991
Individualism gutted our institutions. Repair begins where the myth ends: we need each other.
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🏘️ Communitarianism🗳️ American Civic Life🏛️ Democratic Theory
The Good Society Summary
The Good Society 90%
Individualism gutted our institutions. Repair begins where the myth ends: we need each other.
by Robert N. Bellah 1991
3.66
105 ratings
🏘️ Communitarianism🗳️ American Civic Life🏛️ Democratic Theory
Spirit Of Community
by Amitai Etzioni • 1993
The rights expansion forgot the duties. What it cost American communities, and how to rebuild.
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🏘️ Communitarianism⚖️ Rights And Duties📚 Moral Education
Spirit Of Community Summary
Spirit Of Community 90%
The rights expansion forgot the duties. What it cost American communities, and how to rebuild.
by Amitai Etzioni 1993
3.50
80 ratings
🏘️ Communitarianism⚖️ Rights And Duties📚 Moral Education
Glimpses of Utopia
by Jess Scully • 2020
A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.
3.97
110
🗳️ Participatory Democracy💡 Alternative Economics🌳 Commons Stewardship
Glimpses of Utopia Summary
Glimpses of Utopia 89%
A fair society is not theoretical. Its pieces are already running in cities across the world.
by Jess Scully 2020
3.97
110 ratings
🗳️ Participatory Democracy💡 Alternative Economics🌳 Commons Stewardship
Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation
by Alan Wolfe • 1989
Markets and states each fail at moral obligation. The answer hides where neither governs.
4.08
13
🏛️ Civil Society⚖️ Moral Economy🤝 Communitarianism
Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation Summary
Whose Keeper? Social Science and Moral Obligation 89%
Markets and states each fail at moral obligation. The answer hides where neither governs.
by Alan Wolfe 1989
4.08
13 ratings
🏛️ Civil Society⚖️ Moral Economy🤝 Communitarianism
Lifehouse
by Adam Greenfield • 2024
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
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🌱 Community Organizing🤝 Mutual Aid Networks🌍 Climate Adaptation
Lifehouse Summary
Lifehouse 89%
Votes and green tech won't stop climate collapse. The real plan: neighbors caring for each other.
by Adam Greenfield 2024
3.84
86 ratings
🌱 Community Organizing🤝 Mutual Aid Networks🌍 Climate Adaptation
How to Think Seriously About the Planet
by Roger Scruton • 2011
Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.
3.87
446
🏛️ Conservatism🌱 Stewardship🏘️ Localism
How to Think Seriously About the Planet Summary
How to Think Seriously About the Planet 89%
Why local loyalty, beauty, and tradition matter more for the planet than any global climate treaty.
by Roger Scruton 2011
3.87
446 ratings
🏛️ Conservatism🌱 Stewardship🏘️ Localism
The Most Good You Can Do
by Peter Singer • 2015
Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.
3.80
4k+
🎯 Effective Altruism⚖️ Utilitarianism📊 Evidence-Based Charity
The Most Good You Can Do Summary
The Most Good You Can Do 89%
Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.
by Peter Singer 2015
3.80
4k+ ratings
🎯 Effective Altruism⚖️ Utilitarianism📊 Evidence-Based Charity
Citizens
by Jon Alexander • 2022
Society runs on two stories: we are subjects or consumers. A third story changes everything.
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🗳️ Participatory Democracy🤝 Civic Engagement👥 Collective Action
Citizens Summary
Citizens 89%
Society runs on two stories: we are subjects or consumers. A third story changes everything.
by Jon Alexander 2022
4.04
317 ratings
🗳️ Participatory Democracy🤝 Civic Engagement👥 Collective Action
The Lost History of Liberalism
by Helena Rosenblatt • 2018
Liberalism was born as duty and generosity. The individual-rights version is only seventy years old.
4.04
448
🏛️ Intellectual History📜 Political Theory🫂 Civic Virtue
The Lost History of Liberalism Summary
The Lost History of Liberalism 89%
Liberalism was born as duty and generosity. The individual-rights version is only seventy years old.
by Helena Rosenblatt 2018
4.04
448 ratings
🏛️ Intellectual History📜 Political Theory🫂 Civic Virtue
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone
by Astra Taylor • 2019
Democracy is not broken. It is eight unresolvable tensions; the work is holding them together.
4.20
731
🏛️ Political Philosophy🗳️ Democratic Theory🤝 Participatory Democracy
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone Summary
Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone 89%
Democracy is not broken. It is eight unresolvable tensions; the work is holding them together.
by Astra Taylor 2019
4.20
731 ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy🗳️ Democratic Theory🤝 Participatory Democracy
Palaces for the People
by Eric Klinenberg • 2018
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
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5k+
🏙️ Public Space🧱 Placemaking🤝 Social Capital
Palaces for the People Summary
Palaces for the People 89%
Stronger than seawalls: the shared spaces that hold communities together when everything breaks.
by Eric Klinenberg 2018
3.97
5k+ ratings
🏙️ Public Space🧱 Placemaking🤝 Social Capital
Why Liberalism Failed
by Patrick J. Deneen • 2018
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
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4k+
🏛️ Political Philosophy🤝 Communitarianism🧩 Individualism Critique
Why Liberalism Failed Summary
Why Liberalism Failed 89%
Liberalism didn't fail despite its successes. Its successes broke it.
by Patrick J. Deneen 2018
3.84
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy🤝 Communitarianism🧩 Individualism Critique
The Life You Can Save
by Peter Singer • 2009
Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.
4.15
7k+
🧮 Effective Altruism🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics
The Life You Can Save Summary
The Life You Can Save 89%
Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.
by Peter Singer 2009
4.15
7k+ ratings
🧮 Effective Altruism🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics
Paint Your Town Red
by Matthew Brown • 2021
38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.
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🏘️ Localism🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Worker Cooperatives
Paint Your Town Red Summary
Paint Your Town Red 89%
38 million to 111 million: the spending shift that rebuilt a town.
by Matthew Brown 2021
3.71
173 ratings
🏘️ Localism🗳️ Economic Democracy🤝 Worker Cooperatives
Free and Equal
by Daniel Chandler • 2023
Forget who you are, design society. Rawls did; the result might be our fairest system.
3.95
439
🏛️ Political Philosophy📜 Social Contract⚖️ Economic Justice
Free and Equal Summary
Free and Equal 89%
Forget who you are, design society. Rawls did; the result might be our fairest system.
by Daniel Chandler 2023
3.95
439 ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy📜 Social Contract⚖️ Economic Justice
Rights Talk
by Mary Ann Glendon • 1991
American law won't require you to rescue a drowning stranger. That gap explains our broken politics.
4.06
124
📜 Constitutional Law🗣️ Political Rhetoric🔍 Individualism Critique
Rights Talk Summary
Rights Talk 89%
American law won't require you to rescue a drowning stranger. That gap explains our broken politics.
by Mary Ann Glendon 1991
4.06
124 ratings
📜 Constitutional Law🗣️ Political Rhetoric🔍 Individualism Critique
Longpath
by Ari Wallach • 2022
Your brain was built for the next five minutes. Civilization needs you to think in centuries.
3.74
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🧭 Futures Thinking🌍 Intergenerational Ethics🔄 Systems Thinking
Longpath Summary
Longpath 89%
Your brain was built for the next five minutes. Civilization needs you to think in centuries.
by Ari Wallach 2022
3.74
323 ratings
🧭 Futures Thinking🌍 Intergenerational Ethics🔄 Systems Thinking
⿻ 數位 Plurality
by E. Glen Weyl • 2024
Tech promised liberation but delivered surveillance and polarization. Taiwan found the off-ramp.
3.51
47
🗳️ Digital Democracy🏛️ Civic Technology🧠 Collective Intelligence
⿻ 數位 Plurality Summary
⿻ 數位 Plurality 88%
Tech promised liberation but delivered surveillance and polarization. Taiwan found the off-ramp.
by E. Glen Weyl 2024
3.51
47 ratings
🗳️ Digital Democracy🏛️ Civic Technology🧠 Collective Intelligence
Altruism
by Matthieu Ricard • 2013
Selfishness is a myth. Altruism is a trainable skill, and the evidence says it's the missing lever.
4.24
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🤝 Altruism Research☸️ Buddhist Psychology🕊️ Engaged Buddhism
Altruism Summary
Altruism 88%
Selfishness is a myth. Altruism is a trainable skill, and the evidence says it's the missing lever.
by Matthieu Ricard 2013
4.24
977 ratings
🤝 Altruism Research☸️ Buddhist Psychology🕊️ Engaged Buddhism
The Second Mountain
by David Brooks • 2019
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
3.76
13k+
⚖️ Moral Philosophy🧭 Midlife Transition🛤️ Finding Vocation
The Second Mountain Summary
The Second Mountain 88%
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
by David Brooks 2019
3.76
13k+ ratings
⚖️ Moral Philosophy🧭 Midlife Transition🛤️ Finding Vocation
Doing Good Better
by William MacAskill • 2015
The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.
4.17
8k+
🧮 Effective Altruism📊 Evidence-Based Giving🌍 Global Poverty
Doing Good Better Summary
Doing Good Better 88%
The most effective charities outperform the rest a hundredfold, and popularity points the wrong way.
by William MacAskill 2015
4.17
8k+ ratings
🧮 Effective Altruism📊 Evidence-Based Giving🌍 Global Poverty
365 Ways To Change the World
by Michael Norton • 2005
An almanac of 365 everyday actions that shift corporations, communities, and cultures.
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🧶 Micro-Activism💳 Ethical Consumerism🌿 Green Living
365 Ways To Change the World Summary
365 Ways To Change the World 88%
An almanac of 365 everyday actions that shift corporations, communities, and cultures.
by Michael Norton 2005
3.92
123 ratings
🧶 Micro-Activism💳 Ethical Consumerism🌿 Green Living
The Post-Corporate World
by David C. Korten • 1999
Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.
3.77
132
🌍 Post-Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy🏘️ Local Economies
The Post-Corporate World Summary
The Post-Corporate World 88%
Capitalism isn't the market; it's a disease. The cure is taking root in local communities.
by David C. Korten 1999
3.77
132 ratings
🌍 Post-Capitalism🗳️ Economic Democracy🏘️ Local Economies
How to Change the World
by John-Paul Flintoff • 2012
Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.
3.73
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🫶 Social Change🌱 Grassroots Activism💪 Personal Agency
How to Change the World Summary
How to Change the World 88%
Find your reason, start small, and go first: how ordinary people actually change the world.
by John-Paul Flintoff 2012
3.73
942 ratings
🫶 Social Change🌱 Grassroots Activism💪 Personal Agency
Reveille for Radicals
by Saul D. Alinsky • 1946
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
3.84
589
🤝 Community Organizing🌱 Grassroots Democracy👥 Indigenous Leadership
Reveille for Radicals Summary
Reveille for Radicals 88%
Democracy requires organized conflict and leaders from the bottom. A 1946 manual, still unheeded.
by Saul D. Alinsky 1946
3.84
589 ratings
🤝 Community Organizing🌱 Grassroots Democracy👥 Indigenous Leadership
The Paradox of Generosity
by Christian Smith • 2014
The top 5% of givers are happier and healthier. The reason isn't money.
3.85
114
🎁 Generosity🤝 Prosocial Behavior😊 Positive Psychology
The Paradox of Generosity Summary
The Paradox of Generosity 88%
The top 5% of givers are happier and healthier. The reason isn't money.
by Christian Smith 2014
3.85
114 ratings
🎁 Generosity🤝 Prosocial Behavior😊 Positive Psychology
The Great Disruption
by Francis Fukuyama • 1999
The knowledge economy dissolved trust and cooperation. Our biology has a fix.
3.62
353
🏛️ Social Order🤝 Social Capital🧠 Evolutionary Psychology
The Great Disruption Summary
The Great Disruption 88%
The knowledge economy dissolved trust and cooperation. Our biology has a fix.
by Francis Fukuyama 1999
3.62
353 ratings
🏛️ Social Order🤝 Social Capital🧠 Evolutionary Psychology
The Wealth of Networks
by Yochai Benkler • 2006
Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.
3.96
2k+
🌐 Digital Commons👥 Mass Collaboration💻 Open Source Culture
The Wealth of Networks Summary
The Wealth of Networks 88%
Free, voluntary collaboration now rivals the firm, upending the old rules of economy and democracy.
by Yochai Benkler 2006
3.96
2k+ ratings
🌐 Digital Commons👥 Mass Collaboration💻 Open Source Culture
Moral Ambition
by Rutger Bregman • 2024
The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.
3.76
13k+
🌍 Effective Altruism💼 Social Impact Careers🔄 Career Reinvention
Moral Ambition Summary
Moral Ambition 88%
The 80,000-hour career: a guide to using it on solvable, neglected problems, not just paychecks.
by Rutger Bregman 2024
3.76
13k+ ratings
🌍 Effective Altruism💼 Social Impact Careers🔄 Career Reinvention
The Two Percent Solution
by Matt Miller • 2003
America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.
3.98
89
🏛️ Domestic Policy🏥 Healthcare Reform📚 Education Reform
The Two Percent Solution Summary
The Two Percent Solution 88%
America's biggest domestic problems cost two percent of GDP to fix. That's the whole argument.
by Matt Miller 2003
3.98
89 ratings
🏛️ Domestic Policy🏥 Healthcare Reform📚 Education Reform
Aesthetic Theory
by Theodor W. Adorno • 1970
Free isn't removed walls; it's a body, a fact, a road, and solidarity.
4.14
3k+
🗳️ Democratic Theory🕊️ Positive Liberty🤖 Algorithmic Control
Aesthetic Theory Summary
Aesthetic Theory 88%
Free isn't removed walls; it's a body, a fact, a road, and solidarity.
by Theodor W. Adorno 1970
4.14
3k+ ratings
🗳️ Democratic Theory🕊️ Positive Liberty🤖 Algorithmic Control
The Listening Society
by Hanzi Freinacht • 2017
Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.
4.49
402
🏛️ Political Philosophy📖 Social Theory🪜 Adult Development
The Listening Society Summary
The Listening Society 88%
Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.
by Hanzi Freinacht 2017
4.49
402 ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy📖 Social Theory🪜 Adult Development
One World
by Peter Singer • 2002
Borders do not contain carbon, missiles, or pandemics. They should not contain your conscience.
3.72
1k+
🌍 Global Ethics🏛️ Cosmopolitanism💡 Effective Altruism
One World Summary
One World 88%
Borders do not contain carbon, missiles, or pandemics. They should not contain your conscience.
by Peter Singer 2002
3.72
1k+ ratings
🌍 Global Ethics🏛️ Cosmopolitanism💡 Effective Altruism
The Good-Enough Life
by Avram Alpert • 2022
Greatness culture exhausts us, shreds communities, and devours the planet. Sufficiency is the exit.
3.39
390
🧘 Sufficiency Philosophy🔨 Anti-Perfectionism🏛️ Critique Of Meritocracy
The Good-Enough Life Summary
The Good-Enough Life 88%
Greatness culture exhausts us, shreds communities, and devours the planet. Sufficiency is the exit.
by Avram Alpert 2022
3.39
390 ratings
🧘 Sufficiency Philosophy🔨 Anti-Perfectionism🏛️ Critique Of Meritocracy
Habits of the Heart
by Robert N. Bellah • 1985
America's faith in the autonomous self has hollowed out its communities and left citizens isolated.
3.89
1k+
🇺🇸 American Society🏛️ Political Sociology🌐 Individualism Critique
Habits of the Heart Summary
Habits of the Heart 88%
America's faith in the autonomous self has hollowed out its communities and left citizens isolated.
by Robert N. Bellah 1985
3.89
1k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Society🏛️ Political Sociology🌐 Individualism Critique
Justice
by Michael J. Sandel • 2007
Three centuries of thinking about justice, one shared evasion: the good life.
4.30
28k+
🏛️ Political Philosophy⚖️ Distributive Justice🧠 Thought Experiments
Justice Summary
Justice 88%
Three centuries of thinking about justice, one shared evasion: the good life.
by Michael J. Sandel 2007
4.30
28k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy⚖️ Distributive Justice🧠 Thought Experiments
Spheres of Justice
by Michael Walzer • 1983
Separate spheres: why a just society walls off money, power, and honor from each other.
3.80
723
🏛️ Distributive Justice🏘️ Communitarianism💰 Critique Of Markets
Spheres of Justice Summary
Spheres of Justice 88%
Separate spheres: why a just society walls off money, power, and honor from each other.
by Michael Walzer 1983
3.80
723 ratings
🏛️ Distributive Justice🏘️ Communitarianism💰 Critique Of Markets
The Penguin and the Leviathan
by Yochai Benkler • 2011
Economic models assume selfishness. Brain scans, blood banks, and Wikipedia tell a different story.
3.70
351
🧠 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💡 Intrinsic Motivation
The Penguin and the Leviathan Summary
The Penguin and the Leviathan 88%
Economic models assume selfishness. Brain scans, blood banks, and Wikipedia tell a different story.
by Yochai Benkler 2011
3.70
351 ratings
🧠 Behavioral Economics🧬 Evolutionary Psychology💡 Intrinsic Motivation
Morality
by Jonathan Sacks • 2019
Loneliness rivals smoking. Broken politics. Amoral markets. All from one trade: community for self.
4.34
2k+
🔗 Social Capital🫂 Loneliness Epidemic🧍 Individualism Critique
Morality Summary
Morality 88%
Loneliness rivals smoking. Broken politics. Amoral markets. All from one trade: community for self.
by Jonathan Sacks 2019
4.34
2k+ ratings
🔗 Social Capital🫂 Loneliness Epidemic🧍 Individualism Critique
Mine!
by Michael A. Heller • 2021
Every fight over what is yours comes down to six stories. The law picks the winner.
4.11
2k+
💸 Behavioral Economics🏠 Property Rights🤝 Conflict Resolution
Mine! Summary
Mine! 88%
Every fight over what is yours comes down to six stories. The law picks the winner.
by Michael A. Heller 2021
4.11
2k+ ratings
💸 Behavioral Economics🏠 Property Rights🤝 Conflict Resolution
Ethics in the Real World
by Peter Singer • 2016
A philosopher's case that buying a luxury watch when children are dying is an ethical failure.
3.92
5k+
⚖️ Applied Ethics🏛️ Moral Philosophy🌍 Effective Altruism
Ethics in the Real World Summary
Ethics in the Real World 88%
A philosopher's case that buying a luxury watch when children are dying is an ethical failure.
by Peter Singer 2016
3.92
5k+ ratings
⚖️ Applied Ethics🏛️ Moral Philosophy🌍 Effective Altruism
What Money Can't Buy
by Michael J. Sandel • 2012
When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.
3.93
14k+
🛒 Commodification🧠 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Neoliberalism
What Money Can't Buy Summary
What Money Can't Buy 88%
When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.
by Michael J. Sandel 2012
3.93
14k+ ratings
🛒 Commodification🧠 Behavioral Economics🏛️ Neoliberalism
The Conservative Heart
by Arthur C. Brooks • 2015
Half of happiness is genetic. The other half: that is what conservatism should actually be about.
4.11
1k+
🏛️ American Conservatism😊 Happiness Economics🔨 Meaningful Work
The Conservative Heart Summary
The Conservative Heart 88%
Half of happiness is genetic. The other half: that is what conservatism should actually be about.
by Arthur C. Brooks 2015
4.11
1k+ ratings
🏛️ American Conservatism😊 Happiness Economics🔨 Meaningful Work
The Dignity of Difference
by Jonathan Sacks • 2002
Universalism and tribalism are twin threats. Peace is built on particularity, not sameness.
4.28
577
🕊️ Religious Pluralism🌍 Global Ethics⛪ Political Theology
The Dignity of Difference Summary
The Dignity of Difference 88%
Universalism and tribalism are twin threats. Peace is built on particularity, not sameness.
by Jonathan Sacks 2002
4.28
577 ratings
🕊️ Religious Pluralism🌍 Global Ethics⛪ Political Theology
The Common Good
by Robert B. Reich • 2018
America had a deal: we owe each other something. Four decades of self-interest undid it.
4.11
3k+
🇺🇸 American Politics🤝 Social Trust🏦 Money In Politics
The Common Good Summary
The Common Good 88%
America had a deal: we owe each other something. Four decades of self-interest undid it.
by Robert B. Reich 2018
4.11
3k+ ratings
🇺🇸 American Politics🤝 Social Trust🏦 Money In Politics
The Logic of Collective Action
by Mancur Olson • 1965
The logic that predicts why consumers stay silent and small industries always get their way.
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1k+
🏛️ Collective Action🎭 Free Rider Problem🚦 Public Goods
The Logic of Collective Action Summary
The Logic of Collective Action 88%
The logic that predicts why consumers stay silent and small industries always get their way.
by Mancur Olson 1965
3.98
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Collective Action🎭 Free Rider Problem🚦 Public Goods
Radical Markets
by Eric A. Posner • 2018
We stopped markets halfway. Finishing them means anyone can buy your house at your price.
3.95
2k+
🏛️ Political Economy🎛️ Market Design🗳️ Voting Reform
Radical Markets Summary
Radical Markets 88%
We stopped markets halfway. Finishing them means anyone can buy your house at your price.
by Eric A. Posner 2018
3.95
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Economy🎛️ Market Design🗳️ Voting Reform
Together
by Richard Sennett • 2011
The rituals and crafts that make cooperation possible are being dissolved by short-term capitalism.
3.81
469
🧱 Social Cooperation🏙️ Urban Sociology🎭 Ritual And Society
Together Summary
Together 88%
The rituals and crafts that make cooperation possible are being dissolved by short-term capitalism.
by Richard Sennett 2011
3.81
469 ratings
🧱 Social Cooperation🏙️ Urban Sociology🎭 Ritual And Society
Infectious Generosity
by Chris J. Anderson • 2024
Your act of kindness can now reach millions. The invisible wiring that makes generosity go viral.
3.62
1k+
🦠 Viral Altruism🎁 Science Of Giving💝 Non-Monetary Gifts
Infectious Generosity Summary
Infectious Generosity 88%
Your act of kindness can now reach millions. The invisible wiring that makes generosity go viral.
by Chris J. Anderson 2024
3.62
1k+ ratings
🦠 Viral Altruism🎁 Science Of Giving💝 Non-Monetary Gifts
I'm Right and You're an Idiot
by James Hoggan • 2016
Why arguing harder backfires, and the listening and framing skills that actually change minds.
3.69
230
🗣️ Public Discourse⚡ Polarization🧠 Cognitive Biases
I'm Right and You're an Idiot Summary
I'm Right and You're an Idiot 88%
Why arguing harder backfires, and the listening and framing skills that actually change minds.
by James Hoggan 2016
3.69
230 ratings
🗣️ Public Discourse⚡ Polarization🧠 Cognitive Biases
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