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Meditations on First Philosophy, with Selections from the Objections and Replies
by René Descartes • 1641
By the fire, he resolves to doubt everything, only to find a thought immune to doubt.
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3k+
Meditations on First Philosophy, with Selections from the Objections and Replies Summary
Meditations on First Philosophy, with Selections from the Objections and Replies 93%
By the fire, he resolves to doubt everything, only to find a thought immune to doubt.
by René Descartes 1641
3.73
3k+ ratings
Meditations on First Philosophy
by René Descartes • 1641
An all-powerful deceiver could control every thought you have. Every thought, except one.
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Meditations on First Philosophy Summary
Meditations on First Philosophy 93%
An all-powerful deceiver could control every thought you have. Every thought, except one.
by René Descartes 1641
3.73
30k+ ratings
The Rise of Modern Philosophy
by Anthony Kenny • 2006
How consciousness replaced the soul, systems replaced commentary, and philosophy became modern.
3.84
274
The Rise of Modern Philosophy Summary
The Rise of Modern Philosophy 93%
How consciousness replaced the soul, systems replaced commentary, and philosophy became modern.
by Anthony Kenny 2006
3.84
274 ratings
Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy
by René Descartes • 1999
Doubt all you know, arrive at the one truth you cannot deny, and build reality from there.
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Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy Summary
Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy 93%
Doubt all you know, arrive at the one truth you cannot deny, and build reality from there.
by René Descartes 1999
3.77
37k+ ratings
Being And Event
by Alain Badiou • 1988
Set theory is the science of being itself, and the One is nowhere in it.
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1k+
Being And Event Summary
Being And Event 91%
Set theory is the science of being itself, and the One is nowhere in it.
by Alain Badiou 1988
4.01
1k+ ratings
Ethics
by Baruch Spinoza • 1677
God and nature are one; free will, an illusion. Freedom is grasping the causes that move you.
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Ethics Summary
Ethics 91%
God and nature are one; free will, an illusion. Freedom is grasping the causes that move you.
by Baruch Spinoza 1677
4.10
22k+ ratings
Writing and Difference
by Jacques Derrida • 1967
Structuralism loved the architecture of texts. One philosopher asked where the energy went.
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8k+
Writing and Difference Summary
Writing and Difference 90%
Structuralism loved the architecture of texts. One philosopher asked where the energy went.
by Jacques Derrida 1967
4.00
8k+ ratings
Less Than Nothing
by Slavoj Žižek • 2012
Reality is a hole in nothingness, propped up by fictions, and Hegel's dialectic is the map.
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650
Less Than Nothing Summary
Less Than Nothing 90%
Reality is a hole in nothingness, propped up by fictions, and Hegel's dialectic is the map.
by Slavoj Žižek 2012
4.17
650 ratings
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
by George Berkeley • 1988
Tables vanish when you look away, but God keeps watching. A bishop's case against matter.
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Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous Summary
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous 90%
Tables vanish when you look away, but God keeps watching. A bishop's case against matter.
by George Berkeley 1988
3.83
1k+ ratings
Introduction to Phenomenology
by Robert Sokolowski • 1999
Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.
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541
Introduction to Phenomenology Summary
Introduction to Phenomenology 90%
Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.
by Robert Sokolowski 1999
4.03
541 ratings
Fearless
by Max Lucado • 2009
Ten philosophers, ten arguments that still govern how we think about truth, justice, and ourselves.
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13k+
Fearless Summary
Fearless 90%
Ten philosophers, ten arguments that still govern how we think about truth, justice, and ourselves.
by Max Lucado 2009
4.16
13k+ ratings
Phenomenology
by Dan Zahavi • 2008
Consciousness is an openness, not a container. An introduction to phenomenology.
4.15
303
Phenomenology Summary
Phenomenology 90%
Consciousness is an openness, not a container. An introduction to phenomenology.
by Dan Zahavi 2008
4.15
303 ratings
What Is Existentialism?
by Simone de Beauvoir • 1944
No fixed nature, no cosmic plan, no excuses: what existentialism actually says about being human.
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What Is Existentialism? Summary
What Is Existentialism? 90%
No fixed nature, no cosmic plan, no excuses: what existentialism actually says about being human.
by Simone de Beauvoir 1944
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Order of Things
by Michel Foucault • 1966
Thought is governed by hidden rules that have collapsed twice. 'Man' was their latest product.
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The Order of Things Summary
The Order of Things 90%
Thought is governed by hidden rules that have collapsed twice. 'Man' was their latest product.
by Michel Foucault 1966
4.12
10k+ ratings
The Logic of Sense
by Gilles Deleuze • 1969
Sense is not a thing but an event, a surface effect where language meets the world.
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1k+
The Logic of Sense Summary
The Logic of Sense 90%
Sense is not a thing but an event, a surface effect where language meets the world.
by Gilles Deleuze 1969
4.29
1k+ ratings
Being and Nothingness
by Jean-Paul Sartre • 1943
Consciousness is a hole in being. What pours through is freedom, and it terrifies us.
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35k+
Being and Nothingness Summary
Being and Nothingness 90%
Consciousness is a hole in being. What pours through is freedom, and it terrifies us.
by Jean-Paul Sartre 1943
3.99
35k+ ratings
Jacques Derrida
by Christopher Watkin • 2017
Deconstruction: meaning never settles. This book argues the Trinity says why, and what comes next.
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44
Jacques Derrida Summary
Jacques Derrida 90%
Deconstruction: meaning never settles. This book argues the Trinity says why, and what comes next.
by Christopher Watkin 2017
4.36
44 ratings
Knowledge
by Jennifer Nagel • 2014
A concise tour of what it means to know, from Descartes's demon to the broken clock.
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1k+
Knowledge Summary
Knowledge 90%
A concise tour of what it means to know, from Descartes's demon to the broken clock.
by Jennifer Nagel 2014
3.85
1k+ ratings
A Methodology of Possession
by James Ellis • 2020
Enlightenment as possession: a philosopher's ritual journey beyond self, time, and the human.
3.62
81
A Methodology of Possession Summary
A Methodology of Possession 90%
Enlightenment as possession: a philosopher's ritual journey beyond self, time, and the human.
by James Ellis 2020
3.62
81 ratings
Prometheus and Atlas
by Jason Reza Jorjani • 2016
Paranormal abilities are real, and Western civilization depends on suppressing that.
4.09
127
Prometheus and Atlas Summary
Prometheus and Atlas 90%
Paranormal abilities are real, and Western civilization depends on suppressing that.
by Jason Reza Jorjani 2016
4.09
127 ratings
A Thousand Plateaus
by Gilles Deleuze • 1980
All of Western thought is a tree. Two French philosophers found the off-switch: the root network.
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7k+
A Thousand Plateaus Summary
A Thousand Plateaus 90%
All of Western thought is a tree. Two French philosophers found the off-switch: the root network.
by Gilles Deleuze 1980
4.33
7k+ ratings
Freedom and Neurobiology
by John Rogers Searle • 2005
Free will is a biological fact, and political power rests on what we collectively agree to accept.
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246
Freedom and Neurobiology Summary
Freedom and Neurobiology 89%
Free will is a biological fact, and political power rests on what we collectively agree to accept.
by John Rogers Searle 2005
3.56
246 ratings
The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity
by Jürgen Habermas • 1985
Western philosophy bet everything on the individual knower. From Hegel onward, the bet kept losing.
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The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity Summary
The Philosophical Discourse of Modernity 89%
Western philosophy bet everything on the individual knower. From Hegel onward, the bet kept losing.
by Jürgen Habermas 1985
3.90
1k+ ratings
Objectivism
by Leonard Peikoff • 1991
Reality comes first, reason is mandatory, and your life is the moral standard. The complete chain.
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Objectivism Summary
Objectivism 89%
Reality comes first, reason is mandatory, and your life is the moral standard. The complete chain.
by Leonard Peikoff 1991
3.77
5k+ ratings
Flatline Constructs
by Mark Fisher • 2018
Reality flatlined into the undead where cybernetics, gothic horror, and theory-as-fiction converge.
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345
Flatline Constructs Summary
Flatline Constructs 89%
Reality flatlined into the undead where cybernetics, gothic horror, and theory-as-fiction converge.
by Mark Fisher 2018
4.13
345 ratings
Hyperreality
by Mike Hockney • 2012
Reality is a self-solving mathematical equation, and God is the answer, not the author.
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56
Hyperreality Summary
Hyperreality 89%
Reality is a self-solving mathematical equation, and God is the answer, not the author.
by Mike Hockney 2012
4.61
56 ratings
The Philosophy of the Enlightenment
by Ernst Cassirer • 1932
The Enlightenment remade reason: not a storehouse of truths, but a way of discovering them.
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258
The Philosophy of the Enlightenment Summary
The Philosophy of the Enlightenment 89%
The Enlightenment remade reason: not a storehouse of truths, but a way of discovering them.
by Ernst Cassirer 1932
4.11
258 ratings
Totality and Infinity
by Emmanuel Levinas • 1961
Knowledge grasps at everything. The human face resists, demanding something older than philosophy.
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Totality and Infinity Summary
Totality and Infinity 89%
Knowledge grasps at everything. The human face resists, demanding something older than philosophy.
by Emmanuel Levinas 1961
4.21
2k+ ratings
Phenomenology of Spirit
by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel • 1807
Truth is the whole journey. Every stage consciousness passes through is both wrong and necessary.
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Phenomenology of Spirit Summary
Phenomenology of Spirit 89%
Truth is the whole journey. Every stage consciousness passes through is both wrong and necessary.
by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 1807
3.97
21k+ ratings
Think
by Simon Blackburn • 1999
Your concepts are a house you never inspected. Philosophy walks you through the foundation.
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Think Summary
Think 89%
Your concepts are a house you never inspected. Philosophy walks you through the foundation.
by Simon Blackburn 1999
3.73
5k+ ratings
Soul Machine
by George Makari • 2015
Science couldn't find the soul. So early modern Europe invented the mind to take its place.
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157
Soul Machine Summary
Soul Machine 89%
Science couldn't find the soul. So early modern Europe invented the mind to take its place.
by George Makari 2015
3.82
157 ratings
50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Ben Dupré • 2007
Fifty essential philosophy ideas, each in minutes: from radical doubt to the problem of evil.
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50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know 89%
Fifty essential philosophy ideas, each in minutes: from radical doubt to the problem of evil.
by Ben Dupré 2007
3.70
2k+ ratings
The Last Man Who Knew Everything
by Mike Hockney • 2012
The universe is math, not matter, and your mind is a zero with infinite potential.
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90
The Last Man Who Knew Everything Summary
The Last Man Who Knew Everything 89%
The universe is math, not matter, and your mind is a zero with infinite potential.
by Mike Hockney 2012
4.46
90 ratings
A Book Forged in Hell
by Steven Nadler • 2011
Spinoza's 1670 treatise denied miracles, called the Bible man-made, and made free thought sacred.
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A Book Forged in Hell Summary
A Book Forged in Hell 89%
Spinoza's 1670 treatise denied miracles, called the Bible man-made, and made free thought sacred.
by Steven Nadler 2011
3.99
1k+ ratings
Truth and Method
by Hans-Georg Gadamer • 1960
Understanding is an event language and tradition perform through you, not a method you apply.
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Truth and Method Summary
Truth and Method 89%
Understanding is an event language and tradition perform through you, not a method you apply.
by Hans-Georg Gadamer 1960
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4k+ ratings
I am Not a Brain
by Markus Gabriel • 2017
Neuroscience keeps looking for the self inside the skull. The real thing lives between people.
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I am Not a Brain Summary
I am Not a Brain 89%
Neuroscience keeps looking for the self inside the skull. The real thing lives between people.
by Markus Gabriel 2017
3.49
233 ratings
Heidegger
by Michael Watts • 2014
Heidegger demystified: the freedom found in facing death, and the worldview technology imposes.
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143
Heidegger Summary
Heidegger 89%
Heidegger demystified: the freedom found in facing death, and the worldview technology imposes.
by Michael Watts 2014
4.40
143 ratings
Philosophy
by Nigel Warburton • 1995
Philosophy without the jargon: the big questions, and how to think them through.
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Philosophy Summary
Philosophy 89%
Philosophy without the jargon: the big questions, and how to think them through.
by Nigel Warburton 1995
3.84
3k+ ratings
Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
by George Berkeley • 1713
Matter is a useless hypothesis. Two men argue, and by the end, the physical world vanishes.
3.74
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Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous Summary
Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous 89%
Matter is a useless hypothesis. Two men argue, and by the end, the physical world vanishes.
by George Berkeley 1713
3.74
2k+ ratings
Slavoj Zizek
by Tony Myers • 2003
Your cynicism isn't rebellion. According to Žižek, it's the purest form of ideology.
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Slavoj Zizek Summary
Slavoj Zizek 89%
Your cynicism isn't rebellion. According to Žižek, it's the purest form of ideology.
by Tony Myers 2003
3.82
266 ratings
Hegel
by Peter Singer • 1983
Mind, not matter, drives reality. History is freedom waking up. Hegel explained why.
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Hegel Summary
Hegel 89%
Mind, not matter, drives reality. History is freedom waking up. Hegel explained why.
by Peter Singer 1983
3.86
3k+ ratings
The Problems of Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell • 1912
Your senses are private. Matter is an inference. Timeless universals hold the rest.
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The Problems of Philosophy Summary
The Problems of Philosophy 89%
Your senses are private. Matter is an inference. Timeless universals hold the rest.
by Bertrand Russell 1912
3.90
19k+ ratings
Metaphysics
by Michael J. Loux • 1997
From universals to time: the central problems of metaphysics, mapped for the first-time student.
3.93
354
Metaphysics Summary
Metaphysics 89%
From universals to time: the central problems of metaphysics, mapped for the first-time student.
by Michael J. Loux 1997
3.93
354 ratings
Fanged Noumena
by Nick Land • 2011
The future is a virus that has already infected the present. The host will not survive.
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Fanged Noumena Summary
Fanged Noumena 89%
The future is a virus that has already infected the present. The host will not survive.
by Nick Land 2011
3.85
1k+ ratings
In Praise of Risk
by Anne Dufourmantelle • 2011
To avoid risk is to refuse life. A philosopher's argument for love, beauty, and freedom.
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613
In Praise of Risk Summary
In Praise of Risk 89%
To avoid risk is to refuse life. A philosopher's argument for love, beauty, and freedom.
by Anne Dufourmantelle 2011
4.12
613 ratings
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
by George Berkeley • 1710
Things exist only while perceived. So what keeps the universe intact when no one is watching?
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A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge Summary
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge 89%
Things exist only while perceived. So what keeps the universe intact when no one is watching?
by George Berkeley 1710
3.71
3k+ ratings
Dialogism
by Michael Holquist • 1990
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
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88
Dialogism Summary
Dialogism 89%
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
by Michael Holquist 1990
4.09
88 ratings
The Philosophy of 'as If '
by Hans Vaihinger • 1911
Thought runs on conscious falsehoods: the harder the contradiction, the sharper the tool.
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72
The Philosophy of 'as If ' Summary
The Philosophy of 'as If ' 89%
Thought runs on conscious falsehoods: the harder the contradiction, the sharper the tool.
by Hans Vaihinger 1911
4.00
72 ratings
Doing Philosophy
by Timothy Williamson • 2018
Philosophy is a science that tests ideas with thought experiments, and the best explanation wins.
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213
Doing Philosophy Summary
Doing Philosophy 89%
Philosophy is a science that tests ideas with thought experiments, and the best explanation wins.
by Timothy Williamson 2018
3.67
213 ratings
The Ethics of Ambiguity
by Simone de Beauvoir • 1947
Freedom is never just your own: the only genuine ethics is to will it for everyone.
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The Ethics of Ambiguity Summary
The Ethics of Ambiguity 89%
Freedom is never just your own: the only genuine ethics is to will it for everyone.
by Simone de Beauvoir 1947
4.17
8k+ ratings
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