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💭 Emotivism

An exploration of the philosophical position that moral judgments are not statements of fact but expressions of emotional attitudes, challenging the foundations of ethical reasoning.
Heaven and Hell
by Neel Burton • 2015
Feelings built for the savanna now decide your career, your politics, and your love life.
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250
🏛️ Philosophical Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🌌 Existential Psychology
Heaven and Hell Summary
Heaven and Hell 88%
Feelings built for the savanna now decide your career, your politics, and your love life.
by Neel Burton 2015
3.62
250 ratings
🏛️ Philosophical Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🌌 Existential Psychology
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
by John Koenig • 2018
The feelings you've always had finally have names: an invented dictionary for the human condition.
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6k+
💡 Invented Words💬 Emotional Vocabulary🏷️ Naming Emotions
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows Summary
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows 88%
The feelings you've always had finally have names: an invented dictionary for the human condition.
by John Koenig 2018
4.45
6k+ ratings
💡 Invented Words💬 Emotional Vocabulary🏷️ Naming Emotions
A Human History of Emotion
by Richard Firth-Godbehere • 2021
Your six basic emotions are a modern Western fiction, and projecting them backward changed history.
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701
🎭 History Of Emotions🌍 Cultural Psychology🧱 Constructed Emotion
A Human History of Emotion Summary
A Human History of Emotion 88%
Your six basic emotions are a modern Western fiction, and projecting them backward changed history.
by Richard Firth-Godbehere 2021
3.71
701 ratings
🎭 History Of Emotions🌍 Cultural Psychology🧱 Constructed Emotion
The Archaeology of Mind
by Jaak Panksepp • 2012
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
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410
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Neurobiology
The Archaeology of Mind Summary
The Archaeology of Mind 87%
Ancient brain circuits shared with every mammal produce your emotions. Thought shows up late.
by Jaak Panksepp 2012
4.44
410 ratings
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Neurobiology
What Is Art?
by Leo Tolstoy • 1897
Real art does one thing: transmit a feeling from artist to stranger. Everything else is decoration.
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🎨 Philosophy Of Art💭 Art And Emotion🏛️ Art And Class
What Is Art? Summary
What Is Art? 87%
Real art does one thing: transmit a feeling from artist to stranger. Everything else is decoration.
by Leo Tolstoy 1897
3.73
4k+ ratings
🎨 Philosophy Of Art💭 Art And Emotion🏛️ Art And Class
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
by Adam Smith • 1759
Before he explained markets, Adam Smith explained why you want a promotion more than a full pantry.
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🧠 Moral Psychology🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment💓 Sentimentalism
The Theory of Moral Sentiments Summary
The Theory of Moral Sentiments 87%
Before he explained markets, Adam Smith explained why you want a promotion more than a full pantry.
by Adam Smith 1759
4.06
5k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment💓 Sentimentalism
The Dark Sides of Empathy
by Fritz Breithaupt • 2019
Empathy can fuel cruelty: the more we feel another's pain, the more we enjoy inflicting it.
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📚 Empathy Studies🧭 Moral Psychology🕳️ Dark Empathy
The Dark Sides of Empathy Summary
The Dark Sides of Empathy 87%
Empathy can fuel cruelty: the more we feel another's pain, the more we enjoy inflicting it.
by Fritz Breithaupt 2019
3.63
59 ratings
📚 Empathy Studies🧭 Moral Psychology🕳️ Dark Empathy
The Strange Order of Things
by António Damásio • 2017
Feelings, not reason, built human culture. The drive for homeostasis began in single cells.
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🧠 Neuroscience Of Emotion🧬 Evolutionary Biology🌍 Cultural Evolution
The Strange Order of Things Summary
The Strange Order of Things 87%
Feelings, not reason, built human culture. The drive for homeostasis began in single cells.
by António Damásio 2017
3.75
3k+ ratings
🧠 Neuroscience Of Emotion🧬 Evolutionary Biology🌍 Cultural Evolution
Looking for Spinoza
by António Damásio • 2001
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
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2k+
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🏛️ Neurophilosophy🤝 Social Emotions
Looking for Spinoza Summary
Looking for Spinoza 87%
A neuroscientist discovers a 17th-century philosopher already mapped the biology of joy and sorrow.
by António Damásio 2001
3.96
2k+ ratings
🧠 Affective Neuroscience🏛️ Neurophilosophy🤝 Social Emotions
Toxic Positivity
by Whitney Goodman • 2022
Relentless optimism is a trap. Why your sadness, anger, and complaints are not the problem.
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5k+
🎭 Emotional Authenticity🚫 Forced Positivity🔒 Emotional Suppression
Toxic Positivity Summary
Toxic Positivity 87%
Relentless optimism is a trap. Why your sadness, anger, and complaints are not the problem.
by Whitney Goodman 2022
3.83
5k+ ratings
🎭 Emotional Authenticity🚫 Forced Positivity🔒 Emotional Suppression
The Feeling of What Happens
by António Damásio • 1999
Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.
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🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Philosophy Of Mind🏃 Embodied Cognition
The Feeling of What Happens Summary
The Feeling of What Happens 87%
Consciousness begins in the body: its hidden internal maps create the feeling of a self.
by António Damásio 1999
4.01
4k+ ratings
🧠 Cognitive Neuroscience🤔 Philosophy Of Mind🏃 Embodied Cognition
Language, Truth and Logic
by Alfred Jules Ayer • 1936
A single test separates meaningful statements from nonsense, and most of philosophy fails it.
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🧠 Logical Positivism🔍 Analytic Philosophy💬 Philosophy Of Language
Language, Truth and Logic Summary
Language, Truth and Logic 87%
A single test separates meaningful statements from nonsense, and most of philosophy fails it.
by Alfred Jules Ayer 1936
3.75
4k+ ratings
🧠 Logical Positivism🔍 Analytic Philosophy💬 Philosophy Of Language
The Spirit of Spinoza
by Neal Grossman • 2014
Spinoza's monism isn't abstract. Applied to the mind, it heals anxiety and dissolves fear of death.
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🌀 Spinozism🛋️ Philosophical Therapy🌍 Pantheism
The Spirit of Spinoza Summary
The Spirit of Spinoza 87%
Spinoza's monism isn't abstract. Applied to the mind, it heals anxiety and dissolves fear of death.
by Neal Grossman 2014
4.42
62 ratings
🌀 Spinozism🛋️ Philosophical Therapy🌍 Pantheism
A Philosophy of Loneliness
by Lars Fredrik Händler Svendsen • 2015
Loneliness rivals smoking in damage, yet calling it an epidemic misses the point entirely.
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💭 Philosophy Of Emotions🧩 Existential Philosophy👥 Sociology Of Loneliness
A Philosophy of Loneliness Summary
A Philosophy of Loneliness 87%
Loneliness rivals smoking in damage, yet calling it an epidemic misses the point entirely.
by Lars Fredrik Händler Svendsen 2015
3.69
2k+ ratings
💭 Philosophy Of Emotions🧩 Existential Philosophy👥 Sociology Of Loneliness
The Great Guide
by Julian Baggini • 2021
The philosopher who said reason is only passion's servant also had a recipe for a good life.
3.86
197
🧭 Practical Philosophy🔍 Empiricism❤️ Emotional Reasoning
The Great Guide Summary
The Great Guide 87%
The philosopher who said reason is only passion's servant also had a recipe for a good life.
by Julian Baggini 2021
3.86
197 ratings
🧭 Practical Philosophy🔍 Empiricism❤️ Emotional Reasoning
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness
by Gary Cox • 2011
You are free in a way you never asked for. This is what that actually costs.
4.12
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🌍 Continental Philosophy🚶 Existentialism🔍 Phenomenology
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness Summary
The Existentialist's Guide to Death, the Universe and Nothingness 87%
You are free in a way you never asked for. This is what that actually costs.
by Gary Cox 2011
4.12
121 ratings
🌍 Continental Philosophy🚶 Existentialism🔍 Phenomenology
Emotional
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2022
Emotion doesn't sabotage reason. It supplies the hidden calculations behind every decision you make.
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🧪 Emotion Science🧘 Emotion Regulation🧠 Mind-Body Connection
Emotional Summary
Emotional 87%
Emotion doesn't sabotage reason. It supplies the hidden calculations behind every decision you make.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2022
3.84
2k+ ratings
🧪 Emotion Science🧘 Emotion Regulation🧠 Mind-Body Connection
Standpoints
by Svend Brinkmann • 2018
Modernity wants a use for everything. Ten old ideas that refuse to earn their keep.
3.77
787
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🧠 Existential Philosophy🏛️ Virtue Ethics
Standpoints Summary
Standpoints 87%
Modernity wants a use for everything. Ten old ideas that refuse to earn their keep.
by Svend Brinkmann 2018
3.77
787 ratings
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🧠 Existential Philosophy🏛️ Virtue Ethics
Atlas of the Heart
by Brené Brown • 2021
Most of us can name five emotions. Here are the other eighty-two.
4.32
99k+
🗣️ Emotional Vocabulary🔍 Emotional Awareness🧠 Emotional Intelligence
Atlas of the Heart Summary
Atlas of the Heart 87%
Most of us can name five emotions. Here are the other eighty-two.
by Brené Brown 2021
4.32
99k+ ratings
🗣️ Emotional Vocabulary🔍 Emotional Awareness🧠 Emotional Intelligence
Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy
by Emmy Van Deurzen • 2011
Existential philosophy as clinical practice: phenomenological skills for meaning and mortality.
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🛋️ Existential Therapy🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology🔍 Phenomenology
Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy Summary
Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy 87%
Existential philosophy as clinical practice: phenomenological skills for meaning and mortality.
by Emmy Van Deurzen 2011
4.31
124 ratings
🛋️ Existential Therapy🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology🔍 Phenomenology
Briefly
by David Mills Daniel • 2007
The only moral absolute is love, and it decides what is right in every situation.
3.79
205
🧠 Situation Ethics✝️ Christian Ethics📚 Moral Philosophy
Briefly Summary
Briefly 87%
The only moral absolute is love, and it decides what is right in every situation.
by David Mills Daniel 2007
3.79
205 ratings
🧠 Situation Ethics✝️ Christian Ethics📚 Moral Philosophy
Emotional Advantage
by Randy Taran • 2019
Sadness, fear, anger: not flaws but a navigation system you never learned to read.
3.93
340
🧠 Emotional Intelligence🤗 Embracing Emotions💗 Self-Compassion
Emotional Advantage Summary
Emotional Advantage 87%
Sadness, fear, anger: not flaws but a navigation system you never learned to read.
by Randy Taran 2019
3.93
340 ratings
🧠 Emotional Intelligence🤗 Embracing Emotions💗 Self-Compassion
The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy and Other Essays
by Hilary Putnam • 2002
The wall between facts and values was a mistake; taking it down reshapes science and ethics.
3.98
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❓ Fact And Value🤔 Metaethics🗣️ Philosophy Of Language
The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy and Other Essays Summary
The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy and Other Essays 87%
The wall between facts and values was a mistake; taking it down reshapes science and ethics.
by Hilary Putnam 2002
3.98
176 ratings
❓ Fact And Value🤔 Metaethics🗣️ Philosophy Of Language
Against Empathy
by Paul Bloom • 2016
Empathy zeroes in on one face, ignores a thousand deaths, and makes cruelty feel righteous.
3.57
7k+
🧠 Moral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases💡 Effective Altruism
Against Empathy Summary
Against Empathy 87%
Empathy zeroes in on one face, ignores a thousand deaths, and makes cruelty feel righteous.
by Paul Bloom 2016
3.57
7k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases💡 Effective Altruism
Conscience
by Patricia S. Churchland • 2019
Our conscience grew out of the brain's drive to care, not from God or reason.
3.78
442
🧠 Moral Psychology🧪 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Ethics
Conscience Summary
Conscience 87%
Our conscience grew out of the brain's drive to care, not from God or reason.
by Patricia S. Churchland 2019
3.78
442 ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🧪 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Ethics
Anyway
by Kent M. Keith • 2001
Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.
4.09
665
🧭 Meaning-Making🤝 Altruism🎯 Intrinsic Motivation
Anyway Summary
Anyway 87%
Ten counter-intuitive rules for staying generous and sane in a world that rarely rewards either.
by Kent M. Keith 2001
4.09
665 ratings
🧭 Meaning-Making🤝 Altruism🎯 Intrinsic Motivation
Ethics
by Baruch Spinoza • 1677
God and nature are one; free will, an illusion. Freedom is grasping the causes that move you.
4.10
22k+
📐 Rationalist Philosophy🌌 Pantheism🔗 Determinism
Ethics Summary
Ethics 87%
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
📐 Rationalist Philosophy🌌 Pantheism🔗 Determinism
L'empathie est politique
by Samah Karaki • 2024
Feeling another's pain isn't neutral: it's a biased, exhausting act shaped by politics.
4.35
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🏛️ Political Psychology🤔 Empathy Skepticism😈 Dehumanization
L'empathie est politique Summary
L'empathie est politique 87%
Feeling another's pain isn't neutral: it's a biased, exhausting act shaped by politics.
by Samah Karaki 2024
4.35
146 ratings
🏛️ Political Psychology🤔 Empathy Skepticism😈 Dehumanization
All Things are Possible
by Lev Shestov • 1905
Reason is a trap, morality is vengeance, and the outcast knows what philosophy will not say.
4.09
314
🧠 Existential Thought🇷🇺 Russian Philosophy🔍 Critique Of Reason
All Things are Possible Summary
All Things are Possible 87%
Reason is a trap, morality is vengeance, and the outcast knows what philosophy will not say.
by Lev Shestov 1905
4.09
314 ratings
🧠 Existential Thought🇷🇺 Russian Philosophy🔍 Critique Of Reason
Emotions Revealed
by Paul Ekman • 2003
Emotions hijack you in milliseconds. Spot them on any face before they cost you.
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🎭 Facial Expressions🧠 Basic Emotions🧘 Emotional Regulation
Emotions Revealed Summary
Emotions Revealed 87%
Emotions hijack you in milliseconds. Spot them on any face before they cost you.
by Paul Ekman 2003
4.03
8k+ ratings
🎭 Facial Expressions🧠 Basic Emotions🧘 Emotional Regulation
Emotional Intelligence For Dummies
by Steven J. Stein • 2009
Master the emotional skills that get you hired, promoted, and connected. IQ alone won't do it.
3.63
241
🧠 Emotional Intelligence🪞 Self-Awareness🤝 Empathy
Emotional Intelligence For Dummies Summary
Emotional Intelligence For Dummies 87%
Master the emotional skills that get you hired, promoted, and connected. IQ alone won't do it.
by Steven J. Stein 2009
3.63
241 ratings
🧠 Emotional Intelligence🪞 Self-Awareness🤝 Empathy
Elogio de la duda
by Victoria Camps • 2016
Certainty is the enemy of democracy. Doubt is its immune system.
3.79
176
❓ Skeptical Tradition⚖️ Political Moderation🚫 Anti-Dogmatism
Elogio de la duda Summary
Elogio de la duda 87%
Certainty is the enemy of democracy. Doubt is its immune system.
by Victoria Camps 2016
3.79
176 ratings
❓ Skeptical Tradition⚖️ Political Moderation🚫 Anti-Dogmatism
The Abolition of Man
by C.S. Lewis • 1943
The final product of denying objective value is not freedom but a humanity ruled by impulse.
4.12
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🏛️ Natural Law Ethics🔬 Scientism Critique🎭 Subjectivism Critique
The Abolition of Man Summary
The Abolition of Man 87%
The final product of denying objective value is not freedom but a humanity ruled by impulse.
by C.S. Lewis 1943
4.12
42k+ ratings
🏛️ Natural Law Ethics🔬 Scientism Critique🎭 Subjectivism Critique
The Wisdom of the Heart
by Henry Miller • 1941
Modern men are half-alive and call it progress. The cure starts when the thinking stops.
4.03
663
📖 Literary Philosophy📚 Essay Collections🎨 Creative Process
The Wisdom of the Heart Summary
The Wisdom of the Heart 87%
Modern men are half-alive and call it progress. The cure starts when the thinking stops.
by Henry Miller 1941
4.03
663 ratings
📖 Literary Philosophy📚 Essay Collections🎨 Creative Process
The Edge of Reason
by Julian Baggini • 2016
Reason is not sterile logic. It depends on judgment, emotion, and the temperament we bring.
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🧠 Reason And Judgment⛓️ Limits Of Reason💭 Emotion And Reasoning
The Edge of Reason Summary
The Edge of Reason 86%
Reason is not sterile logic. It depends on judgment, emotion, and the temperament we bring.
by Julian Baggini 2016
3.97
141 ratings
🧠 Reason And Judgment⛓️ Limits Of Reason💭 Emotion And Reasoning
Comprende tus emociones (NO FICCIÓN)
by Enrique Rojas • 2023
A psychiatrist's map of emotion, the architecture of lasting love, and the project of a serene life.
3.91
289
🧠 Psychology Of Emotions🎛️ Emotional Regulation🏛️ Virtue Ethics
Comprende tus emociones (NO FICCIÓN) Summary
Comprende tus emociones (NO FICCIÓN) 86%
A psychiatrist's map of emotion, the architecture of lasting love, and the project of a serene life.
by Enrique Rojas 2023
3.91
289 ratings
🧠 Psychology Of Emotions🎛️ Emotional Regulation🏛️ Virtue Ethics
The Concept of Mind
by Gilbert Ryle • 1949
The mind-body split is a logical blunder. Mental life is performance, not private theatre.
3.92
2k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Mind⚡ Mind-Body Problem🔍 Conceptual Analysis
The Concept of Mind Summary
The Concept of Mind 86%
The mind-body split is a logical blunder. Mental life is performance, not private theatre.
by Gilbert Ryle 1949
3.92
2k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Mind⚡ Mind-Body Problem🔍 Conceptual Analysis
The Emotionally Intelligent Manager
by David R. Caruso • 2004
Emotions are data, not noise. Decode them and lead with both head and heart.
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🧠 Emotional Intelligence🛠️ Emotional Skills👔 Manager Development
The Emotionally Intelligent Manager Summary
The Emotionally Intelligent Manager 86%
Emotions are data, not noise. Decode them and lead with both head and heart.
by David R. Caruso 2004
3.65
126 ratings
🧠 Emotional Intelligence🛠️ Emotional Skills👔 Manager Development
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful
by Edmund Burke • 1757
Terror produces the sublime. Smoothness and delicacy produce the beautiful. Two instincts, not one.
3.69
3k+
🎨 Aesthetic Philosophy⛰️ Sublime And Beautiful😨 Fear And Aesthetics
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful Summary
A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful 86%
Terror produces the sublime. Smoothness and delicacy produce the beautiful. Two instincts, not one.
by Edmund Burke 1757
3.69
3k+ ratings
🎨 Aesthetic Philosophy⛰️ Sublime And Beautiful😨 Fear And Aesthetics
On Kindness
by Adam Phillips • 2009
How kindness went from virtue to embarrassment. A compact history of what self-interest cost us.
3.54
707
📖 Intellectual History🛋️ Psychoanalytic Thought🤝 Altruism And Empathy
On Kindness Summary
On Kindness 86%
How kindness went from virtue to embarrassment. A compact history of what self-interest cost us.
by Adam Phillips 2009
3.54
707 ratings
📖 Intellectual History🛋️ Psychoanalytic Thought🤝 Altruism And Empathy
Existentialism and Romantic Love
by Skye Cleary • 2015
Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.
4.08
74
🧠 Existentialism💕 Philosophy Of Love🤝 Relationship Authenticity
Existentialism and Romantic Love Summary
Existentialism and Romantic Love 86%
Five existentialist philosophers on why love needs freedom and separateness, not soulmates.
by Skye Cleary 2015
4.08
74 ratings
🧠 Existentialism💕 Philosophy Of Love🤝 Relationship Authenticity
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41)
by Juan Manuel Burgos • 2012
The person is a someone, not an object; freedom means shaping who you become.
4.46
26
👤 Philosophical Anthropology✝️ Christian Philosophy🤝 Communitarianism
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41) Summary
Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41) 86%
The person is a someone, not an object; freedom means shaping who you become.
by Juan Manuel Burgos 2012
4.46
26 ratings
👤 Philosophical Anthropology✝️ Christian Philosophy🤝 Communitarianism
Art as Therapy
by Alain de Botton • 2013
Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.
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🎨 Art As Self-Help🧠 Philosophical Therapy🌱 Humanistic Psychology
Art as Therapy Summary
Art as Therapy 86%
Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.
by Alain de Botton 2013
4.08
5k+ ratings
🎨 Art As Self-Help🧠 Philosophical Therapy🌱 Humanistic Psychology
Very Little...Almost Nothing
by Simon Critchley • 2004
Nihilism is the norm after God. Creative resistance through literature is how meaning gets remade.
3.89
132
🌍 Continental Philosophy💀 Death Of God Theology📖 Literary Modernism
Very Little...Almost Nothing Summary
Very Little...Almost Nothing 86%
Nihilism is the norm after God. Creative resistance through literature is how meaning gets remade.
by Simon Critchley 2004
3.89
132 ratings
🌍 Continental Philosophy💀 Death Of God Theology📖 Literary Modernism
Wisdom
by Stephen S. Hall • 2010
Smart people often decide poorly. Science says the missing skill is wisdom, and it is teachable.
3.74
352
🧠 Moral Psychology💡 Emotional Intelligence🧘 Emotional Regulation
Wisdom Summary
Wisdom 86%
Smart people often decide poorly. Science says the missing skill is wisdom, and it is teachable.
by Stephen S. Hall 2010
3.74
352 ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology💡 Emotional Intelligence🧘 Emotional Regulation
Brain-Wise
by Patricia S. Churchland • 2002
Everything we call mind is brain activity. Once philosophy accepts that, all its questions change.
4.04
140
🧠 Philosophy Of Mind🔬 Neurophilosophy💭 Consciousness Studies
Brain-Wise Summary
Brain-Wise 86%
Everything we call mind is brain activity. Once philosophy accepts that, all its questions change.
by Patricia S. Churchland 2002
4.04
140 ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Mind🔬 Neurophilosophy💭 Consciousness Studies
Totality and Infinity
by Emmanuel Levinas • 1961
Knowledge grasps at everything. The human face resists, demanding something older than philosophy.
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🏛️ Continental Philosophy🔍 Phenomenology✡️ Jewish Philosophy
Totality and Infinity Summary
Totality and Infinity 86%
Knowledge grasps at everything. The human face resists, demanding something older than philosophy.
by Emmanuel Levinas 1961
4.21
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Continental Philosophy🔍 Phenomenology✡️ Jewish Philosophy
The Man Without Content
by Giorgio Agamben • 1970
Plato banished poets for their power. Aesthetics made art safe, and the artist empty.
4.15
383
🎨 Aesthetic Theory📚 Continental Aesthetics🌲 Heideggerian Thought
The Man Without Content Summary
The Man Without Content 86%
Plato banished poets for their power. Aesthetics made art safe, and the artist empty.
by Giorgio Agamben 1970
4.15
383 ratings
🎨 Aesthetic Theory📚 Continental Aesthetics🌲 Heideggerian Thought
The Art of Life
by Zygmunt Bauman • 2008
Getting richer made us shoppers, not happier, and forced endless self-reinvention without ethics.
3.76
872
🧠 Continental Philosophy🌊 Late Modernity😊 Happiness Studies
The Art of Life Summary
The Art of Life 86%
Getting richer made us shoppers, not happier, and forced endless self-reinvention without ethics.
by Zygmunt Bauman 2008
3.76
872 ratings
🧠 Continental Philosophy🌊 Late Modernity😊 Happiness Studies
El Hombre Light
by Enrique Rojas • 1992
When everything is permitted and nothing matters, a new kind of person emerges: informed and hollow.
3.12
535
🏛️ Cultural Criticism🧭 Moral Psychology🛒 Consumerism Critique
El Hombre Light Summary
El Hombre Light 86%
When everything is permitted and nothing matters, a new kind of person emerges: informed and hollow.
by Enrique Rojas 1992
3.12
535 ratings
🏛️ Cultural Criticism🧭 Moral Psychology🛒 Consumerism Critique
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