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From Darwin to Derrida
by David Haig • 2020
Meaning and purpose seem beyond physics. This biologist argues they are products of it.
3.69
80
From Darwin to Derrida Summary
From Darwin to Derrida 92%
Meaning and purpose seem beyond physics. This biologist argues they are products of it.
by David Haig 2020
3.69
80 ratings
The Meme Machine
by Susan Blackmore • 1999
Our brains did not make culture. Culture, evolving like a virus, made our brains.
3.86
4k+
The Meme Machine Summary
The Meme Machine 92%
Our brains did not make culture. Culture, evolving like a virus, made our brains.
by Susan Blackmore 1999
3.86
4k+ ratings
Darwin's Dangerous Idea
by Daniel C. Dennett • 1995
Design doesn't need a designer: a blind, algorithmic process built life, mind, and morality.
4.07
17k+
Darwin's Dangerous Idea Summary
Darwin's Dangerous Idea 92%
Design doesn't need a designer: a blind, algorithmic process built life, mind, and morality.
by Daniel C. Dennett 1995
4.07
17k+ ratings
Richard Dawkins
by Mark Ridley • 2006
Evolution from the gene up: two dozen intellectuals on the revolution Dawkins began.
3.77
485
Richard Dawkins Summary
Richard Dawkins 92%
Evolution from the gene up: two dozen intellectuals on the revolution Dawkins began.
by Mark Ridley 2006
3.77
485 ratings
The Blind Watchmaker
by Richard Dawkins • 1986
A blind, unthinking algorithm built every wing, eye, and brain on Earth; no designer required.
4.09
42k+
The Blind Watchmaker Summary
The Blind Watchmaker 92%
A blind, unthinking algorithm built every wing, eye, and brain on Earth; no designer required.
by Richard Dawkins 1986
4.09
42k+ ratings
Mind and Nature
by Gregory Bateson • 2002
Mind and nature aren't separate; they share a master pattern that perception and evolution both obey
4.27
819
Mind and Nature Summary
Mind and Nature 92%
Mind and nature aren't separate; they share a master pattern that perception and evolution both obey
by Gregory Bateson 2002
4.27
819 ratings
Consilience
by Edward O. Wilson • 1998
The biologist who thinks evolution can reunite sciences with the humanities, from neurons to art.
3.98
5k+
Consilience Summary
Consilience 92%
The biologist who thinks evolution can reunite sciences with the humanities, from neurons to art.
by Edward O. Wilson 1998
3.98
5k+ ratings
The Extended Phenotype
by Richard Dawkins • 1982
Genes don't stop at skin: a beaver dam is a genetic tool, like the teeth.
4.12
10k+
The Extended Phenotype Summary
The Extended Phenotype 91%
Genes don't stop at skin: a beaver dam is a genetic tool, like the teeth.
by Richard Dawkins 1982
4.12
10k+ ratings
Unweaving the Rainbow
by Richard Dawkins • 2000
Keats was wrong: explaining the rainbow reveals an elegance no myth can match.
4.01
12k+
Unweaving the Rainbow Summary
Unweaving the Rainbow 91%
Keats was wrong: explaining the rainbow reveals an elegance no myth can match.
by Richard Dawkins 2000
4.01
12k+ ratings
The Beginning of Infinity
by David Deutsch • 2011
All progress runs on one engine: conjecture torn apart by criticism. It never runs out of fuel.
4.17
10k+
The Beginning of Infinity Summary
The Beginning of Infinity 91%
All progress runs on one engine: conjecture torn apart by criticism. It never runs out of fuel.
by David Deutsch 2011
4.17
10k+ ratings
Behind the Mirror
by Konrad Lorenz • 1973
Space, time, causality: not mental inventions but biological adaptations to a real world.
4.01
163
Behind the Mirror Summary
Behind the Mirror 91%
Space, time, causality: not mental inventions but biological adaptations to a real world.
by Konrad Lorenz 1973
4.01
163 ratings
The Evolution of Everything
by Matt Ridley • 2015
The same undirected process that built the eye also built language, money, and the internet.
3.92
3k+
The Evolution of Everything Summary
The Evolution of Everything 91%
The same undirected process that built the eye also built language, money, and the internet.
by Matt Ridley 2015
3.92
3k+ ratings
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology
by David M. Buss • 2005
Psychology describes how the mind works. Evolutionary psychology explains why it evolved that way.
4.25
111
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology Summary
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology 91%
Psychology describes how the mind works. Evolutionary psychology explains why it evolved that way.
by David M. Buss 2005
4.25
111 ratings
Consciousness Explained
by Daniel C. Dennett • 1991
Consciousness has no central theater. Your brain runs parallel drafts, and the self is a fiction.
3.90
9k+
Consciousness Explained Summary
Consciousness Explained 91%
Consciousness has no central theater. Your brain runs parallel drafts, and the self is a fiction.
by Daniel C. Dennett 1991
3.90
9k+ ratings
The Greatest Show on Earth
by Richard Dawkins • 2009
From radioactive rocks to lizards that grew new heads in 37 years: the evidence for evolution.
4.16
56k+
The Greatest Show on Earth Summary
The Greatest Show on Earth 91%
From radioactive rocks to lizards that grew new heads in 37 years: the evidence for evolution.
by Richard Dawkins 2009
4.16
56k+ ratings
ADAPTED MIND
by Jerome H. Barkow • 1992
The mind is a Pleistocene toolkit. Culture is not what fills it but what it produces.
4.20
265
ADAPTED MIND Summary
ADAPTED MIND 91%
The mind is a Pleistocene toolkit. Culture is not what fills it but what it produces.
by Jerome H. Barkow 1992
4.20
265 ratings
How Many Friends Does One Person Need?
by Robin I.M. Dunbar • 2010
Your brain can manage about 150 relationships. Gossip, art, and religion are the overflow.
3.50
646
How Many Friends Does One Person Need? Summary
How Many Friends Does One Person Need? 91%
Your brain can manage about 150 relationships. Gossip, art, and religion are the overflow.
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2010
3.50
646 ratings
The Ape that Understood the Universe
by Steve Stewart-Williams • 2018
You don't own your desires. They belong to your genes and the ideas colonizing your mind.
4.23
2k+
The Ape that Understood the Universe Summary
The Ape that Understood the Universe 91%
You don't own your desires. They belong to your genes and the ideas colonizing your mind.
by Steve Stewart-Williams 2018
4.23
2k+ ratings
Virus of the Mind
by Richard Brodie • 1995
Your beliefs spread the way colds do. They evolved to be catchy, not true.
3.69
2k+
Virus of the Mind Summary
Virus of the Mind 91%
Your beliefs spread the way colds do. They evolved to be catchy, not true.
by Richard Brodie 1995
3.69
2k+ ratings
Climbing Mount Improbable
by Richard Dawkins • 1996
Eyes evolved from scratch forty times. Each time the path was a staircase, not a leap.
4.11
10k+
Climbing Mount Improbable Summary
Climbing Mount Improbable 91%
Eyes evolved from scratch forty times. Each time the path was a staircase, not a leap.
by Richard Dawkins 1996
4.11
10k+ ratings
The Selfish Gene
by Richard Dawkins • 1976
Natural selection works for genes, not for you. They built you to serve them.
4.16
194k+
The Selfish Gene Summary
The Selfish Gene 91%
Natural selection works for genes, not for you. They built you to serve them.
by Richard Dawkins 1976
4.16
194k+ ratings
Science in the Soul
by Richard Dawkins • 2017
Your soul is your brain. Faith is a vice. Science is the only honest way to wonder.
3.98
2k+
Science in the Soul Summary
Science in the Soul 91%
Your soul is your brain. Faith is a vice. Science is the only honest way to wonder.
by Richard Dawkins 2017
3.98
2k+ ratings
The Origins of Creativity
by Edward O. Wilson • 2017
The humanities cannot explain us without the deep evolutionary past that shaped our minds.
3.67
2k+
The Origins of Creativity Summary
The Origins of Creativity 91%
The humanities cannot explain us without the deep evolutionary past that shaped our minds.
by Edward O. Wilson 2017
3.67
2k+ ratings
On Human Nature
by Edward O. Wilson • 1978
Evolution is our best mythology. The argument for anchoring ethics, art, and religion in biology.
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4k+
On Human Nature Summary
On Human Nature 91%
Evolution is our best mythology. The argument for anchoring ethics, art, and religion in biology.
by Edward O. Wilson 1978
4.14
4k+ ratings
The Ancestor's Tale
by Richard Dawkins • 2004
Evolution traced backward, from human to the first cell: a pilgrimage through shared ancestry.
4.15
29k+
The Ancestor's Tale Summary
The Ancestor's Tale 91%
Evolution traced backward, from human to the first cell: a pilgrimage through shared ancestry.
by Richard Dawkins 2004
4.15
29k+ ratings
Evolution Controversy, The
by Thomas B. Fowler • 2007
Four schools, three definitions, one unspoken fight: the evolution controversy, surveyed.
4.04
26
Evolution Controversy, The Summary
Evolution Controversy, The 91%
Four schools, three definitions, one unspoken fight: the evolution controversy, surveyed.
by Thomas B. Fowler 2007
4.04
26 ratings
Arrival of the Fittest
by Andreas Wagner • 2014
10^130 possible proteins. Random search fails. Evolution's shortcut is hidden in the mathematics.
3.82
726
Arrival of the Fittest Summary
Arrival of the Fittest 91%
10^130 possible proteins. Random search fails. Evolution's shortcut is hidden in the mathematics.
by Andreas Wagner 2014
3.82
726 ratings
A Brief History of Intelligence
by Max Solomon Bennett • 2023
Five evolutionary breakthroughs built your brain. Each one reveals what AI is still missing.
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5k+
A Brief History of Intelligence Summary
A Brief History of Intelligence 91%
Five evolutionary breakthroughs built your brain. Each one reveals what AI is still missing.
by Max Solomon Bennett 2023
4.46
5k+ ratings
What Evolution Is
by Ernst W. Mayr • 2001
An architect of modern evolutionary theory shows his work: fossils, genes, and islands all converge.
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4k+
What Evolution Is Summary
What Evolution Is 91%
An architect of modern evolutionary theory shows his work: fossils, genes, and islands all converge.
by Ernst W. Mayr 2001
4.02
4k+ ratings
Life Ascending
by Nick Lane • 2009
Evolution's hardest problems, from life's origin to death itself, all have a chemical answer.
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5k+
Life Ascending Summary
Life Ascending 91%
Evolution's hardest problems, from life's origin to death itself, all have a chemical answer.
by Nick Lane 2009
4.13
5k+ ratings
This View of Life
by David Sloan Wilson • 2019
Social Darwinism got Darwin wrong. His real theory: cooperation, not competition, built humanity.
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372
This View of Life Summary
This View of Life 91%
Social Darwinism got Darwin wrong. His real theory: cooperation, not competition, built humanity.
by David Sloan Wilson 2019
3.96
372 ratings
Mind & Cosmos
by Thomas Nagel • 2012
If the mind is just matter, reason collapses. The cosmos must be different.
3.59
2k+
Mind & Cosmos Summary
Mind & Cosmos 90%
If the mind is just matter, reason collapses. The cosmos must be different.
by Thomas Nagel 2012
3.59
2k+ ratings
How the Mind Changed
by Joseph Jebelli • 2022
The human brain didn't just get bigger. It learned to cook, gossip, and hallucinate a self.
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348
How the Mind Changed Summary
How the Mind Changed 90%
The human brain didn't just get bigger. It learned to cook, gossip, and hallucinate a self.
by Joseph Jebelli 2022
4.06
348 ratings
Purpose
by Samuel T. Wilkinson • 2024
Evolution is not blind chance. Deeper laws shape it, and those laws reveal your purpose.
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82
Purpose Summary
Purpose 90%
Evolution is not blind chance. Deeper laws shape it, and those laws reveal your purpose.
by Samuel T. Wilkinson 2024
3.71
82 ratings
The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin • 1859
How one blind, patient mechanism produced every species on Earth, from orchids to humans.
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123k+
The Origin of Species Summary
The Origin of Species 90%
How one blind, patient mechanism produced every species on Earth, from orchids to humans.
by Charles Darwin 1859
4.01
123k+ ratings
Understanding Living Systems
by Raymond Noble • 2023
DNA is not your destiny: the cell rewrites its genome, and organisms direct evolution.
3.84
56
Understanding Living Systems Summary
Understanding Living Systems 90%
DNA is not your destiny: the cell rewrites its genome, and organisms direct evolution.
by Raymond Noble 2023
3.84
56 ratings
FREEDOM
by Jeremy Griffith • 2016
Moral instinct and conscious mind are at war. Understanding why ends the war.
4.10
607
FREEDOM Summary
FREEDOM 90%
Moral instinct and conscious mind are at war. Understanding why ends the war.
by Jeremy Griffith 2016
4.10
607 ratings
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking
by Daniel C. Dennett • 2013
A philosopher's toolbox: learn to think sharper about consciousness, evolution, and free will.
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4k+
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Summary
Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking 90%
A philosopher's toolbox: learn to think sharper about consciousness, evolution, and free will.
by Daniel C. Dennett 2013
3.78
4k+ ratings
The Magic of Reality
by Richard Dawkins • 2011
What makes the real world more magical than any myth? Evidence. And a few trillion galaxies.
4.05
27k+
The Magic of Reality Summary
The Magic of Reality 90%
What makes the real world more magical than any myth? Evidence. And a few trillion galaxies.
by Richard Dawkins 2011
4.05
27k+ ratings
The Music of Life
by Denis Noble • 2006
The genome is a database, not a dictator. Life runs on systems, not commands.
3.85
388
The Music of Life Summary
The Music of Life 90%
The genome is a database, not a dictator. Life runs on systems, not commands.
by Denis Noble 2006
3.85
388 ratings
Sociobiology
by Edward O. Wilson • 1975
Every society, from ant to human, is a gene-spreading machine; the logic is identical.
4.23
2k+
Sociobiology Summary
Sociobiology 90%
Every society, from ant to human, is a gene-spreading machine; the logic is identical.
by Edward O. Wilson 1975
4.23
2k+ ratings
Freedom Evolves
by Daniel C. Dennett • 2003
Evolution didn't just build bodies. It built choice itself, and determinism was never the enemy.
3.82
3k+
Freedom Evolves Summary
Freedom Evolves 90%
Evolution didn't just build bodies. It built choice itself, and determinism was never the enemy.
by Daniel C. Dennett 2003
3.82
3k+ ratings
The Intelligence Paradox
by Satoshi Kanazawa • 2012
Intelligence evolved for novelty. So smart people lean liberal, atheist, nocturnal, and childless.
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500
The Intelligence Paradox Summary
The Intelligence Paradox 90%
Intelligence evolved for novelty. So smart people lean liberal, atheist, nocturnal, and childless.
by Satoshi Kanazawa 2012
3.52
500 ratings
The Expanding Circle
by Peter Singer • 1981
Morality started with vampire bats, not God. Reason is taking it further than evolution ever could.
4.02
626
The Expanding Circle Summary
The Expanding Circle 90%
Morality started with vampire bats, not God. Reason is taking it further than evolution ever could.
by Peter Singer 1981
4.02
626 ratings
The Web of Life
by Fritjof Capra • 1996
Life and mind are the same self-organizing process from the first cell to the living planet.
4.18
2k+
The Web of Life Summary
The Web of Life 90%
Life and mind are the same self-organizing process from the first cell to the living planet.
by Fritjof Capra 1996
4.18
2k+ ratings
Minds Make Societies
by Pascal Boyer • 2018
Nations clash, gods multiply, and families splinter for reasons your conscious mind never sees.
3.90
397
Minds Make Societies Summary
Minds Make Societies 90%
Nations clash, gods multiply, and families splinter for reasons your conscious mind never sees.
by Pascal Boyer 2018
3.90
397 ratings
The Hand
by Frank R. Wilson • 1998
The hand is not the brain's tool. It is the brain's architect.
3.82
217
The Hand Summary
The Hand 90%
The hand is not the brain's tool. It is the brain's architect.
by Frank R. Wilson 1998
3.82
217 ratings
The Social Conquest of Earth
by Edward O. Wilson • 2012
Human virtue and human genocide come from the same evolutionary force, and it's not kin selection.
4.02
4k+
The Social Conquest of Earth Summary
The Social Conquest of Earth 90%
Human virtue and human genocide come from the same evolutionary force, and it's not kin selection.
by Edward O. Wilson 2012
4.02
4k+ ratings
Signature in the Cell
by Stephen C. Meyer • 2009
DNA's code can't be written by material processes; the only known source is intelligence.
4.32
2k+
Signature in the Cell Summary
Signature in the Cell 90%
DNA's code can't be written by material processes; the only known source is intelligence.
by Stephen C. Meyer 2009
4.32
2k+ ratings
The Fabric of Reality
by David Deutsch • 1996
Quantum interference reveals other universes touching ours; the multiverse is not optional.
4.14
6k+
The Fabric of Reality Summary
The Fabric of Reality 90%
Quantum interference reveals other universes touching ours; the multiverse is not optional.
by David Deutsch 1996
4.14
6k+ ratings
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