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Archaeologies of the Future
by Fredric Jameson • 2005
Utopia's function is not to predict the future but to prove the present is not inevitable.
4.04
596
Archaeologies of the Future Summary
Archaeologies of the Future 89%
Utopia's function is not to predict the future but to prove the present is not inevitable.
by Fredric Jameson 2005
4.04
596 ratings
Slavoj Zizek
by Tony Myers • 2003
Your cynicism isn't rebellion. According to Žižek, it's the purest form of ideology.
3.82
266
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
How to Read Lacan
by Slavoj Žižek • 2006
Canned laughter, borrowed desire, and the hidden logic that links sitcoms to totalitarianism.
3.94
4k+
How to Read Lacan Summary
How to Read Lacan 89%
Canned laughter, borrowed desire, and the hidden logic that links sitcoms to totalitarianism.
by Slavoj Žižek 2006
3.94
4k+ ratings
Doctor Strange and Philosophy
by Mark D. White • 2018
How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.
4.27
44
Doctor Strange and Philosophy Summary
Doctor Strange and Philosophy 89%
How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.
by Mark D. White 2018
4.27
44 ratings
Neil Gaiman and Philosophy
by Tracy L. Bealer • 2012
What Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Derrida would make of Neil Gaiman's gods, graveyards, and dreams.
3.55
92
Neil Gaiman and Philosophy Summary
Neil Gaiman and Philosophy 89%
What Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Derrida would make of Neil Gaiman's gods, graveyards, and dreams.
by Tracy L. Bealer 2012
3.55
92 ratings
The Sublime Object of Ideology
by Slavoj Žižek • 1989
We are cynical, not naive. The ideological illusion operates through our actions, not our beliefs.
4.07
6k+
The Sublime Object of Ideology Summary
The Sublime Object of Ideology 89%
We are cynical, not naive. The ideological illusion operates through our actions, not our beliefs.
by Slavoj Žižek 1989
4.07
6k+ ratings
Looking Awry
by Slavoj Žižek • 1991
Lacan's hardest ideas become visible when you watch Hitchcock with the wrong kind of attention.
4.02
2k+
Looking Awry Summary
Looking Awry 89%
Lacan's hardest ideas become visible when you watch Hitchcock with the wrong kind of attention.
by Slavoj Žižek 1991
4.02
2k+ ratings
Only a Joke Can Save Us
by Todd McGowan • 2017
When lack and excess collide, laughter erupts. A philosopher shows why that shock is liberating.
4.32
37
Only a Joke Can Save Us Summary
Only a Joke Can Save Us 88%
When lack and excess collide, laughter erupts. A philosopher shows why that shock is liberating.
by Todd McGowan 2017
4.32
37 ratings
Mythologies
by Roland Barthes • 1957
Wrestling, soap ads, and the Tour de France: how everyday life gets made to look inevitable.
4.08
17k+
Mythologies Summary
Mythologies 88%
Wrestling, soap ads, and the Tour de France: how everyday life gets made to look inevitable.
by Roland Barthes 1957
4.08
17k+ ratings
Dark Star Rising
by Gary Lachman • 2018
How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.
3.85
517
Dark Star Rising Summary
Dark Star Rising 88%
How the occult belief that mind shapes reality captured Trump, Putin, and the alt-right.
by Gary Lachman 2018
3.85
517 ratings
Writing Fantasy Heroes
by Jason M. Waltz • 2008
Turn your fantasy heroes from armored clichés into people who bleed, doubt, and still inspire.
3.87
215
Writing Fantasy Heroes Summary
Writing Fantasy Heroes 88%
Turn your fantasy heroes from armored clichés into people who bleed, doubt, and still inspire.
by Jason M. Waltz 2008
3.87
215 ratings
The Path of Ascension 8
by C. Mantis • 2025
Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.
4.45
4k+
The Path of Ascension 8 Summary
The Path of Ascension 8 88%
Two cultivators infiltrate a noble estate to free a prisoner held centuries for his Talent.
by C. Mantis 2025
4.45
4k+ ratings
Nordic Ideology
by Hanzi Freinacht • 2019
Out-liberate liberalism: a politics that rewires the hidden rules of everyday life.
4.46
142
Nordic Ideology Summary
Nordic Ideology 88%
Out-liberate liberalism: a politics that rewires the hidden rules of everyday life.
by Hanzi Freinacht 2019
4.46
142 ratings
The Racist Fantasy
by Todd McGowan • 2022
Racism's real source isn't hatred but psychic enjoyment: the obstacle is the point.
4.51
59
The Racist Fantasy Summary
The Racist Fantasy 88%
Racism's real source isn't hatred but psychic enjoyment: the obstacle is the point.
by Todd McGowan 2022
4.51
59 ratings
The Emperor's Soul
by Brandon Sanderson • 2012
Condemned to death, a master forger gets one hundred days to rebuild an emperor's shattered soul.
4.37
133k+
The Emperor's Soul Summary
The Emperor's Soul 88%
Condemned to death, a master forger gets one hundred days to rebuild an emperor's shattered soul.
by Brandon Sanderson 2012
4.37
133k+ ratings
A History of India, Vol. 1
by Romila Thapar • 1990
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
3.63
2k+
A History of India, Vol. 1 Summary
A History of India, Vol. 1 88%
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
by Romila Thapar 1990
3.63
2k+ ratings
Main Currents Of Marxism
by Leszek Kołakowski • 2005
Marxism's own contradictions made authoritarianism inevitable, not an aberration.
4.25
455
Main Currents Of Marxism Summary
Main Currents Of Marxism 88%
Marxism's own contradictions made authoritarianism inevitable, not an aberration.
by Leszek Kołakowski 2005
4.25
455 ratings
Against the Web
by Michael Brooks • 2020
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
4.10
2k+
Against the Web Summary
Against the Web 88%
Internet 'free-thinkers' rebrand old defenses of hierarchy with pseudoscience and myth.
by Michael Brooks 2020
4.10
2k+ ratings
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt
by Peter Gratton • 2020
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt Summary
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt 88%
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
by Peter Gratton 2020
Of Killers and Kings
by Will Wight • 2020
The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.
4.26
3k+
Of Killers and Kings Summary
Of Killers and Kings 88%
The Great Elders are breaking free. A reluctant emperor must wager on a fragile alliance.
by Will Wight 2020
4.26
3k+ ratings
The Shadow Rising
by Robert Jordan • 1992
To claim his army, he must unearth a secret his desert warriors have buried for millennia.
4.29
264k+
The Shadow Rising Summary
The Shadow Rising 88%
To claim his army, he must unearth a secret his desert warriors have buried for millennia.
by Robert Jordan 1992
4.29
264k+ ratings
Trouble in Paradise
by Slavoj Žižek • 2014
Financial crises don't break capitalism. They renew it. The way out was buried on purpose.
3.73
1k+
Trouble in Paradise Summary
Trouble in Paradise 88%
Financial crises don't break capitalism. They renew it. The way out was buried on purpose.
by Slavoj Žižek 2014
3.73
1k+ ratings
The Pillars of Creation
by Terry Goodkind • 2001
Immune to magic, hunted for her bloodline, she trusts a stranger whose help conceals a trap.
3.71
61k+
The Pillars of Creation Summary
The Pillars of Creation 88%
Immune to magic, hunted for her bloodline, she trusts a stranger whose help conceals a trap.
by Terry Goodkind 2001
3.71
61k+ ratings
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2015
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
3.59
859
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works 88%
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
by Jason F. Stanley 2015
3.59
859 ratings
The Darkness That Comes Before
by R. Scott Bakker • 2003
A monk trained in pure reason enters a holy war to find his father, unaware an ancient horror stirs.
3.84
24k+
The Darkness That Comes Before Summary
The Darkness That Comes Before 88%
A monk trained in pure reason enters a holy war to find his father, unaware an ancient horror stirs.
by R. Scott Bakker 2003
3.84
24k+ ratings
Split Infinity
by Piers Anthony • 1980
A serf flees a game-run world for a magic land where his twin was a wizard.
3.97
18k+
Split Infinity Summary
Split Infinity 88%
A serf flees a game-run world for a magic land where his twin was a wizard.
by Piers Anthony 1980
3.97
18k+ ratings
The Traveler's Gate Chronicles
by Will Wight • 2015
Three Territories. One rule: master yourself or the realm will destroy you.
4.32
899
The Traveler's Gate Chronicles Summary
The Traveler's Gate Chronicles 88%
Three Territories. One rule: master yourself or the realm will destroy you.
by Will Wight 2015
4.32
899 ratings
Furies of Calderon
by Jim Butcher • 2004
Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.
4.13
114k+
Furies of Calderon Summary
Furies of Calderon 88%
Without the elemental powers everyone commands, a frontier boy must outthink a barbarian horde.
by Jim Butcher 2004
4.13
114k+ ratings
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism
by Bertrand Russell • 1920
Russell expected a workers' paradise. He found a religion enforced by secret police.
3.99
411
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism Summary
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism 88%
Russell expected a workers' paradise. He found a religion enforced by secret police.
by Bertrand Russell 1920
3.99
411 ratings
The Daylight War
by Peter V. Brett • 2013
Two warring champions face a demon general whose new moon assault will decide humanity's fate.
4.20
66k+
The Daylight War Summary
The Daylight War 88%
Two warring champions face a demon general whose new moon assault will decide humanity's fate.
by Peter V. Brett 2013
4.20
66k+ ratings
Shitbürgertum
by Ulf Poschardt • 2025
Moral posturing, language control, contempt for ambition: how a parasitic class captured Germany.
3.21
301
Shitbürgertum Summary
Shitbürgertum 88%
Moral posturing, language control, contempt for ambition: how a parasitic class captured Germany.
by Ulf Poschardt 2025
3.21
301 ratings
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 88%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
Indiana Jones and Philosophy
by Dean Kowalski • 2023
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
3.71
21
Indiana Jones and Philosophy Summary
Indiana Jones and Philosophy 88%
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
by Dean Kowalski 2023
3.71
21 ratings
Batman, Superman, and Philosophy
by Nicolas Michaud • 2016
Marvel's Civil War as philosophy: the security-versus-liberty debate, and no one wins.
3.43
30
Batman, Superman, and Philosophy Summary
Batman, Superman, and Philosophy 87%
Marvel's Civil War as philosophy: the security-versus-liberty debate, and no one wins.
by Nicolas Michaud 2016
3.43
30 ratings
Closer Encounters
by Jason Reza Jorjani • 2021
UFO pilots are our time-traveling descendants. They rewrote our DNA, and the Pentagon is hiding it.
4.05
160
Closer Encounters Summary
Closer Encounters 87%
UFO pilots are our time-traveling descendants. They rewrote our DNA, and the Pentagon is hiding it.
by Jason Reza Jorjani 2021
4.05
160 ratings
Bright-Sided
by Barbara Ehrenreich • 2009
America demands cheerfulness. It quiets dissent, blames victims, and helped cause the 2008 crash.
3.74
11k+
Bright-Sided Summary
Bright-Sided 87%
America demands cheerfulness. It quiets dissent, blames victims, and helped cause the 2008 crash.
by Barbara Ehrenreich 2009
3.74
11k+ ratings
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
The Listening Society Summary
The Listening Society 87%
Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.
by Hanzi Freinacht 2017
4.49
402 ratings
One-Dimensional Man
by Herbert Marcuse • 1964
The prison of comfort: needs manufactured, desires satisfied, the very idea of escape erased.
3.98
8k+
One-Dimensional Man Summary
One-Dimensional Man 87%
The prison of comfort: needs manufactured, desires satisfied, the very idea of escape erased.
by Herbert Marcuse 1964
3.98
8k+ ratings
Men Among the Ruins
by Julius Evola • 1953
Beneath modern politics, a hidden battle against the idea of order is being won.
4.11
724
Men Among the Ruins Summary
Men Among the Ruins 87%
Beneath modern politics, a hidden battle against the idea of order is being won.
by Julius Evola 1953
4.11
724 ratings
The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring
by Gary Russell • 2002
The sketches, designs, and stories behind the film that made Tolkien's world real.
4.61
208k+
The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring Summary
The Art of The Fellowship of the Ring 87%
The sketches, designs, and stories behind the film that made Tolkien's world real.
by Gary Russell 2002
4.61
208k+ ratings
Metamodernism and the Return of Transcendence
by A. Severan • 2021
Postmodernism erased transcendence. Metamodernism rebuilds it, but only inside art's frame.
4.23
43
Metamodernism and the Return of Transcendence Summary
Metamodernism and the Return of Transcendence 87%
Postmodernism erased transcendence. Metamodernism rebuilds it, but only inside art's frame.
by A. Severan 2021
4.23
43 ratings
The Dragon Reborn
by Robert Jordan • 1991
The Dragon Reborn must seize Callandor from the Stone of Tear before the Forsaken's trap closes.
4.28
327k+
The Dragon Reborn Summary
The Dragon Reborn 87%
The Dragon Reborn must seize Callandor from the Stone of Tear before the Forsaken's trap closes.
by Robert Jordan 1991
4.28
327k+ ratings
The Myth of the State
by Ernst Cassirer • 1946
The Greeks fought myth with reason. The modern state perfected it as a weapon.
3.90
209
The Myth of the State Summary
The Myth of the State 87%
The Greeks fought myth with reason. The modern state perfected it as a weapon.
by Ernst Cassirer 1946
3.90
209 ratings
The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson • 1995
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
4.16
94k+
The Diamond Age Summary
The Diamond Age 87%
A stolen, sentient primer teaches a poor girl to read, then to lead an army.
by Neal Stephenson 1995
4.16
94k+ 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.
4.17
650
Less Than Nothing Summary
Less Than Nothing 87%
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
Metaphysics of War
by Julius Evola • 1996
The sacred dimension of war: what warriors from Rome to the Gita grasped, and modernity lost.
4.03
876
Metaphysics of War Summary
Metaphysics of War 87%
The sacred dimension of war: what warriors from Rome to the Gita grasped, and modernity lost.
by Julius Evola 1996
4.03
876 ratings
Mistborn
by Brandon Sanderson • 2016
Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.
4.31
102k+
Mistborn Summary
Mistborn 87%
Kelsier dies, wakes in a misty realm, and refuses to fade, plotting to save his world.
by Brandon Sanderson 2016
4.31
102k+ ratings
Lost Knowledge of the Imagination
by Gary Lachman • 2017
Before science, imagination was a legitimate way of knowing. The case for taking it back.
4.25
246
Lost Knowledge of the Imagination Summary
Lost Knowledge of the Imagination 87%
Before science, imagination was a legitimate way of knowing. The case for taking it back.
by Gary Lachman 2017
4.25
246 ratings
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles
by Juan Donoso Cortés • 1851
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
4.13
135
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles Summary
Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles 87%
For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.
by Juan Donoso Cortés 1851
4.13
135 ratings
A Secular Age
by Charles Margrave Taylor • 2007
Modern unbelief required building a new self, a new society, and a new kind of time.
4.27
2k+
A Secular Age Summary
A Secular Age 87%
Modern unbelief required building a new self, a new society, and a new kind of time.
by Charles Margrave Taylor 2007
4.27
2k+ ratings
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