Moral Dualism Books | Summaries & Audio

Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hide

by Robert Louis Stevenson • 1886

A lawyer uncovers a horrifying secret linking his friend Dr. Jekyll to a brutish criminal.

3.83

674k+

🧠 Split Personality 🔬 Victorian Science 👥 Evil Double

Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hide 89%

A lawyer uncovers a horrifying secret linking his friend Dr. Jekyll to a brutish criminal.

by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886

3.83

674k+ ratings

🧠 Split Personality 🔬 Victorian Science 👥 Evil Double

Graven Images

by Dietrich von Hildebrand • 1957

Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.

4.17

🧠 Moral Philosophy ✝️ Catholic Moral Theology 🛡️ Honor Codes

Graven Images 88%

Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.

by Dietrich von Hildebrand 1957

4.17

12 ratings

🧠 Moral Philosophy ✝️ Catholic Moral Theology 🛡️ Honor Codes

Moral Minds

by Marc Hauser • 2006

Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.

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1k+

🧠 Moral Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Ethics 👶 Innate Morality

Moral Minds 88%

Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.

by Marc Hauser 2006

3.74

1k+ ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology 🧬 Evolutionary Ethics 👶 Innate Morality

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror

by Robert Louis Stevenson • 1886

A respectable doctor's strange will leaves everything to a violent man his lawyer has never met.

3.91

147k+

🧠 Split Personality 🧪 Mad Scientist 🏙️ Victorian London

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror Summary

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror 88%

A respectable doctor's strange will leaves everything to a violent man his lawyer has never met.

by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886

3.91

147k+ ratings

🧠 Split Personality 🧪 Mad Scientist 🏙️ Victorian London

God, Freedom, and Evil

by Alvin Plantinga • 1973

Why an all-powerful God cannot create a world of free, flawless creatures.

4.04

1k+

🧠 Philosophy Of Religion ✝️ Theodicy 🕊️ Free Will Defense

God, Freedom, and Evil 87%

Why an all-powerful God cannot create a world of free, flawless creatures.

by Alvin Plantinga 1973

4.04

1k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Religion ✝️ Theodicy 🕊️ Free Will Defense

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories

by Robert Louis Stevenson • 1886

A lawyer probes the bond between a revered doctor and the brute who trampled a child.

4.00

36k+

🏚️ Gothic Horror 🎩 Victorian London 👤 Dark Alter Ego

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories Summary

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories 87%

A lawyer probes the bond between a revered doctor and the brute who trampled a child.

by Robert Louis Stevenson 1886

4.00

36k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Horror 🎩 Victorian London 👤 Dark Alter Ego

Aspiration

by Agnes Callard • 2018

Most decisions assume fixed desires. The case for changing what you want, not just getting it.

3.76

204

🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧭 Practical Reason

Aspiration 87%

Most decisions assume fixed desires. The case for changing what you want, not just getting it.

by Agnes Callard 2018

3.76

204 ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧭 Practical Reason

Back to Virtue

by Peter Kreeft • 1986

Modern ethics is broken. The cure is ancient: the seven deadly sins and the Beatitudes.

4.29

861

🏛️ Virtue Ethics 📜 Moral Theology 🐍 Seven Deadly Sins

Back to Virtue 87%

Modern ethics is broken. The cure is ancient: the seven deadly sins and the Beatitudes.

by Peter Kreeft 1986

4.29

861 ratings

🏛️ Virtue Ethics 📜 Moral Theology 🐍 Seven Deadly Sins

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde • 1890

A vain wish grants him eternal youth; a hidden portrait rots with every sin.

4.14

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😈 Faustian Bargain 🏙️ Victorian London 🎭 Double Life

The Picture of Dorian Gray 87%

A vain wish grants him eternal youth; a hidden portrait rots with every sin.

by Oscar Wilde 1890

4.14

1.9M+ ratings

😈 Faustian Bargain 🏙️ Victorian London 🎭 Double Life

We Who Wrestle with God

by Jordan B. Peterson • 2024

Genesis as a map of the psyche: lose the story, lose the structure of meaning.

3.93

4k+

🕮 Biblical Interpretation 🏛 Cultural Criticism ⚖ Moral Philosophy

We Who Wrestle with God 87%

Genesis as a map of the psyche: lose the story, lose the structure of meaning.

by Jordan B. Peterson 2024

3.93

4k+ ratings

🕮 Biblical Interpretation 🏛 Cultural Criticism ⚖ Moral Philosophy

Tread of Angels

by Rebecca Roanhorse • 2022

A half-blood dealer must defend her sister in a court of angels where guilt is predetermined.

3.47

6k+

🏜️ Weird Western 🕵️ Fantasy Noir 👭 Sisterly Devotion

Tread of Angels 87%

A half-blood dealer must defend her sister in a court of angels where guilt is predetermined.

by Rebecca Roanhorse 2022

3.47

6k+ ratings

🏜️ Weird Western 🕵️ Fantasy Noir 👭 Sisterly Devotion

The Question of God

by Armand M. Nicholi Jr. • 1988

Freud and Lewis took opposite sides on God. Their lives became evidence their arguments could not.

4.02

5k+

👥 Dual Biography ❓ Faith And Doubt ⚖️ Atheism Vs Theism

The Question of God 87%

Freud and Lewis took opposite sides on God. Their lives became evidence their arguments could not.

by Armand M. Nicholi Jr. 1988

4.02

5k+ ratings

👥 Dual Biography ❓ Faith And Doubt ⚖️ Atheism Vs Theism

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 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

The Quest for a Moral Compass

by Kenan Malik • 2014

Every civilization searched for right and wrong. None of them arrived at the same place.

4.14

530

🧭 Moral Philosophy 💡 History Of Ideas 🏛️ Virtue Ethics

The Quest for a Moral Compass 87%

Every civilization searched for right and wrong. None of them arrived at the same place.

by Kenan Malik 2014

4.14

530 ratings

🧭 Moral Philosophy 💡 History Of Ideas 🏛️ Virtue Ethics

The Righteous Mind

by Jonathan Haidt • 2012

Reason didn't evolve to find truth. It evolved to defend whatever your group already believes.

4.19

67k+

🧠 Moral Psychology 🔴 Political Polarization ⚡ Moral Intuition

The Righteous Mind 87%

Reason didn't evolve to find truth. It evolved to defend whatever your group already believes.

by Jonathan Haidt 2012

4.19

67k+ ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology 🔴 Political Polarization ⚡ Moral Intuition

The Devil's Best Trick

by Randall Sullivan • 2024

After an exorcism in Bosnia, a journalist meets a man in Rome he's certain isn't human.

3.07

889

🧐 Problem Of Evil 😈 History Of The Devil 🕵️ Satanic Panic

The Devil's Best Trick 87%

After an exorcism in Bosnia, a journalist meets a man in Rome he's certain isn't human.

by Randall Sullivan 2024

3.07

889 ratings

🧐 Problem Of Evil 😈 History Of The Devil 🕵️ Satanic Panic

Theodicy of Love

by John C. Peckham • 2018

Love requires freedom, freedom permits evil, and the cross is God taking the blame.

4.70

145

😈 Problem Of Evil 🕊️ Free Will Theodicy ⚔️ Cosmic Conflict Theology

Theodicy of Love 87%

Love requires freedom, freedom permits evil, and the cross is God taking the blame.

by John C. Peckham 2018

4.70

145 ratings

😈 Problem Of Evil 🕊️ Free Will Theodicy ⚔️ Cosmic Conflict Theology

The Moral Life of Children

by Robert Coles • 1986

What if a six-year-old facing a mob has more moral clarity than a psychologist's theory?

3.82

🧠 Moral Psychology 💰 Class And Morality 📖 Narrative Ethics

The Moral Life of Children 87%

What if a six-year-old facing a mob has more moral clarity than a psychologist's theory?

by Robert Coles 1986

3.82

68 ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology 💰 Class And Morality 📖 Narrative Ethics

Life Lessons From Nietzsche

by John Armstrong • 2013

Your critics are right, suffering is useful: Nietzsche's nine rules for a harder life.

3.40

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🏛️ Philosophy As Self-Help ⚔️ Inner Conflict 🔄 Moral Revaluation

Life Lessons From Nietzsche 86%

Your critics are right, suffering is useful: Nietzsche's nine rules for a harder life.

by John Armstrong 2013

3.40

573 ratings

🏛️ Philosophy As Self-Help ⚔️ Inner Conflict 🔄 Moral Revaluation

The Conscious Mind

by David J. Chalmers • 1996

A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.

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3k+

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🌌 Metaphysics 🎨 Qualia

The Conscious Mind 86%

A zombie physically identical to you feels nothing at all: why consciousness needs its own laws.

by David J. Chalmers 1996

4.00

3k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🌌 Metaphysics 🎨 Qualia

The Pilo Family Circus

by Will Elliott • 2009

A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.

3.81

4k+

🤡 Evil Clowns 🎪 Circus Horror 👤 Split Identity

The Pilo Family Circus 86%

A clown drags a man into a nightmarish circus where face paint awakens his inner monster.

by Will Elliott 2009

3.81

4k+ ratings

🤡 Evil Clowns 🎪 Circus Horror 👤 Split Identity

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories

by Oscar Wilde • 1891

An eternal youth wish leaves him flawless, but his hidden portrait decays with every sin.

4.08

3k+

🥀 Decadent Literature 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Victorian London 😇 Corrupted Innocence

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories Summary

The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories 86%

An eternal youth wish leaves him flawless, but his hidden portrait decays with every sin.

by Oscar Wilde 1891

4.08

3k+ ratings

🥀 Decadent Literature 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Victorian London 😇 Corrupted Innocence

Can't We All Disagree More Constructively?

by Jonathan Haidt • 2016

Politics feels like good vs. evil because each side is blind to the other's moral concerns.

4.11

349

🗳️ Political Psychology ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🧨 Political Polarization

Can't We All Disagree More Constructively? Summary

Can't We All Disagree More Constructively? 86%

Politics feels like good vs. evil because each side is blind to the other's moral concerns.

by Jonathan Haidt 2016

4.11

349 ratings

🗳️ Political Psychology ⚖️ Moral Psychology 🧨 Political Polarization

Answers for Aristotle

by Massimo Pigliucci • 2012

Science gives facts, philosophy gives values. Bridge them, and the good life stops being guesswork.

3.76

352

🧠 Moral Psychology 🌿 Naturalistic Ethics 🪤 Cognitive Biases

Answers for Aristotle 86%

Science gives facts, philosophy gives values. Bridge them, and the good life stops being guesswork.

by Massimo Pigliucci 2012

3.76

352 ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology 🌿 Naturalistic Ethics 🪤 Cognitive Biases

The Moral Landscape

by Sam Harris • 2010

Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.

3.90

24k+

🏛️ Moral Philosophy 🧪 Science Of Morality 😊 Well-Being Science

The Moral Landscape 86%

Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.

by Sam Harris 2010

3.90

24k+ ratings

🏛️ Moral Philosophy 🧪 Science Of Morality 😊 Well-Being Science

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 86%

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

Saints and Villains

by Denise Giardina • 1998

A German pastor discovers resisting Hitler will cost him his purity, his love, and his life.

4.10

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✝️ Theological Fiction 🏴 Nazi Germany 🔥 Faith Under Fire

Saints and Villains 86%

A German pastor discovers resisting Hitler will cost him his purity, his love, and his life.

by Denise Giardina 1998

4.10

728 ratings

✝️ Theological Fiction 🏴 Nazi Germany 🔥 Faith Under Fire

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.

3.63

📚 Empathy Studies 🧭 Moral Psychology 🕳️ Dark Empathy

The Dark Sides of Empathy 86%

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

50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know

by Ben Dupré • 2013

50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.

3.83

121

🧠 Moral Philosophy ⚖️ Applied Ethics 📖 Philosophy Primer

50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary

50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know 86%

50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.

by Ben Dupré 2013

3.83

121 ratings

🧠 Moral Philosophy ⚖️ Applied Ethics 📖 Philosophy Primer

Just Babies

by Paul Bloom • 2013

Three-month-olds know right from wrong. The rest of morality is deciding who counts.

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🧠 Moral Psychology 👶 Innate Morality 💞 Empathy Research

Just Babies 86%

Three-month-olds know right from wrong. The rest of morality is deciding who counts.

by Paul Bloom 2013

3.71

4k+ ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology 👶 Innate Morality 💞 Empathy Research

Ethics for the Real World

by Ronald A. Howard • 2008

Small justifications unravel integrity. An advance ethical code stops the slide before it starts.

4.02

6k+

🏢 Business Ethics ⚖️ Ethical Decision Making 🧠 Moral Psychology

Ethics for the Real World 86%

Small justifications unravel integrity. An advance ethical code stops the slide before it starts.

by Ronald A. Howard 2008

4.02

6k+ ratings

🏢 Business Ethics ⚖️ Ethical Decision Making 🧠 Moral Psychology

The Way to Happiness

by L. Ron Hubbard • 1989

Personal integrity and the golden rule: L. Ron Hubbard's practical moral code for a life that works.

3.76

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🧭 Moral Codes 😇 Virtue Ethics 🧹 Personal Integrity

The Way to Happiness 86%

Personal integrity and the golden rule: L. Ron Hubbard's practical moral code for a life that works.

by L. Ron Hubbard 1989

3.76

535 ratings

🧭 Moral Codes 😇 Virtue Ethics 🧹 Personal Integrity

Beyond Good and Evil and The Genealogy of Morals

by Friedrich Nietzsche • 1887

All philosophy is secret autobiography, and your morality is a confession of the drives ruling you.

4.16

452

🏛️ Continental Philosophy ⚖️ Moral Philosophy 🔍 Critique Of Morality

Beyond Good and Evil and The Genealogy of Morals Summary

Beyond Good and Evil and The Genealogy of Morals 86%

All philosophy is secret autobiography, and your morality is a confession of the drives ruling you.

by Friedrich Nietzsche 1887

4.16

452 ratings

🏛️ Continental Philosophy ⚖️ Moral Philosophy 🔍 Critique Of Morality

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+

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🧠 Philosophical Epic 🕵️ Ancient Conspiracy

The Darkness That Comes Before 86%

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

🖤 Grimdark Fantasy 🧠 Philosophical Epic 🕵️ Ancient Conspiracy

Wolves of the Calla

by Stephen King • 2003

Roland and his gunslingers vow to stop the Wolves who steal children and return them hollow.

4.20

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🤠 Weird Western 🌐 Multiverse Travel 🫂 Found Family

Wolves of the Calla 86%

Roland and his gunslingers vow to stop the Wolves who steal children and return them hollow.

by Stephen King 2003

4.20

204k+ ratings

🤠 Weird Western 🌐 Multiverse Travel 🫂 Found Family

On the Genealogy of Morals

by Friedrich Nietzsche • 1887

Morality was born when the powerless turned resentment into a weapon and called it virtue.

4.12

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🧠 Moral Philosophy 📚 Continental Philosophy 🔍 Moral Psychology

On the Genealogy of Morals 86%

Morality was born when the powerless turned resentment into a weapon and called it virtue.

by Friedrich Nietzsche 1887

4.12

36k+ ratings

🧠 Moral Philosophy 📚 Continental Philosophy 🔍 Moral Psychology

On Human Nature

by Roger Scruton • 2017

Genes and memes don't explain why you honor your dead, laugh, or hold someone accountable.

3.73

642

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind ⚖️ Moral Philosophy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

On Human Nature 86%

Genes and memes don't explain why you honor your dead, laugh, or hold someone accountable.

by Roger Scruton 2017

3.73

642 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind ⚖️ Moral Philosophy 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Maxims

by François de La Rochefoucauld • 1665

Every virtue is self-interest in a mask. Even your humility is pride that learned to bow.

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🧠 Moral Psychology 🎭 Self-Deception ✒️ Aphoristic Philosophy

Maxims 86%

Every virtue is self-interest in a mask. Even your humility is pride that learned to bow.

by François de La Rochefoucauld 1665

4.03

5k+ ratings

🧠 Moral Psychology 🎭 Self-Deception ✒️ Aphoristic Philosophy

Memnoch the Devil

by Anne Rice • 1995

A vampire follows the Devil through Creation, then must decide whose side he is on.

3.76

87k+

🧠 Philosophical Horror 😈 Sympathetic Devil ⛪ Theological Fantasy

Memnoch the Devil 86%

A vampire follows the Devil through Creation, then must decide whose side he is on.

by Anne Rice 1995

3.76

87k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Horror 😈 Sympathetic Devil ⛪ Theological Fantasy

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

✝️ Catholic Political Thought 🏛️ Political Theology 👤 Theological Anthropology

Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles Summary

Essays on Catholicism, Liberalism and Socialism; Considered in Their Fundamental Principles 86%

For a 19th-century diplomat, liberalism was an evasion and socialism a counterfeit religion.

by Juan Donoso Cortés 1851

4.13

135 ratings

✝️ Catholic Political Thought 🏛️ Political Theology 👤 Theological Anthropology

Sovereignty

by Ryan Michler • 2018

Christian ethics aims not to tell you what's good but to undo your need to ask.

4.25

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🕊️ Christocentric Ethics 📖 Neo-Orthodox Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross

Sovereignty 86%

Christian ethics aims not to tell you what's good but to undo your need to ask.

by Ryan Michler 2018

4.25

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Christocentric Ethics 📖 Neo-Orthodox Theology ✝️ Theology Of The Cross

The Library at Mount Char

by Scott Hawkins • 2015

Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.

4.06

82k+

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📚 Dark Academia 🏘️ Suburban Horror

The Library at Mount Char 86%

Father's disappearance locks the Library. Its only key is an outsider who doesn't believe in magic.

by Scott Hawkins 2015

4.06

82k+ ratings

🌌 Cosmic Horror 📚 Dark Academia 🏘️ Suburban Horror

The H Factor of Personality

by Kibeom Lee • 2012

The personality trait that predicts who will exploit you was missing from science until 2000.

4.03

494

🧠 Personality Psychology 📊 Trait Models 🎭 Social Exploitation

The H Factor of Personality 86%

The personality trait that predicts who will exploit you was missing from science until 2000.

by Kibeom Lee 2012

4.03

494 ratings

🧠 Personality Psychology 📊 Trait Models 🎭 Social Exploitation

The Bonobo and the Atheist

by Frans de Waal • 2013

Chimps console, capuchins reject unfair pay; morality was ancient before religion claimed it.

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🐒 Primatology ⚖️ Origins Of Morality 🫂 Animal Empathy

The Bonobo and the Atheist 86%

Chimps console, capuchins reject unfair pay; morality was ancient before religion claimed it.

by Frans de Waal 2013

4.15

6k+ ratings

🐒 Primatology ⚖️ Origins Of Morality 🫂 Animal Empathy

Sun and Steel

by Yukio Mishima • 1968

Words trapped him. The body gave him a second grammar: its final word was death.

3.83

9k+

🎋 Japanese Aesthetics 🧠 Mind Body Dualism ⚔️ Bushido

Sun and Steel 86%

Words trapped him. The body gave him a second grammar: its final word was death.

by Yukio Mishima 1968

3.83

9k+ ratings

🎋 Japanese Aesthetics 🧠 Mind Body Dualism ⚔️ Bushido

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

by Fyodor Dostoevsky • 1877

Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.

4.03

43k+

🌑 Existential Despair 📜 Philosophical Parable 💭 Dream Vision

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 86%

Suicide, a weeping child, then a dream: a despairing man enters a pristine, sinless world.

by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1877

4.03

43k+ ratings

🌑 Existential Despair 📜 Philosophical Parable 💭 Dream Vision

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

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🧬 Evolutionary Ethics 📈 Moral Progress ⚖️ Utilitarianism

The Expanding Circle 86%

Morality started with vampire bats, not God. Reason is taking it further than evolution ever could.

by Peter Singer 1981

4.02

626 ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Ethics 📈 Moral Progress ⚖️ Utilitarianism

Faust

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe • 1808

A dissatisfied scholar bets his soul the devil cannot give him a moment worth keeping.

3.89

51k+

😈 Deal With The Devil 🥀 Innocence Corrupted 💫 Redemptive Love

Faust 86%

A dissatisfied scholar bets his soul the devil cannot give him a moment worth keeping.

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1808

3.89

51k+ ratings

😈 Deal With The Devil 🥀 Innocence Corrupted 💫 Redemptive Love

Batman and Philosophy

by Mark D. White • 2008

Batman doesn't have superpowers, but his moral dilemmas are a crash course in Western philosophy.

3.76

2k+

📺 Pop Culture Philosophy 🏛️ Virtue Ethics 💥 Comic Book Analysis

Batman and Philosophy 86%

Batman doesn't have superpowers, but his moral dilemmas are a crash course in Western philosophy.

by Mark D. White 2008

3.76

2k+ ratings

📺 Pop Culture Philosophy 🏛️ Virtue Ethics 💥 Comic Book Analysis

The Science of Good and Evil

by Michael Shermer • 2004

Good and evil are evolutionary strategies, and science can decipher them.

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3k+

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🤝 Evolution Of Morality ✨ Secular Ethics

The Science of Good and Evil 86%

Good and evil are evolutionary strategies, and science can decipher them.

by Michael Shermer 2004

3.91

3k+ ratings

🧠 Evolutionary Psychology 🤝 Evolution Of Morality ✨ Secular Ethics

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