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🔍 Moral Self-Examination

Introspective works that turn the lens inward, inviting readers to scrutinize their own values, motives, and the quiet compromises that define a life.
Graven Images
by Dietrich von Hildebrand • 1957
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
4.17
12
🧠 Moral Philosophy✝️ Catholic Moral Theology🛡️ Honor Codes🎭 Self-Deception🔍 Phenomenology
Graven Images Summary
Graven Images 90%
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🎭 Self-Deception🔍 Phenomenology
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🔄 Self-Transformation🎭 Intrinsic Conflict
Aspiration Summary
Aspiration 90%
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🔄 Self-Transformation🎭 Intrinsic Conflict
The Road to Character
by David Brooks • 2015
Two kinds of virtue compete in every life. The modern world only teaches the shallower one.
3.65
27k+
🧘 Virtue Ethics🪴 Character Development📖 Cultural Criticism👤 Leadership Humility🚫 Anti-Self-Help
The Road to Character Summary
The Road to Character 90%
Two kinds of virtue compete in every life. The modern world only teaches the shallower one.
by David Brooks 2015
3.65
27k+ ratings
🧘 Virtue Ethics🪴 Character Development📖 Cultural Criticism👤 Leadership Humility🚫 Anti-Self-Help
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
573
🏛️ Philosophy As Self-Help⚔️ Inner Conflict🔄 Moral Revaluation🦅 Self-Overcoming🌑 Shadow Work
Life Lessons From Nietzsche Summary
Life Lessons From Nietzsche 90%
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🦅 Self-Overcoming🌑 Shadow Work
Self-Knowledge
by The School of Life • 2018
What drives you is mostly invisible. A practice for meeting the self you avoid.
3.99
2k+
🔮 Philosophical Self-Help🧠 Emotional Awareness🎭 Self-Deception💬 Inner Critic🏠 Family Patterns
Self-Knowledge Summary
Self-Knowledge 89%
What drives you is mostly invisible. A practice for meeting the self you avoid.
by The School of Life 2018
3.99
2k+ ratings
🔮 Philosophical Self-Help🧠 Emotional Awareness🎭 Self-Deception💬 Inner Critic🏠 Family Patterns
Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires
by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali • 1990
Why hunger is a spiritual technology and desire a discipline, from Islam's great psychologist.
4.58
639
🕌 Islamic Spirituality📜 Classical Islam🧠 Moral Psychology⚖️ Virtue Ethics🧱 Character Formation
Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires Summary
Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires 89%
Why hunger is a spiritual technology and desire a discipline, from Islam's great psychologist.
by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 1990
4.58
639 ratings
🕌 Islamic Spirituality📜 Classical Islam🧠 Moral Psychology⚖️ Virtue Ethics🧱 Character Formation
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
535
🧭 Moral Codes😇 Virtue Ethics🧹 Personal Integrity🌍 Practical Ethics🤝 The Golden Rule
The Way to Happiness Summary
The Way to Happiness 89%
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🌍 Practical Ethics🤝 The Golden Rule
Maxims
by François de La Rochefoucauld • 1665
Every virtue is self-interest in a mask. Even your humility is pride that learned to bow.
4.03
5k+
🧠 Moral Psychology🎭 Self-Deception✒️ Aphoristic Philosophy🇫🇷 French Moralists🔍 Social Critique
Maxims Summary
Maxims 89%
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🇫🇷 French Moralists🔍 Social Critique
A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life
by Trevor Curnow • 2012
The philosophy toolkit for life: question everything, spot bad arguments, choose what matters.
3.87
190
🧠 Applied Philosophy🤔 Critical Thinking❓ Skepticism⚖️ Personal Ethics🪞 Self-Examination
A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life Summary
A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life 89%
The philosophy toolkit for life: question everything, spot bad arguments, choose what matters.
by Trevor Curnow 2012
3.87
190 ratings
🧠 Applied Philosophy🤔 Critical Thinking❓ Skepticism⚖️ Personal Ethics🪞 Self-Examination
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📜 Practical Philosophy🪞 Cognitive Biases
Ethics for the Real World Summary
Ethics for the Real World 89%
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📜 Practical Philosophy🪞 Cognitive Biases
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🕳️ Existential Emptiness📺 Media Critique
El Hombre Light Summary
El Hombre Light 89%
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🕳️ Existential Emptiness📺 Media Critique
What Do You Want Out of Life?
by Valerie Tiberius • 2023
Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.
3.19
373
🏛️ Practical Philosophy⚔️ Goal Conflict Resolution🎯 Values Identification🪞 Self-Knowledge🧠 Moral Psychology
What Do You Want Out of Life? Summary
What Do You Want Out of Life? 89%
Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.
by Valerie Tiberius 2023
3.19
373 ratings
🏛️ Practical Philosophy⚔️ Goal Conflict Resolution🎯 Values Identification🪞 Self-Knowledge🧠 Moral Psychology
The Second Mountain
by David Brooks • 2019
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
3.76
13k+
⚖️ Moral Philosophy🧭 Midlife Transition🛤️ Finding Vocation🏘️ Community Building⛪ Faith Journey
The Second Mountain Summary
The Second Mountain 89%
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
by David Brooks 2019
3.76
13k+ ratings
⚖️ Moral Philosophy🧭 Midlife Transition🛤️ Finding Vocation🏘️ Community Building⛪ Faith Journey
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
68
🧠 Moral Psychology💰 Class And Morality📖 Narrative Ethics🪨 Adversity And Character🌱 Idealism And Youth
The Moral Life of Children Summary
The Moral Life of Children 89%
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🪨 Adversity And Character🌱 Idealism And Youth
Socrates Cafe
by Christopher Phillips • 2001
Socratic questioning over coffee: how it builds wisdom, and how to host your own gathering.
3.68
1k+
🏛️ Public Philosophy❓ Socratic Method🧠 Intellectual Humility🔍 Self-Examination💬 Philosophical Dialogue
Socrates Cafe Summary
Socrates Cafe 89%
Socratic questioning over coffee: how it builds wisdom, and how to host your own gathering.
by Christopher Phillips 2001
3.68
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Public Philosophy❓ Socratic Method🧠 Intellectual Humility🔍 Self-Examination💬 Philosophical Dialogue
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🏙️ Modernity Critique🤝 Ethics Of Care
Standpoints Summary
Standpoints 89%
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🏙️ Modernity Critique🤝 Ethics Of Care
Die Weisheit des Herzens
by Raphael M. Bonelli • 2023
Stop letting gut and overthinking run the show: lead from the part that chooses who you become.
3.84
32
✝️ Christian Living🏛️ Virtue Ethics🛡️ Self-Mastery🫣 Narcissism🧭 Values-Based Living
Die Weisheit des Herzens Summary
Die Weisheit des Herzens 88%
Stop letting gut and overthinking run the show: lead from the part that chooses who you become.
by Raphael M. Bonelli 2023
3.84
32 ratings
✝️ Christian Living🏛️ Virtue Ethics🛡️ Self-Mastery🫣 Narcissism🧭 Values-Based Living
Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets
by Andy Stanley • 2020
Five questions that cut through self-deception and expose the hidden cost of your next move.
4.29
2k+
🧭 Decision Frameworks🪞 Self-Deception🚫 Regret Prevention🏛️ Legacy Mindset❤️ Relational Ethics
Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets Summary
Better Decisions, Fewer Regrets 88%
Five questions that cut through self-deception and expose the hidden cost of your next move.
by Andy Stanley 2020
4.29
2k+ ratings
🧭 Decision Frameworks🪞 Self-Deception🚫 Regret Prevention🏛️ Legacy Mindset❤️ Relational Ethics
Early Socratic Dialogues
by Plato
Virtue is knowledge, wickedness is ignorance, and Socrates proved that no one in Athens had either.
4.05
417
🏛️ Ancient Philosophy🏺 Greek Ethics💬 Socratic Method❓ Definitional Inquiry⚖️ Virtue Ethics
Early Socratic Dialogues Summary
Early Socratic Dialogues 88%
Virtue is knowledge, wickedness is ignorance, and Socrates proved that no one in Athens had either.
by Plato
4.05
417 ratings
🏛️ Ancient Philosophy🏺 Greek Ethics💬 Socratic Method❓ Definitional Inquiry⚖️ Virtue Ethics
The Book of Questions
by Gregory Stock • 1985
The questions you dodge are the ones you need to ask. Here they are.
3.96
2k+
🧭 Ethical Dilemmas💭 Thought Experiments💬 Conversation Starters🔍 Self-Discovery Tools🗣️ Deep Conversation
The Book of Questions Summary
The Book of Questions 88%
The questions you dodge are the ones you need to ask. Here they are.
by Gregory Stock 1985
3.96
2k+ ratings
🧭 Ethical Dilemmas💭 Thought Experiments💬 Conversation Starters🔍 Self-Discovery Tools🗣️ Deep Conversation
The Power of Self-Esteem
by Nathaniel Branden • 1987
Two core beliefs determine your self-worth; this book teaches the daily practices that build them.
3.62
239
🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology🧘 Self-Acceptance🔒 Personal Integrity🤝 Self-Trust🌿 Conscious Living
The Power of Self-Esteem Summary
The Power of Self-Esteem 88%
Two core beliefs determine your self-worth; this book teaches the daily practices that build them.
by Nathaniel Branden 1987
3.62
239 ratings
🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology🧘 Self-Acceptance🔒 Personal Integrity🤝 Self-Trust🌿 Conscious Living
Six Questions of Socrates
by Christopher Phillips • 2004
Socrates' six questions, asked around the world, reveal the good life has no single answer.
3.70
389
🗣️ Socratic Dialogue⚖️ Virtue Ethics🧠 Everyday Philosophy🌐 Global Ethics🔍 Self-Examination
Six Questions of Socrates Summary
Six Questions of Socrates 88%
Socrates' six questions, asked around the world, reveal the good life has no single answer.
by Christopher Phillips 2004
3.70
389 ratings
🗣️ Socratic Dialogue⚖️ Virtue Ethics🧠 Everyday Philosophy🌐 Global Ethics🔍 Self-Examination
The Question Book
by Mikael Krogerus • 2009
No advice, no frameworks. Six hundred pointed questions about the life you're actually living.
3.37
662
✏️ Guided Journaling🧠 Socratic Self-Help💼 Career Reflection🌌 Existential Questions💗 Vulnerability Practice
The Question Book Summary
The Question Book 88%
No advice, no frameworks. Six hundred pointed questions about the life you're actually living.
by Mikael Krogerus 2009
3.37
662 ratings
✏️ Guided Journaling🧠 Socratic Self-Help💼 Career Reflection🌌 Existential Questions💗 Vulnerability Practice
A Calendar of Wisdom
by Leo Tolstoy • 1906
Centuries of sages, one book, 365 mornings: Tolstoy's reader for clarity and a quieter mind.
3.98
2k+
📅 Daily Meditations📜 Wisdom Literature🏡 Simple Living🧘 Present Moment Awareness🕊️ Perennial Philosophy
A Calendar of Wisdom Summary
A Calendar of Wisdom 88%
Centuries of sages, one book, 365 mornings: Tolstoy's reader for clarity and a quieter mind.
by Leo Tolstoy 1906
3.98
2k+ ratings
📅 Daily Meditations📜 Wisdom Literature🏡 Simple Living🧘 Present Moment Awareness🕊️ Perennial Philosophy
Learning Humility
by Richard J. Foster • 2022
A year with the Lakota taught Richard Foster what humility demands, and why we resist it.
4.15
419
🧘 Spiritual Formation🏹 Native American Wisdom🙇 Humility🎭 Pride And Ego🔍 Self-Examination
Learning Humility Summary
Learning Humility 88%
A year with the Lakota taught Richard Foster what humility demands, and why we resist it.
by Richard J. Foster 2022
4.15
419 ratings
🧘 Spiritual Formation🏹 Native American Wisdom🙇 Humility🎭 Pride And Ego🔍 Self-Examination
Lying
by Sam Harris • 2011
White lies still poison trust. Radical honesty is the only stable foundation for real relationships.
3.88
23k+
🤥 Lying🗣️ Radical Honesty🏛️ Moral Philosophy🤝 Interpersonal Ethics⚛️ Secular Ethics
Lying Summary
Lying 88%
White lies still poison trust. Radical honesty is the only stable foundation for real relationships.
by Sam Harris 2011
3.88
23k+ ratings
🤥 Lying🗣️ Radical Honesty🏛️ Moral Philosophy🤝 Interpersonal Ethics⚛️ Secular Ethics
How to Do the Right Thing
by Seneca • 2023
Seneca judged himself each night before judging others. An ancient practice for fairness.
3.74
218
🏛️ Stoic Philosophy📜 Ancient Wisdom🎯 Virtue Ethics🔍 Self-Examination🕊️ Justice And Mercy
How to Do the Right Thing Summary
How to Do the Right Thing 88%
Seneca judged himself each night before judging others. An ancient practice for fairness.
by Seneca 2023
3.74
218 ratings
🏛️ Stoic Philosophy📜 Ancient Wisdom🎯 Virtue Ethics🔍 Self-Examination🕊️ Justice And Mercy
The Road Less Traveled And Beyond
by M. Scott Peck • 1997
When easy answers break, a psychiatrist maps the path through complexity, suffering, and paradox.
4.12
4k+
🧘 Spiritual Psychology⚖️ Moral Development🔀 Embracing Complexity🌱 Lifelong Learning💔 Suffering And Growth
The Road Less Traveled And Beyond Summary
The Road Less Traveled And Beyond 88%
When easy answers break, a psychiatrist maps the path through complexity, suffering, and paradox.
by M. Scott Peck 1997
4.12
4k+ ratings
🧘 Spiritual Psychology⚖️ Moral Development🔀 Embracing Complexity🌱 Lifelong Learning💔 Suffering And Growth
Note to Self
by Joe Thorn • 2011
Your heart forgets the gospel every twenty-four hours. Here is how to remind it.
4.20
1k+
📖 Gospel-Centered Living📚 Practical Theology🌱 Spiritual Formation🙏 Spiritual Disciplines🫀 Inner Life
Note to Self Summary
Note to Self 88%
Your heart forgets the gospel every twenty-four hours. Here is how to remind it.
by Joe Thorn 2011
4.20
1k+ ratings
📖 Gospel-Centered Living📚 Practical Theology🌱 Spiritual Formation🙏 Spiritual Disciplines🫀 Inner Life
The Essential Marcus Aurelius
by Marcus Aurelius
The Roman emperor's own method: how to build a mind that nothing external can disturb.
4.40
1k+
🏛️ Stoicism⚖️ Virtue Ethics💪 Inner Discipline📜 Ancient Wisdom🧠 Mindfulness
The Essential Marcus Aurelius Summary
The Essential Marcus Aurelius 88%
The Roman emperor's own method: how to build a mind that nothing external can disturb.
by Marcus Aurelius
4.40
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Stoicism⚖️ Virtue Ethics💪 Inner Discipline📜 Ancient Wisdom🧠 Mindfulness
On Temptation and the Mortification of Sin in Believers
by John Owen • 2013
Why indwelling sin doesn't weaken with time, and what actually kills it.
4.36
103
📜 Puritan Theology🕊️ Reformed Spirituality🔥 Sin And Sanctification⚔️ Spiritual Warfare🔄 Faith And Repentance
On Temptation and the Mortification of Sin in Believers Summary
On Temptation and the Mortification of Sin in Believers 88%
Why indwelling sin doesn't weaken with time, and what actually kills it.
by John Owen 2013
4.36
103 ratings
📜 Puritan Theology🕊️ Reformed Spirituality🔥 Sin And Sanctification⚔️ Spiritual Warfare🔄 Faith And Repentance
Me
by Mel R. Thompson • 2009
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
3.55
203
🧠 Philosophy Of Self🏗️ Constructed Self💭 Memory And Identity💻 Digital Identity☕ Existentialism
Me Summary
Me 88%
Your self is not a fixed thing but a map you draw and redraw every day.
by Mel R. Thompson 2009
3.55
203 ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Self🏗️ Constructed Self💭 Memory And Identity💻 Digital Identity☕ Existentialism
How to Think Like Socrates
by Donald J. Robertson • 2024
Relentless questioning got Socrates killed. It can also make you wiser, calmer, and harder to fool.
4.15
991
🏛️ Ancient Greek Philosophy💡 Practical Philosophy❓ Socratic Questioning🧠 Critical Thinking🪞 Cognitive Biases
How to Think Like Socrates Summary
How to Think Like Socrates 88%
Relentless questioning got Socrates killed. It can also make you wiser, calmer, and harder to fool.
by Donald J. Robertson 2024
4.15
991 ratings
🏛️ Ancient Greek Philosophy💡 Practical Philosophy❓ Socratic Questioning🧠 Critical Thinking🪞 Cognitive Biases
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❤️ Unconditional Love🛡️ Emotional Vulnerability
Anyway Summary
Anyway 88%
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❤️ Unconditional Love🛡️ Emotional Vulnerability
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
by Gil Friedman • 2003
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
3.94
208
🧘 Esoteric Psychology🔍 Self-Observation🏗️ Inner Work⚙️ Mechanical Reactions🧠 Conscious Suffering
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide Summary
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide 88%
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
by Gil Friedman 2003
3.94
208 ratings
🧘 Esoteric Psychology🔍 Self-Observation🏗️ Inner Work⚙️ Mechanical Reactions🧠 Conscious Suffering
Honoring the Self
by Nathaniel Branden • 1983
Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.
4.20
737
🪞 Internal Validation🌱 Authentic Self🧠 Conscious Choice🦋 Individuation😰 Fear-Based Motivation
Honoring the Self Summary
Honoring the Self 88%
Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.
by Nathaniel Branden 1983
4.20
737 ratings
🪞 Internal Validation🌱 Authentic Self🧠 Conscious Choice🦋 Individuation😰 Fear-Based Motivation
The Five Levels of Attachment
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. • 2001
A Toltec method for measuring how tightly your beliefs grip you, and how to loosen them.
4.23
5k+
🦅 Toltec Wisdom🧠 Spiritual Psychology🔍 Self-Inquiry🎭 Identity And Attachment💗 Self-Acceptance
The Five Levels of Attachment Summary
The Five Levels of Attachment 88%
A Toltec method for measuring how tightly your beliefs grip you, and how to loosen them.
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. 2001
4.23
5k+ ratings
🦅 Toltec Wisdom🧠 Spiritual Psychology🔍 Self-Inquiry🎭 Identity And Attachment💗 Self-Acceptance
The Poet's Guide to Life
by Rainer Maria Rilke • 2005
Rilke's letters become a field guide: how to turn solitude and loss into a deeper life.
4.12
368
📜 Wisdom Literature✉️ Letter Collections🧘 Solitude💀 Mortality🎨 Creative Life
The Poet's Guide to Life Summary
The Poet's Guide to Life 88%
Rilke's letters become a field guide: how to turn solitude and loss into a deeper life.
by Rainer Maria Rilke 2005
4.12
368 ratings
📜 Wisdom Literature✉️ Letter Collections🧘 Solitude💀 Mortality🎨 Creative Life
Socrates
by Paul Johnson • 2011
The original rulebreaker's guide to a meaningful life, from the man who died asking questions.
3.73
2k+
🏛️ Greek Philosophy🪞 Self-Examination🛡️ Moral Courage🤔 Skeptical Inquiry💭 Intellectual Humility
Socrates Summary
Socrates 88%
The original rulebreaker's guide to a meaningful life, from the man who died asking questions.
by Paul Johnson 2011
3.73
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Greek Philosophy🪞 Self-Examination🛡️ Moral Courage🤔 Skeptical Inquiry💭 Intellectual Humility
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⚖️ Intuition And Reason💪 Willpower And Self-Control
Answers for Aristotle Summary
Answers for Aristotle 88%
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⚖️ Intuition And Reason💪 Willpower And Self-Control
One Nation Under Therapy
by Christina Hoff Sommers • 2005
Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.
3.60
376
🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture🏛️ Cultural Criticism⚖️ Personal Accountability🇺🇸 Civic Education🛡️ Child Overprotection
One Nation Under Therapy Summary
One Nation Under Therapy 88%
Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.
by Christina Hoff Sommers 2005
3.60
376 ratings
🧑‍⚕️ Therapeutic Culture🏛️ Cultural Criticism⚖️ Personal Accountability🇺🇸 Civic Education🛡️ Child Overprotection
Beyond Religion
by Dalai Lama XIV • 2011
Ethics without religion, grounded in compassion and reason, from the Dalai Lama.
4.07
6k+
🏛️ Moral Philosophy🧘 Applied Buddhism💗 Compassion Cultivation🧠 Mind Training🎛️ Emotional Regulation
Beyond Religion Summary
Beyond Religion 88%
Ethics without religion, grounded in compassion and reason, from the Dalai Lama.
by Dalai Lama XIV 2011
4.07
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Moral Philosophy🧘 Applied Buddhism💗 Compassion Cultivation🧠 Mind Training🎛️ Emotional Regulation
Letters from a Stoic
by Seneca
The original self-help: a Roman philosopher's letters on wasting less time and wanting less stuff.
4.32
58k+
🏛️ Stoic Philosophy📜 Ancient Philosophy🛠️ Practical Philosophy⚖️ Virtue Ethics💀 Memento Mori
Letters from a Stoic Summary
Letters from a Stoic 88%
The original self-help: a Roman philosopher's letters on wasting less time and wanting less stuff.
by Seneca
4.32
58k+ ratings
🏛️ Stoic Philosophy📜 Ancient Philosophy🛠️ Practical Philosophy⚖️ Virtue Ethics💀 Memento Mori
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❤️ Compassion Research👥 Social Neuroscience
Wisdom Summary
Wisdom 88%
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❤️ Compassion Research👥 Social Neuroscience
Moral Minds
by Marc Hauser • 2006
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
3.74
1k+
🧠 Moral Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Ethics👶 Innate Morality🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience⚡ Moral Intuition
Moral Minds Summary
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🔬 Cognitive Neuroscience⚡ Moral Intuition
30 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living Through Critical Thinking
by Linda Elder • 2012
Thirty days to spot the biases running your mind and untangle the assumptions you never question.
3.63
172
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases🤲 Intellectual Humility🌊 Emotional Regulation📰 Media Literacy
30 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living Through Critical Thinking Summary
30 Days to Better Thinking and Better Living Through Critical Thinking 88%
Thirty days to spot the biases running your mind and untangle the assumptions you never question.
by Linda Elder 2012
3.63
172 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Cognitive Biases🤲 Intellectual Humility🌊 Emotional Regulation📰 Media Literacy
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💖 Love Ethics❤️ Unconditional Love
Briefly Summary
Briefly 88%
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💖 Love Ethics❤️ Unconditional Love
The Book of Life
by J. Krishnamurti • 1995
Every authority, system, and memory is a prison. The key is a mind that merely observes.
4.32
2k+
🕊️ Spiritual Philosophy🔍 Self-Inquiry🚫 Anti-Self-Help☯️ Nondual Awareness💀 Contemplating Mortality
The Book of Life Summary
The Book of Life 88%
Every authority, system, and memory is a prison. The key is a mind that merely observes.
by J. Krishnamurti 1995
4.32
2k+ ratings
🕊️ Spiritual Philosophy🔍 Self-Inquiry🚫 Anti-Self-Help☯️ Nondual Awareness💀 Contemplating Mortality
12 Commandments
by Hanzi Freinacht • 2022
The problem isn't you, it's the pursuit of excellence. Here's how to thrive in mediocrity.
4.40
42
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🌑 Shadow Work🛑 Anti-Perfectionism🏛️ Modern Stoicism🧘 Body-Mind Connection
12 Commandments Summary
12 Commandments 88%
The problem isn't you, it's the pursuit of excellence. Here's how to thrive in mediocrity.
by Hanzi Freinacht 2022
4.40
42 ratings
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🌑 Shadow Work🛑 Anti-Perfectionism🏛️ Modern Stoicism🧘 Body-Mind Connection
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem
by Nathaniel Branden • 1987
Self-esteem hinges on a single practice: seeing yourself clearly and acting on what you see.
3.93
854
🧠 Cognitive Reframing👶 Inner Child Work💔 Guilt And Shame🌱 Emotional Maturity🎯 Responsibility Taking
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem Summary
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem 88%
Self-esteem hinges on a single practice: seeing yourself clearly and acting on what you see.
by Nathaniel Branden 1987
3.93
854 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Reframing👶 Inner Child Work💔 Guilt And Shame🌱 Emotional Maturity🎯 Responsibility Taking
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