🧠 Personhood Theory

Deep philosophical inquiry into the criteria for personhood — consciousness, autonomy, moral status — and the ethical stakes of where we draw those lines.

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 91%

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

Westworld and Philosophy

by Richard Greene • 2018

Westworld turns consequence-free violence into philosophy's sharpest questions about your own mind.

3.81

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🤖 Artificial Consciousness 🔗 Free Will Debate ⚖️ Ethics Of Technology

Westworld and Philosophy 90%

Westworld turns consequence-free violence into philosophy's sharpest questions about your own mind.

by Richard Greene 2018

3.81

21 ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🤖 Artificial Consciousness 🔗 Free Will Debate ⚖️ Ethics Of Technology

Losing Ourselves

by Jay L. Garfield • 2022

No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.

4.03

603

🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 💨 No-Self Philosophy 👥 Intersubjectivity 🎭 Role-Based Identity

Losing Ourselves 90%

No self. Persons emerge from roles and flow. Losing the illusion reshapes ethics and expert skill.

by Jay L. Garfield 2022

4.03

603 ratings

🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 💨 No-Self Philosophy 👥 Intersubjectivity 🎭 Role-Based Identity

The Struggle for Recognition

by Axel Honneth • 1996

Social conflicts are fights for dignity, not just resources, driven by withheld recognition.

4.14

299

📚 Social Philosophy 🧩 Identity Formation ⚔️ Social Conflict 🧠 Moral Psychology 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Self And Society

The Struggle for Recognition 90%

Social conflicts are fights for dignity, not just resources, driven by withheld recognition.

by Axel Honneth 1996

4.14

299 ratings

📚 Social Philosophy 🧩 Identity Formation ⚔️ Social Conflict 🧠 Moral Psychology 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Self And Society

Rationality in Action

by John Rogers Searle • 2003

Between reason and action is a gap no cause can close. Free will lives there.

3.67

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🔓 Free Will Debate 💭 Consciousness Studies ⚖️ Practical Reasoning 📝 Analytic Philosophy

Rationality in Action 90%

Between reason and action is a gap no cause can close. Free will lives there.

by John Rogers Searle 2003

3.67

64 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🔓 Free Will Debate 💭 Consciousness Studies ⚖️ Practical Reasoning 📝 Analytic Philosophy

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 90%

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

Introduction to Phenomenology

by Robert Sokolowski • 1999

Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.

4.03

541

🌀 Phenomenology 🧠 Consciousness Studies 📜 Continental Philosophy 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 🔍 Epistemology

Introduction to Phenomenology 90%

Consciousness is always reaching toward the world; phenomenology maps the structures of that reach.

by Robert Sokolowski 1999

4.03

541 ratings

🌀 Phenomenology 🧠 Consciousness Studies 📜 Continental Philosophy 💭 Philosophy Of Mind 🔍 Epistemology

I am Not a Brain

by Markus Gabriel • 2017

Neuroscience keeps looking for the self inside the skull. The real thing lives between people.

3.49

233

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 📜 German Idealism 🔓 Free Will Debate 👥 Social Self 🔗 Mind-Body Problem

I am Not a Brain 90%

Neuroscience keeps looking for the self inside the skull. The real thing lives between people.

by Markus Gabriel 2017

3.49

233 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 📜 German Idealism 🔓 Free Will Debate 👥 Social Self 🔗 Mind-Body Problem

The Mind’s I

by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 1981

Borges, Turing, a headless mystic: the anthology where the self dissolves one essay at a time.

4.15

6k+

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 👁️ Consciousness Studies 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🔬 Cognitive Science 💭 Thought Experiments

The Mind’s I 90%

Borges, Turing, a headless mystic: the anthology where the self dissolves one essay at a time.

by Douglas R. Hofstadter 1981

4.15

6k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 👁️ Consciousness Studies 🤖 Artificial Intelligence 🔬 Cognitive Science 💭 Thought Experiments

Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair

by Hilde Lindemann Nelson • 2001

Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.

4.12

🧩 Narrative Identity 📜 Narrative Ethics ✊ Counter Storytelling 📢 Master Narratives 🪞 Internalized Oppression

Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair Summary

Damaged Identities, Narrative Repair 89%

Who you are is jointly told. Oppression writes a degrading version; counterstories write the repair.

by Hilde Lindemann Nelson 2001

4.12

50 ratings

🧩 Narrative Identity 📜 Narrative Ethics ✊ Counter Storytelling 📢 Master Narratives 🪞 Internalized Oppression

Freedom and Neurobiology

by John Rogers Searle • 2005

Free will is a biological fact, and political power rests on what we collectively agree to accept.

3.56

246

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🏛️ Social Construction 🕊️ Free Will 🧩 Consciousness 🗣️ Speech Act Theory

Freedom and Neurobiology 89%

Free will is a biological fact, and political power rests on what we collectively agree to accept.

by John Rogers Searle 2005

3.56

246 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🏛️ Social Construction 🕊️ Free Will 🧩 Consciousness 🗣️ Speech Act Theory

The Posthuman

by Rosi Braidotti • 2013

Humanism promised progress but delivered exclusion. A theory of what we become next.

3.82

949

📚 Critical Theory 🤖 Posthumanism 🐾 Animal Studies 🌍 Anthropocene 🏛️ Biopolitics

The Posthuman 89%

Humanism promised progress but delivered exclusion. A theory of what we become next.

by Rosi Braidotti 2013

3.82

949 ratings

📚 Critical Theory 🤖 Posthumanism 🐾 Animal Studies 🌍 Anthropocene 🏛️ Biopolitics

The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten

by Julian Baggini • 2005

100 thought experiments that turn morality, identity, and reason inside out.

3.73

5k+

💭 Thought Experiments 📚 Pop Philosophy 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind ⚖️ Moral Dilemmas 🧬 Personal Identity

The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten 89%

100 thought experiments that turn morality, identity, and reason inside out.

by Julian Baggini 2005

3.73

5k+ ratings

💭 Thought Experiments 📚 Pop Philosophy 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind ⚖️ Moral Dilemmas 🧬 Personal Identity

Virtually Human

by Martine Rothblatt • 2014

Software copies of human minds will outlive bodies and demand citizenship. They're almost here.

3.51

182

🧠 Mind Uploading 💾 Digital Immortality 🔮 Transhumanism 🧬 Consciousness Studies ⚖️ AI Ethics

Virtually Human 89%

Software copies of human minds will outlive bodies and demand citizenship. They're almost here.

by Martine Rothblatt 2014

3.51

182 ratings

🧠 Mind Uploading 💾 Digital Immortality 🔮 Transhumanism 🧬 Consciousness Studies ⚖️ AI Ethics

Being and Nothingness

by Jean-Paul Sartre • 1943

Consciousness is a hole in being. What pours through is freedom, and it terrifies us.

3.99

35k+

🖤 Existentialism 🔍 Phenomenology 🏛️ Ontology 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👁️ Intersubjectivity

Being and Nothingness 89%

Consciousness is a hole in being. What pours through is freedom, and it terrifies us.

by Jean-Paul Sartre 1943

3.99

35k+ ratings

🖤 Existentialism 🔍 Phenomenology 🏛️ Ontology 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👁️ Intersubjectivity

Making Sense of People

by Samuel H. Barondes • 2011

Five trait domains replace gut instinct with a systematic method for reading anyone accurately.

3.58

1k+

🧠 Personality Psychology 📊 Trait Theory 🔍 Big Five Traits ⚠️ Personality Disorders ⚖️ Moral Psychology

Making Sense of People 89%

Five trait domains replace gut instinct with a systematic method for reading anyone accurately.

by Samuel H. Barondes 2011

3.58

1k+ ratings

🧠 Personality Psychology 📊 Trait Theory 🔍 Big Five Traits ⚠️ Personality Disorders ⚖️ Moral Psychology

Aftermath

by Susan J. Brison • 2001

The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.

4.35

486

🧠 Philosophy Of Self 📚 Trauma Theory ✊ Feminist Philosophy 📖 Narrative Identity 🧩 Traumatic Memory

Aftermath 89%

The self is made of story and connection. Violence shatters both. Rebuilding takes witnesses.

by Susan J. Brison 2001

4.35

486 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Self 📚 Trauma Theory ✊ Feminist Philosophy 📖 Narrative Identity 🧩 Traumatic Memory

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

👤 Philosophical Anthropology ✝️ Christian Philosophy 🤝 Communitarianism 💬 Dialogical Philosophy ❤️ Philosophy Of The Heart

Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41) Summary

Introducción al personalismo (Biblioteca Palabra nº 41) 89%

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 💬 Dialogical Philosophy ❤️ Philosophy Of The Heart

Minds, Brains and Science

by John Rogers Searle • 1984

Consciousness is biological, not computational. That is why no program will ever think.

3.76

626

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🧩 Mind-Body Problem 🔬 Cognitive Science 🤖 Ai Skepticism 🎲 Free Will Debate

Minds, Brains and Science 89%

Consciousness is biological, not computational. That is why no program will ever think.

by John Rogers Searle 1984

3.76

626 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🧩 Mind-Body Problem 🔬 Cognitive Science 🤖 Ai Skepticism 🎲 Free Will Debate

The kingdom of infinite space

by Raymond Tallis • 2008

Spit, yawns, and blushes: a philosopher unpacks the biology that culture transforms.

3.38

151

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💪 Philosophy Of The Body 🌟 Human Uniqueness 👁️ Sensory Experience 😊 Face And Expression

The kingdom of infinite space 89%

Spit, yawns, and blushes: a philosopher unpacks the biology that culture transforms.

by Raymond Tallis 2008

3.38

151 ratings

🧠 Consciousness Studies 💪 Philosophy Of The Body 🌟 Human Uniqueness 👁️ Sensory Experience 😊 Face And Expression

Dialogism

by Michael Holquist • 1990

All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.

4.09

📖 Literary Theory 💬 Philosophy Of Language 👥 Intersubjectivity 📚 Intertextuality 🇷🇺 Russian Formalism

Dialogism 89%

All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.

by Michael Holquist 1990

4.09

88 ratings

📖 Literary Theory 💬 Philosophy Of Language 👥 Intersubjectivity 📚 Intertextuality 🇷🇺 Russian Formalism

Learning from Experience

by Wilfred R. Bion • 1962

Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.

4.19

135

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🍼 Object Relations 🌡️ Affect Regulation 🧠 Mentalization ⏳ Frustration Tolerance

Learning from Experience 89%

Thoughts come first. An apparatus to think them has to be built, and it requires another mind.

by Wilfred R. Bion 1962

4.19

135 ratings

🛋️ Psychoanalytic Theory 🍼 Object Relations 🌡️ Affect Regulation 🧠 Mentalization ⏳ Frustration Tolerance

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 89%

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

Identity And Story

by Dan P. McAdams • 2006

The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.

4.12

🧠 Narrative Psychology 🪪 Self And Identity 💭 Autobiographical Memory 🗣️ Internal Voices 🌱 Adversity And Growth

Identity And Story 89%

The self is not one voice but many, and identity is the story they rewrite together.

by Dan P. McAdams 2006

4.12

26 ratings

🧠 Narrative Psychology 🪪 Self And Identity 💭 Autobiographical Memory 🗣️ Internal Voices 🌱 Adversity And Growth

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 📖 Narrative Identity 🏛️ Virtue Ethics

On Human Nature 89%

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 📖 Narrative Identity 🏛️ Virtue Ethics

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

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📖 Social Theory 🪜 Adult Development 🏥 Welfare State Reform 🧬 Cultural Evolution

The Listening Society 89%

Political systems ignore how minds grow. A blueprint for a state that develops its citizens.

by Hanzi Freinacht 2017

4.49

402 ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy 📖 Social Theory 🪜 Adult Development 🏥 Welfare State Reform 🧬 Cultural Evolution

Acts of Meaning

by Jerome Bruner • 1990

The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.

4.06

346

🧠 Cultural Psychology 📖 Narrative Psychology 🗣️ Folk Psychology 💬 Meaning Making 🪞 Self And Identity

Acts of Meaning 89%

The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.

by Jerome Bruner 1990

4.06

346 ratings

🧠 Cultural Psychology 📖 Narrative Psychology 🗣️ Folk Psychology 💬 Meaning Making 🪞 Self And Identity

Selfless

by Brian Lowery • 2023

The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.

3.77

414

🧠 Social Psychology 🧱 Social Construction 🪞 Self And Identity 👥 Group Identity 💀 Existential Psychology

Selfless 89%

The person you think you are was built by every relationship you have ever had.

by Brian Lowery 2023

3.77

414 ratings

🧠 Social Psychology 🧱 Social Construction 🪞 Self And Identity 👥 Group Identity 💀 Existential Psychology

Philosophy of Existence

by Karl Jaspers • 1938

Objects aren't real. The real is a horizon you inhabit, never grasp, and awaken to.

3.79

323

🧠 Existential Philosophy 🇩🇪 German Existentialism 🪞 Authentic Selfhood 🌌 Transcendence 🙏 Philosophical Faith

Philosophy of Existence 89%

Objects aren't real. The real is a horizon you inhabit, never grasp, and awaken to.

by Karl Jaspers 1938

3.79

323 ratings

🧠 Existential Philosophy 🇩🇪 German Existentialism 🪞 Authentic Selfhood 🌌 Transcendence 🙏 Philosophical Faith

I Am a Strange Loop

by Douglas R. Hofstadter • 2007

The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.

3.95

9k+

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🔬 Cognitive Science 👁️ Consciousness Studies 🌊 Emergence 🪞 Theory Of Self

I Am a Strange Loop 89%

The self is an abstract loop the brain builds, and Gödel's proof shows how.

by Douglas R. Hofstadter 2007

3.95

9k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🔬 Cognitive Science 👁️ Consciousness Studies 🌊 Emergence 🪞 Theory Of Self

Loving to Know

by Esther Lightcap Meek • 2011

Modern knowledge is a fragmentation machine. The remedy is a covenantal love affair with reality.

4.29

121

🧠 Epistemology ✝️ Reformed Theology 👥 Personalist Philosophy 💡 Post-Critical Thought 🤝 Relational Knowing

Loving to Know 89%

Modern knowledge is a fragmentation machine. The remedy is a covenantal love affair with reality.

by Esther Lightcap Meek 2011

4.29

121 ratings

🧠 Epistemology ✝️ Reformed Theology 👥 Personalist Philosophy 💡 Post-Critical Thought 🤝 Relational Knowing

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 89%

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

On Quality

by Robert M. Pirsig • 2021

Value isn't a judgment we add to reality. It is reality, and everything else follows.

3.64

387

🏷️ Value Theory ☯️ Nonduality 🌏 Comparative Philosophy 🧘 Eastern Thought 🎨 Creative Process

On Quality 89%

Value isn't a judgment we add to reality. It is reality, and everything else follows.

by Robert M. Pirsig 2021

3.64

387 ratings

🏷️ Value Theory ☯️ Nonduality 🌏 Comparative Philosophy 🧘 Eastern Thought 🎨 Creative Process

It's On Me

by Sara Kuburic • 2023

Feeling lost is not a discovery problem: it is a creation problem solved by radical responsibility.

4.06

2k+

🧠 Existential Therapy 🪞 Self-Concept 💡 Meaning Making 💗 Emotional Awareness 🧘 Body Awareness

It's On Me 89%

Feeling lost is not a discovery problem: it is a creation problem solved by radical responsibility.

by Sara Kuburic 2023

4.06

2k+ ratings

🧠 Existential Therapy 🪞 Self-Concept 💡 Meaning Making 💗 Emotional Awareness 🧘 Body Awareness

The Expanse and Philosophy

by Jeffery L. Nicholas • 2021

Martian militarism, alien minds, and colonial revolt: philosophy class is now a solar system at war.

3.99

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🚀 Science Fiction Studies 🌍 Colonialism Critique 🪪 Personal Identity 🧠 Consciousness Studies

The Expanse and Philosophy 89%

Martian militarism, alien minds, and colonial revolt: philosophy class is now a solar system at war.

by Jeffery L. Nicholas 2021

3.99

71 ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🚀 Science Fiction Studies 🌍 Colonialism Critique 🪪 Personal Identity 🧠 Consciousness Studies

The Walking Dead and Philosophy

by Wayne Yuen • 2012

The zombie apocalypse is a philosophy lab. Its first question: what is a person worth?

3.63

119

🍿 Pop Culture Philosophy 🧠 Existentialism 🧬 Personhood Debates ⚖️ Moral Dilemmas 🏚️ Social Breakdown

The Walking Dead and Philosophy 89%

The zombie apocalypse is a philosophy lab. Its first question: what is a person worth?

by Wayne Yuen 2012

3.63

119 ratings

🍿 Pop Culture Philosophy 🧠 Existentialism 🧬 Personhood Debates ⚖️ Moral Dilemmas 🏚️ Social Breakdown

The New Existentialism

by Colin Wilson • 1983

Existentialism mistook fatigue for truth. A new one trains consciousness to perceive meaning.

4.18

138

🔍 Phenomenology 🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🌌 Existential Philosophy 👁️ Consciousness Studies ⛰️ Peak Experiences

The New Existentialism 89%

Existentialism mistook fatigue for truth. A new one trains consciousness to perceive meaning.

by Colin Wilson 1983

4.18

138 ratings

🔍 Phenomenology 🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🌌 Existential Philosophy 👁️ Consciousness Studies ⛰️ Peak Experiences

Mind

by John Rogers Searle • 2004

Neither ghost nor computer: consciousness is a biological fact and its feel can't be explained away.

3.86

883

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 💡 Consciousness Studies 🎯 Intentionality 🔗 Mind-Body Problem 📚 Analytic Philosophy

Mind 89%

Neither ghost nor computer: consciousness is a biological fact and its feel can't be explained away.

by John Rogers Searle 2004

3.86

883 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 💡 Consciousness Studies 🎯 Intentionality 🔗 Mind-Body Problem 📚 Analytic Philosophy

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It

by Daniel Klein • 2015

The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.

3.95

5k+

🧭 Philosophy Of Life 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🎭 Existentialism 💭 Thought Experiments 🪞 Personal Identity

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It Summary

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It 89%

The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.

by Daniel Klein 2015

3.95

5k+ ratings

🧭 Philosophy Of Life 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🎭 Existentialism 💭 Thought Experiments 🪞 Personal Identity

Werner Erhard

by W.W. Bartley III • 1988

Jack Rosenberg vanished. Werner Erhard arose. The philosophy between them: you cannot flee yourself.

3.92

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🌱 Human Potential 🧘 Zen Buddhism 🎋 Eastern Philosophy 🔍 Spiritual Self-Inquiry

Werner Erhard 89%

Jack Rosenberg vanished. Werner Erhard arose. The philosophy between them: you cannot flee yourself.

by W.W. Bartley III 1988

3.92

91 ratings

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 🌱 Human Potential 🧘 Zen Buddhism 🎋 Eastern Philosophy 🔍 Spiritual Self-Inquiry

The True Life

by Alain Badiou • 2016

A philosopher's diagnosis: boys can't become men, girls lose girlhood; the solution is corruption.

3.61

555

🏛️ Continental Philosophy ⚧️ Gender Studies 🎭 Rites Of Passage 🔍 Lacanian Psychoanalysis 🚩 Post-Marxism

The True Life 89%

A philosopher's diagnosis: boys can't become men, girls lose girlhood; the solution is corruption.

by Alain Badiou 2016

3.61

555 ratings

🏛️ Continental Philosophy ⚧️ Gender Studies 🎭 Rites Of Passage 🔍 Lacanian Psychoanalysis 🚩 Post-Marxism

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 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

Star Wars and Philosophy

by Kevin S. Decker • 2005

Jedi ethics, droid minds, and why the Republic fell: the real philosophy hidden inside Star Wars.

4.04

2k+

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🎥 Film As Philosophy ⚖️ Comparative Ethics 🏛️ Political Decay 🗺️ Hero's Journey

Star Wars and Philosophy 89%

Jedi ethics, droid minds, and why the Republic fell: the real philosophy hidden inside Star Wars.

by Kevin S. Decker 2005

4.04

2k+ ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🎥 Film As Philosophy ⚖️ Comparative Ethics 🏛️ Political Decay 🗺️ Hero's Journey

To Have or To Be?

by Erich Fromm • 1976

Two modes of existence divide us: one treats everything as property; the other, as living encounter.

4.18

14k+

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 📖 Critical Theory 🏛️ Frankfurt School 🛒 Anti-Consumerism 🏡 Voluntary Simplicity

To Have or To Be? 89%

Two modes of existence divide us: one treats everything as property; the other, as living encounter.

by Erich Fromm 1976

4.18

14k+ ratings

🧠 Humanistic Psychology 📖 Critical Theory 🏛️ Frankfurt School 🛒 Anti-Consumerism 🏡 Voluntary Simplicity

Driving with Plato

by Robert Rowland Smith • 2011

What does learning to walk teach about freedom? A philosophical tour through life's milestones.

3.24

278

🏛️ Everyday Philosophy 🌱 Life Stages 🪪 Identity Formation 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🔄 Midlife Transitions

Driving with Plato 89%

What does learning to walk teach about freedom? A philosophical tour through life's milestones.

by Robert Rowland Smith 2011

3.24

278 ratings

🏛️ Everyday Philosophy 🌱 Life Stages 🪪 Identity Formation 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🔄 Midlife Transitions

Mad Men and Philosophy

by Rod Carveth • 2010

The philosophy hidden inside Mad Men: identity, desire, and the dark side of the American dream.

3.58

612

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 📺 Tv Criticism 📢 Advertising Ethics 🎭 Identity And Selfhood 🏚️ American Dream Critique

Mad Men and Philosophy 89%

The philosophy hidden inside Mad Men: identity, desire, and the dark side of the American dream.

by Rod Carveth 2010

3.58

612 ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 📺 Tv Criticism 📢 Advertising Ethics 🎭 Identity And Selfhood 🏚️ American Dream Critique

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 🛠️ Practical Knowledge 🪞 Self-Knowledge

The Concept of Mind 89%

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 🛠️ Practical Knowledge 🪞 Self-Knowledge

The Psychology of Self-Esteem

by Nathaniel Branden • 1969

Self-esteem has two parts, and feeling good about yourself is neither of them.

3.93

986

🪞 Self-Esteem 🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology 🏛️ Objectivism 🧠 Rational Thinking 💭 Emotion And Cognition

The Psychology of Self-Esteem 89%

Self-esteem has two parts, and feeling good about yourself is neither of them.

by Nathaniel Branden 1969

3.93

986 ratings

🪞 Self-Esteem 🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology 🏛️ Objectivism 🧠 Rational Thinking 💭 Emotion And Cognition

The Experience Machine

by Andy Clark • 2023

Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.

3.91

1k+

🧠 Predictive Processing 💭 Consciousness Studies 🦾 Embodied Cognition 🌐 Distributed Cognition ❤️ Embodied Emotion

The Experience Machine 89%

Your brain guesses reality instead of recording it, and the mismatch shapes everything.

by Andy Clark 2023

3.91

1k+ ratings

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Black Mirror and Philosophy

by David Kyle Johnson • 2019

Every Black Mirror episode is a philosophical thought experiment hiding inside a dystopian thriller.

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Every Black Mirror episode is a philosophical thought experiment hiding inside a dystopian thriller.

by David Kyle Johnson 2019

4.09

161 ratings

🦾 Philosophy Of Technology 📺 Pop Culture Philosophy 🧠 Digital Consciousness 👁️ Surveillance Society ⚖️ Digital Ethics

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