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The Socratic Dialogues
by Plato • 2009
From cave shadows to the form of beauty: the conversations that built Western philosophy.
3.94
141
The Socratic Dialogues Summary
The Socratic Dialogues 91%
From cave shadows to the form of beauty: the conversations that built Western philosophy.
by Plato 2009
3.94
141 ratings
A New History of Western Philosophy
by Anthony Kenny • 2007
Western philosophy, Thales to Wittgenstein: the rare history that gives the medieval era its due.
4.22
520
A New History of Western Philosophy Summary
A New History of Western Philosophy 91%
Western philosophy, Thales to Wittgenstein: the rare history that gives the medieval era its due.
by Anthony Kenny 2007
4.22
520 ratings
The Symposium
by Plato
Seven Athenians compete to define love. Socrates enters and shows it's a hunger for what you lack.
4.09
92k+
The Symposium Summary
The Symposium 91%
Seven Athenians compete to define love. Socrates enters and shows it's a hunger for what you lack.
by Plato
4.09
92k+ ratings
Ancient Philosophy
by Anthony Kenny • 2004
The questions the ancient Greeks asked still define philosophy, and still resist easy answers.
3.95
580
Ancient Philosophy Summary
Ancient Philosophy 90%
The questions the ancient Greeks asked still define philosophy, and still resist easy answers.
by Anthony Kenny 2004
3.95
580 ratings
Plato at the Googleplex
by Rebecca Goldstein • 2014
Plato, alive today, would walk into Google and ask questions Silicon Valley still cannot answer.
3.85
2k+
Plato at the Googleplex Summary
Plato at the Googleplex 90%
Plato, alive today, would walk into Google and ask questions Silicon Valley still cannot answer.
by Rebecca Goldstein 2014
3.85
2k+ ratings
Carmide
by Plato
What is temperance? The pursuit leads Socrates to ask whether knowledge can study only itself.
3.53
2k+
Carmide Summary
Carmide 90%
What is temperance? The pursuit leads Socrates to ask whether knowledge can study only itself.
by Plato
3.53
2k+ ratings
Ancient Philosophy
by Julia Annas • 2001
Why ancient ideas about happiness, knowledge, and nature still challenge our modern assumptions.
3.64
853
Ancient Philosophy Summary
Ancient Philosophy 90%
Why ancient ideas about happiness, knowledge, and nature still challenge our modern assumptions.
by Julia Annas 2001
3.64
853 ratings
The Republic
by Plato
Why be just when no one is watching? A 2,500-year-old Socratic answer that built Western philosophy.
3.97
228k+
The Republic Summary
The Republic 90%
Why be just when no one is watching? A 2,500-year-old Socratic answer that built Western philosophy.
by Plato
3.97
228k+ ratings
The Death of Socrates and the Life of Philosophy
by Peter J. Ahrensdorf • 1995
Plato's Phaedo rigs its own arguments to fail, forcing readers to reason without a teacher.
3.63
16
The Death of Socrates and the Life of Philosophy Summary
The Death of Socrates and the Life of Philosophy 90%
Plato's Phaedo rigs its own arguments to fail, forcing readers to reason without a teacher.
by Peter J. Ahrensdorf 1995
3.63
16 ratings
Timaeus
by Plato
A living cosmos, a craftsman god, time as forever's copy, Atlantis the proof of power's fall.
3.85
3k+
Timaeus Summary
Timaeus 90%
A living cosmos, a craftsman god, time as forever's copy, Atlantis the proof of power's fall.
by Plato
3.85
3k+ ratings
Conversations of Socrates
by Xenophon
The Socrates who masters desire, runs a household, and believes the gods care about virtue
4.04
3k+
Conversations of Socrates Summary
Conversations of Socrates 90%
The Socrates who masters desire, runs a household, and believes the gods care about virtue
by Xenophon
4.04
3k+ ratings
Jag är Zlatan
by Zlatan Ibrahimović • 2011
How the West thought: ten ideas from Plato to Rawls that still shape everything we believe.
3.86
19k+
Jag är Zlatan Summary
Jag är Zlatan 90%
How the West thought: ten ideas from Plato to Rawls that still shape everything we believe.
by Zlatan Ibrahimović 2011
3.86
19k+ ratings
Aristotle
by John Sellars • 2023
An ancient toolkit for thought: why Aristotle's logic, ethics, and politics never went out of style.
3.95
232
Aristotle Summary
Aristotle 89%
An ancient toolkit for thought: why Aristotle's logic, ethics, and politics never went out of style.
by John Sellars 2023
3.95
232 ratings
Panentheism
by John W. Cooper • 2006
Western thought's rival God contains the world instead of transcending it, from Plato to today.
4.23
48
Panentheism Summary
Panentheism 89%
Western thought's rival God contains the world instead of transcending it, from Plato to today.
by John W. Cooper 2006
4.23
48 ratings
Poetics
by Aristotle
Plot is everything. Character is secondary. The ancient blueprint for a tragedy that devastates.
3.83
30k+
Poetics Summary
Poetics 89%
Plot is everything. Character is secondary. The ancient blueprint for a tragedy that devastates.
by Aristotle
3.83
30k+ ratings
Early Socratic Dialogues
by Plato
Virtue is knowledge, wickedness is ignorance, and Socrates proved that no one in Athens had either.
4.05
417
Early Socratic Dialogues Summary
Early Socratic Dialogues 89%
Virtue is knowledge, wickedness is ignorance, and Socrates proved that no one in Athens had either.
by Plato
4.05
417 ratings
Hyperreality
by Mike Hockney • 2012
Reality is a self-solving mathematical equation, and God is the answer, not the author.
4.61
56
Hyperreality Summary
Hyperreality 89%
Reality is a self-solving mathematical equation, and God is the answer, not the author.
by Mike Hockney 2012
4.61
56 ratings
The Crisis of the Modern World
by René Guénon • 1927
Modernity is a spiritual dark age, and the West's greatest achievements are its diagnostic symptoms.
4.09
2k+
The Crisis of the Modern World Summary
The Crisis of the Modern World 89%
Modernity is a spiritual dark age, and the West's greatest achievements are its diagnostic symptoms.
by René Guénon 1927
4.09
2k+ ratings
The Last Man Who Knew Everything
by Mike Hockney • 2012
The universe is math, not matter, and your mind is a zero with infinite potential.
4.46
90
The Last Man Who Knew Everything Summary
The Last Man Who Knew Everything 89%
The universe is math, not matter, and your mind is a zero with infinite potential.
by Mike Hockney 2012
4.46
90 ratings
Revolt Against the Modern World
by Julius Evola • 1934
Progress is backwards: history is the long descent from sacred kingship to the rule of the masses.
3.98
2k+
Revolt Against the Modern World Summary
Revolt Against the Modern World 89%
Progress is backwards: history is the long descent from sacred kingship to the rule of the masses.
by Julius Evola 1934
3.98
2k+ ratings
Corpus Hermeticum
by Hermes Trismegistus
A divine being unpacks the cosmos, the soul's torments, and the key to becoming divine before death.
4.17
693
Corpus Hermeticum Summary
Corpus Hermeticum 89%
A divine being unpacks the cosmos, the soul's torments, and the key to becoming divine before death.
by Hermes Trismegistus
4.17
693 ratings
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
42k+
The Abolition of Man Summary
The Abolition of Man 89%
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
The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome
by Charles Freeman • 2023
Rome ruled, but Greek thinkers kept advancing philosophy, science, and medicine for 500 years.
3.98
82
The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome Summary
The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome 89%
Rome ruled, but Greek thinkers kept advancing philosophy, science, and medicine for 500 years.
by Charles Freeman 2023
3.98
82 ratings
I Think, Therefore I Am
by Lesley Levene • 2010
The whole arc of Western philosophy, from the Presocratics to Wittgenstein, in one readable survey.
3.42
880
I Think, Therefore I Am Summary
I Think, Therefore I Am 89%
The whole arc of Western philosophy, from the Presocratics to Wittgenstein, in one readable survey.
by Lesley Levene 2010
3.42
880 ratings
The Gnostic Religion
by Hans Jonas • 1958
Cosmos as prison, creator as enemy: the ancient heresy that prefigured existentialism.
4.23
475
The Gnostic Religion Summary
The Gnostic Religion 89%
Cosmos as prison, creator as enemy: the ancient heresy that prefigured existentialism.
by Hans Jonas 1958
4.23
475 ratings
Cynicism
by Ansgar Allen • 2014
Cynicism once meant tearing everything down. Now it just means giving up.
3.71
146
Cynicism Summary
Cynicism 89%
Cynicism once meant tearing everything down. Now it just means giving up.
by Ansgar Allen 2014
3.71
146 ratings
Fearless
by Max Lucado • 2009
Ten philosophers, ten arguments that still govern how we think about truth, justice, and ourselves.
4.16
13k+
Fearless Summary
Fearless 89%
Ten philosophers, ten arguments that still govern how we think about truth, justice, and ourselves.
by Max Lucado 2009
4.16
13k+ ratings
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
On Quality Summary
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
Whose Justice? Which Rationality?
by Alasdair MacIntyre • 1988
Neutral reason is a myth. Every standard of justice carries the history of a specific tradition.
4.24
409
Whose Justice? Which Rationality? Summary
Whose Justice? Which Rationality? 89%
Neutral reason is a myth. Every standard of justice carries the history of a specific tradition.
by Alasdair MacIntyre 1988
4.24
409 ratings
Why Does the World Exist?
by Jim Holt • 2011
Physics, philosophy, and theology each claim to know why anything exists. None of them agree.
3.81
7k+
Why Does the World Exist? Summary
Why Does the World Exist? 89%
Physics, philosophy, and theology each claim to know why anything exists. None of them agree.
by Jim Holt 2011
3.81
7k+ 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 88%
Beneath modern politics, a hidden battle against the idea of order is being won.
by Julius Evola 1953
4.11
724 ratings
The Birth of Tragedy
by Friedrich Nietzsche • 1871
Greek tragedy died of rationalism, a suicide a culture is still paying for.
3.98
22k+
The Birth of Tragedy Summary
The Birth of Tragedy 88%
Greek tragedy died of rationalism, a suicide a culture is still paying for.
by Friedrich Nietzsche 1871
3.98
22k+ ratings
Metaphysics
by Aristotle
What is being? Aristotle’s inquiry into the first causes and architecture of reality itself.
4.07
18k+
Metaphysics Summary
Metaphysics 88%
What is being? Aristotle’s inquiry into the first causes and architecture of reality itself.
by Aristotle
4.07
18k+ ratings
Heaven and Hell
by Aldous Huxley • 1956
Art transports us because it mirrors visionary depths, and fear can turn heaven into hell.
3.52
1k+
Heaven and Hell Summary
Heaven and Hell 88%
Art transports us because it mirrors visionary depths, and fear can turn heaven into hell.
by Aldous Huxley 1956
3.52
1k+ ratings
Ética a Nicómaco. Ética a Eudemo
by Aristotle • 2019
Happiness is an activity of character, practiced over a lifetime, not a feeling you stumble into.
4.23
197
Ética a Nicómaco. Ética a Eudemo Summary
Ética a Nicómaco. Ética a Eudemo 88%
Happiness is an activity of character, practiced over a lifetime, not a feeling you stumble into.
by Aristotle 2019
4.23
197 ratings
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle
by Aristotle
Persuasion is a system, not a gift: the rules for character, emotion, and logical proof.
4.00
2k+
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle Summary
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle 88%
Persuasion is a system, not a gift: the rules for character, emotion, and logical proof.
by Aristotle
4.00
2k+ ratings
Are Numbers Real?
by Brian Clegg • 2016
Invented to count goats, numbers now predict black holes. A history of math's grip on reality.
3.57
288
Are Numbers Real? Summary
Are Numbers Real? 88%
Invented to count goats, numbers now predict black holes. A history of math's grip on reality.
by Brian Clegg 2016
3.57
288 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 88%
The Greeks fought myth with reason. The modern state perfected it as a weapon.
by Ernst Cassirer 1946
3.90
209 ratings
A Little History of Philosophy
by Nigel Warburton • 2011
Forty thinkers, from Socrates to Singer, and the answers they gave to life's hardest questions.
4.12
16k+
A Little History of Philosophy Summary
A Little History of Philosophy 88%
Forty thinkers, from Socrates to Singer, and the answers they gave to life's hardest questions.
by Nigel Warburton 2011
4.12
16k+ ratings
The Perennial Philosophy
by Aldous Huxley • 2004
Mystics in every tradition point to the same reality: a divine ground the ego hides.
4.12
7k+
The Perennial Philosophy Summary
The Perennial Philosophy 88%
Mystics in every tradition point to the same reality: a divine ground the ego hides.
by Aldous Huxley 2004
4.12
7k+ ratings
Stoicism
by John Sellars • 2006
Stoicism began as a unified system of logic, physics, and ethics, not coping advice.
4.12
457
Stoicism Summary
Stoicism 88%
Stoicism began as a unified system of logic, physics, and ethics, not coping advice.
by John Sellars 2006
4.12
457 ratings
Musonius Rufus
by Musonius Rufus
Why farmers make better philosophers than professors, and women need philosophy as much as men.
4.08
884
Musonius Rufus Summary
Musonius Rufus 88%
Why farmers make better philosophers than professors, and women need philosophy as much as men.
by Musonius Rufus
4.08
884 ratings
Sacred Geometry
by Robert Lawlor • 1982
Before the zero, there was Unity. A philosopher's guide to the geometric architecture of reality.
4.11
345
Sacred Geometry Summary
Sacred Geometry 88%
Before the zero, there was Unity. A philosopher's guide to the geometric architecture of reality.
by Robert Lawlor 1982
4.11
345 ratings
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
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
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 88%
Before science, imagination was a legitimate way of knowing. The case for taking it back.
by Gary Lachman 2017
4.25
246 ratings
Imaginal Love
by Tom Cheetham • 2015
A twelfth-century shift locked consciousness inside the skull, and only imagination breaks it out.
4.53
91
Imaginal Love Summary
Imaginal Love 88%
A twelfth-century shift locked consciousness inside the skull, and only imagination breaks it out.
by Tom Cheetham 2015
4.53
91 ratings
Metaphysics
by Michael J. Loux • 1997
From universals to time: the central problems of metaphysics, mapped for the first-time student.
3.93
354
Metaphysics Summary
Metaphysics 88%
From universals to time: the central problems of metaphysics, mapped for the first-time student.
by Michael J. Loux 1997
3.93
354 ratings
Pyrrhonism
by Adrian Kuzminski • 2008
Ancient Greece had its own Buddhism: suspending belief for tranquility, not skepticism.
4.01
70
Pyrrhonism Summary
Pyrrhonism 88%
Ancient Greece had its own Buddhism: suspending belief for tranquility, not skepticism.
by Adrian Kuzminski 2008
4.01
70 ratings
Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us
by Simon Critchley • 2019
Greek tragedy's darkest insight: we are not victims of fate. We are its willing accomplices.
3.89
388
Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us Summary
Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us 88%
Greek tragedy's darkest insight: we are not victims of fate. We are its willing accomplices.
by Simon Critchley 2019
3.89
388 ratings
The Socratic Method
by Ward Farnsworth • 2021
How to outgrow dogmatic thinking with ancient questioning tactics that reveal hidden contradictions.
4.26
1k+
The Socratic Method Summary
The Socratic Method 88%
How to outgrow dogmatic thinking with ancient questioning tactics that reveal hidden contradictions.
by Ward Farnsworth 2021
4.26
1k+ ratings
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