Philosophy Book Summaries

Virus of the Mind Summary
Virus of the Mind
The New Science of the Meme
by Richard Brodie 1995 251 pages
3.68
1.7K ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Sermon on the Mount Summary
The Sermon on the Mount
The Key to Success in Life
by Emmet Fox 1935 192 pages
4.43
3.2K ratings
Spirituality
Religion
Christian
Bruce Lee The Art of Expressing the Human Body Summary
Bruce Lee The Art of Expressing the Human Body
by Bruce Lee 1998 256 pages
4.25
1.5K ratings
Martial Arts
Fitness
Philosophy
Minima Moralia Summary
Minima Moralia
Reflections on a Damaged Life
by Theodor W. Adorno 1951 256 pages
4.24
4.6K ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
The Road to Character Summary
The Road to Character
by David Brooks 2015 320 pages
3.65
25.7K ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Self Help
The Tibetan Book of the Dead Summary
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
by Padmasambhava 1350 535 pages
4.16
10.3K ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Spirituality
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales Summary
Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
by Marie-Louise von Franz 1974 352 pages
4.32
833 ratings
Psychology
Mythology
Philosophy
Synaptic Self Summary
Synaptic Self
How Our Brains Become Who We Are
by Joseph E. LeDoux 2002 416 pages
4.00
5.1K ratings
Science
Neuroscience
Psychology
Liberalism and Its Discontents Summary
Liberalism and Its Discontents
by Francis Fukuyama 2022 178 pages
3.93
3.1K ratings
Politics
Philosophy
History
When Science Meets Religion Summary
When Science Meets Religion
Enemies, Strangers, or Partners?
by Ian G. Barbour 2000 205 pages
3.53
263 ratings
Science
Religion
Philosophy
Attacking Faulty Reasoning Summary
Attacking Faulty Reasoning
A Practical Guide to Fallacy-Free Arguments
by T. Edward Damer 1980 256 pages
4.00
200 ratings
Philosophy
Logic
Reference
Discourses and Selected Writings Summary
Discourses and Selected Writings
by Epictetus 276 pages
4.41
10.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
The Third Eye Summary
The Third Eye
by T. Lobsang Rampa 1958 224 pages
3.96
4.2K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
Shadow Dance Summary
Shadow Dance
Liberating the Power & Creativity of Your Dark Side
by David Richo 1999 336 pages
4.23
352 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Spirituality
Handbook to Higher Consciousness Summary
Handbook to Higher Consciousness
by Ken Keyes Jr. 1973 215 pages
4.20
650 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Psychology
Total Freedom Summary
Total Freedom
The Essential Krishnamurti
by J. Krishnamurti 1996 370 pages
4.37
1.6K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Self Help
Walden or, Life in the Woods Summary
Walden or, Life in the Woods
by Henry David Thoreau 1854 352 pages
3.78
199.1K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Nature
Seeing Like a State Summary
Seeing Like a State
How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed
by James C. Scott 1998 461 pages
4.21
6.3K ratings
Politics
History
Economics
The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari Summary
The Secret Letters of the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
by Robin Sharma 2011 223 pages
4.04
10.3K ratings
Self Help
Philosophy
Spirituality
The First and Last Freedom Summary
The First and Last Freedom
by J. Krishnamurti 1954 288 pages
4.23
4.2K ratings
Philosophy
Spirituality
Psychology
The Wisdom Of Finance Summary
The Wisdom Of Finance
Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return
by Mihir Desai 2017 223 pages
4.01
2.2K ratings
Finance
Economics
Business
Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning Summary
Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl 1974 208 pages
4.04
5.0K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
The End of Your World Summary
The End of Your World
Uncensored Straight Talk on the Nature of Enlightenment
by Adyashanti 2004
4.28
3.2K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Buddhism
God Is Red Summary
God Is Red
A Native View of Religion
by Vine Deloria Jr. 1972 325 pages
4.15
2.2K ratings
Religion
Native American
History
Embracing Your Inner Critic Summary
Embracing Your Inner Critic
Turning Self-Criticism into a Creative Asset
by Hal Stone 1993 224 pages
4.04
420 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
The Art of War and Other Classics of Eastern Thought Summary
The Art of War and Other Classics of Eastern Thought
by Sun Tzu 2013 760 pages
4.20
1.5K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
History
Crystallizing Public Opinion Summary
Crystallizing Public Opinion
by Edward L. Bernays 1923 218 pages
3.80
871 ratings
Psychology
Politics
Sociology
FREEDOM Summary
FREEDOM
The End of the Human Condition
by Jeremy Griffith 2016 798 pages
3.60
367 ratings
Philosophy
Science
Psychology
Religion for Atheists Summary
Religion for Atheists
A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion
by Alain de Botton 2011 320 pages
3.66
11.7K ratings
Philosophy
Atheism
Spirituality
Stop Doing That Sh*t Summary
Stop Doing That Sh*t
End Self-Sabotage and Demand Your Life Back
by Gary John Bishop 2019 240 pages
3.83
6.6K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
How to Let Things Go Summary
How to Let Things Go
99 Tips from a Zen Buddhist Monk to Relinquish Control and Free Yourself Up for What Matters
by Shunmyō Masuno 2021 224 pages
3.53
1.3K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Mental Health
The Essential Tao Summary
The Essential Tao
by Thomas Cleary 1991 168 pages
4.10
838 ratings
Philosophy
Religion
Taoism
Social Justice Fallacies Summary
Social Justice Fallacies
by Thomas Sowell 2023 224 pages
4.42
2.3K ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Parallel Worlds Summary
Parallel Worlds
A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
by Michio Kaku 2004 361 pages
4.21
22.2K ratings
Science
Physics
Astronomy
The Idiot Summary
The Idiot
by Fyodor Dostoevsky 1869 667 pages
4.21
203.8K ratings
Russia
Russian Literature
Literature
Muhammad Summary
Muhammad
A Biography of the Prophet
by Karen Armstrong 1991 290 pages
4.19
7.0K ratings
Religion
Islam
History
The Unheard Cry for Meaning Summary
The Unheard Cry for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl 1978 224 pages
4.10
1.1K ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Thinking Like a Lawyer Summary
Thinking Like a Lawyer
A New Introduction to Legal Reasoning
by Frederick Schauer 2009 256 pages
3.87
297 ratings
Law
Philosophy
Politics
Reinventing Yourself Summary
Reinventing Yourself
How to Become the Person You've Always Wanted to Be
by Steve Chandler 1998 224 pages
4.13
776 ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Business
How to Win an Argument Summary
How to Win an Argument
An Ancient Guide to the Art of Persuasion
by Marcus Tullius Cicero 2016 288 pages
3.66
811 ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Politics
Less Than Nothing Summary
Less Than Nothing
Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism
by Slavoj Žižek 2012 1056 pages
4.17
609 ratings
Philosophy
Theory
Politics
Meditations on Violence Summary
Meditations on Violence
A Comparison of Martial Arts Training & Real World Violence
by Rory Miller 2008 202 pages
4.33
1.8K ratings
Martial Arts
Psychology
Philosophy
On the Shortness of Life Summary
On the Shortness of Life
Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
by Seneca 106 pages
4.17
42.0K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Self Help
A Complaint Free World Summary
A Complaint Free World
How to Stop Complaining and Start Enjoying the Life You Always Wanted
by Will Bowen 2007 192 pages
3.90
4.5K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Psychology
How Proust Can Change Your Life Summary
How Proust Can Change Your Life
by Alain de Botton 1998 208 pages
3.76
18.2K ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Biography
Kundalini Summary
Kundalini
An untold story
by Om Swami 2016 145 pages
4.36
2.0K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
The Circle of Fire Summary
The Circle of Fire
Inspiration and Guided Meditations for Living in Love and Happiness (Prayers: A Communion with Our Creator)
by Miguel Ruiz 2013 128 pages
4.08
1.1K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Philosophy
Separation Summary
Separation
Anxiety and Anger
by John Bowlby 1972 444 pages
4.26
205 ratings
Psychology
Parenting
Psychoanalysis
The End of Education Summary
The End of Education
Redefining the Value of School
by Neil Postman 1995 209 pages
3.97
1.9K ratings
Education
Philosophy
Sociology
The Living I Ching Summary
The Living I Ching
Using Ancient Chinese Wisdom to Shape Your Life
by Ming-Dao Deng 2006 456 pages
4.29
112 ratings
Philosophy
Taoism
Spirituality
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