Philosophy Book Summaries

Emile, or On Education Summary
Emile, or On Education
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1762 501 pages
3.58
5.2K ratings
Philosophy
Education
Classics
The Treasury of Quotes Summary
The Treasury of Quotes
by Jim Rohn 2011
4.56
356 ratings
Personal Development
Self Help
Philosophy
The Science of Good and Evil Summary
The Science of Good and Evil
Why People Cheat, Gossip, Care, Share, and Follow the Golden Rule
by Michael Shermer 2004 368 pages
3.91
3.1K ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The Swerve Summary
The Swerve
How the World Became Modern
by Stephen Greenblatt 2011 356 pages
3.87
34.2K ratings
History
Philosophy
Science
The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali Summary
The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali
by Satchidananda 263 pages
4.38
12.4K ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Religion
The Orbital Perspective Summary
The Orbital Perspective
Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles
by Ron Garan 2015 208 pages
3.81
191 ratings
Space
Science
Astronomy
The Matrix Summary
The Matrix
by Joshua Clover 2004 96 pages
4.13
1.5K ratings
Film
Media Tie In
Science Fiction
The Theological Origins of Modernity Summary
The Theological Origins of Modernity
by Michael Allen Gillespie 2008 368 pages
4.25
248 ratings
Philosophy
History
Theology
Happiness Summary
Happiness
Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth
by Ed Diener 2008 304 pages
3.85
304 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Personal Development
The Turning Point Summary
The Turning Point
Science, Society, and the Rising Culture
by Fritjof Capra 1982 464 pages
4.11
1.5K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Sociology
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student Summary
Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student
by Edward P.J. Corbett 1965 562 pages
4.18
424 ratings
Writing
Philosophy
Education
To Explain the World Summary
To Explain the World
The Discovery of Modern Science
by Steven Weinberg 2015 432 pages
3.78
2.1K ratings
Science
History
Physics
You May Also Like Summary
You May Also Like
Taste in an Age of Endless Choice
by Tom Vanderbilt 2016 320 pages
3.29
1.2K ratings
Psychology
Science
Sociology
Dedicated Summary
Dedicated
The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing
by Pete Davis 2021 272 pages
3.78
1.5K ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
An Introduction to Decision Theory Summary
An Introduction to Decision Theory
by Martin Peterson 2009 328 pages
3.77
127 ratings
Philosophy
Mathematics
Textbooks
Speed Reading For Dummies Summary
Speed Reading For Dummies
by Richard Sutz 2009 288 pages
3.54
315 ratings
Self Help
Writing
Personal Development
Our Culture, What's Left of It Summary
Our Culture, What's Left of It
The Mandarins and the Masses
by Theodore Dalrymple 2005 356 pages
4.14
1.5K ratings
Politics
Essays
Philosophy
Language in Thought and Action Summary
Language in Thought and Action
by S.I. Hayakawa 1939 224 pages
4.22
1.3K ratings
Language
Linguistics
Psychology
Why? Summary
Why?
What Makes Us Curious
by Mario Livio 2017 272 pages
3.54
769 ratings
Science
Psychology
Philosophy
The One World Schoolhouse Summary
The One World Schoolhouse
Education Reimagined
by Salman Khan 2012 272 pages
4.33
4.6K ratings
Education
Philosophy
Teaching
The Conservative Heart Summary
The Conservative Heart
How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America
by Arthur C. Brooks 2015 261 pages
4.10
1.4K ratings
Politics
Economics
Philosophy
The Power of Thoughts Summary
The Power of Thoughts
by Swami Mukundananda 2022 257 pages
4.48
132 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Learning from Leonardo Summary
Learning from Leonardo
Decoding the Notebooks of a Genius
by Fritjof Capra 2013 408 pages
3.96
107 ratings
Science
History
Art
Return of the Strong Gods Summary
Return of the Strong Gods
Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West
by R.R. Reno 2019 208 pages
4.05
629 ratings
Politics
History
Philosophy
The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide Summary
The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide
How to Declutter, Organize, and Simplify Your Life
by Francine Jay 2010 298 pages
3.78
12.9K ratings
Self Help
Personal Development
Reference
Walden & Civil Disobedience Summary
Walden & Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau 1849 320 pages
3.94
38.5K ratings
Classics
Philosophy
Essays
The Go-Giver Influencer Summary
The Go-Giver Influencer
A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea
by Bob Burg 2018 188 pages
4.27
642 ratings
Business
Self Help
Leadership
Focus Summary
Focus
A Simplicity Manifesto in the Age of Distraction
by Leo Babauta 2010 121 pages
3.63
1.4K ratings
Self Help
Productivity
Psychology
How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You Summary
How To Control Your Anxiety Before It Controls You
by Albert Ellis 1998 243 pages
3.78
662 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Mental Health
Maxims for Thinking Analytically Summary
Maxims for Thinking Analytically
The wisdom of legendary Harvard Professor Richard Zeckhauser
by Dan Levy 2021 211 pages
3.92
543 ratings
Psychology
Self Help
Philosophy
Walking in Wonder Summary
Walking in Wonder
Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World
by John O'Donohue 2018 193 pages
4.44
1.1K ratings
Spirituality
Poetry
Philosophy
The Saad Truth about Happiness Summary
The Saad Truth about Happiness
8 Secrets for Leading the Good Life
by Gad Saad 2023 251 pages
3.69
489 ratings
Self Help
Psychology
Philosophy
Big Questions from Little People Summary
Big Questions from Little People
And Simple Answers from Great Minds
by Gemma Elwin Harris 2012 336 pages
3.87
1.5K ratings
Science
Philosophy
Childrens
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge Summary
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
by George Berkeley 1710 80 pages
3.72
3.3K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Metaphysics
Unshrinking Summary
Unshrinking
How to Face Fatphobia
by Kate Manne 2024 297 pages
4.18
1.9K ratings
Feminism
Philosophy
Health
Life Lessons From Freud Summary
Life Lessons From Freud
by Brett Kahr 2013 118 pages
3.51
471 ratings
Psychology
Philosophy
Self Help
Fallen Leaves Summary
Fallen Leaves
Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God
by Will Durant 2014 208 pages
3.93
1.3K ratings
Philosophy
History
Essays
Samurai Wisdom Summary
Samurai Wisdom
Lessons from Japan's Warrior Culture - Five Classic Texts on Bushido
by Thomas Cleary 2009 256 pages
4.01
97 ratings
Philosophy
History
Martial Arts
Take Off Your Glasses and See Summary
Take Off Your Glasses and See
A Mind/Body Approach to Expanding Your Eyesight and Insight
by Jacob Liberman 1995 288 pages
3.94
238 ratings
Health
Self Help
Psychology
Charmides Summary
Charmides
by Plato 64 pages
3.55
1.5K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
Ancient
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... Summary
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...
Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
by Steven Pinker 2025 384 pages
3.72
460 ratings
Psychology
Science
Philosophy
Living the Wisdom of the Tao Summary
Living the Wisdom of the Tao
by Wayne W. Dyer 2008 176 pages
4.30
891 ratings
Spirituality
Philosophy
Self Help
The Active Life Summary
The Active Life
A Spirituality of Work, Creativity, and Caring
by Parker J. Palmer 1990 162 pages
4.13
438 ratings
Spirituality
Self Help
Philosophy
Steering by Starlight Summary
Steering by Starlight
Find Your Right Life No Matter What!
by Martha N. Beck 2008 256 pages
4.24
2.0K ratings
Self Help
Spirituality
Personal Development
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous Summary
Principles of Human Knowledge / Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous
by George Berkeley 1710 224 pages
3.83
1.2K ratings
Philosophy
Classics
18th Century
The Anti-capitalistic Mentality Summary
The Anti-capitalistic Mentality
by Ludwig von Mises 1956 88 pages
3.97
2.2K ratings
Economics
Politics
Philosophy
Ordinary Wonder Summary
Ordinary Wonder
Zen Life and Practice
by Charlotte Joko Beck 2021 240 pages
4.50
306 ratings
Buddhism
Zen
Spirituality
Zen and the Art of Consciousness Summary
Zen and the Art of Consciousness
by Susan Blackmore 2009 182 pages
3.56
263 ratings
Philosophy
Psychology
Buddhism
Living for Pleasure Summary
Living for Pleasure
An Epicurean Guide to Life
by Emily A. Austin 2022 320 pages
4.21
239 ratings
Philosophy
Self Help
Psychology
One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand Summary
One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand
by Luigi Pirandello 1925 174 pages
4.03
28.0K ratings
Classics
Italian Literature
Italy
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