Philosophy Book Summaries - Page 2

The Origins of Totalitarianism

Hannah Arendt

The Origins of Totalitarianism

Hannah Arendt's landmark work about Europe's anti-Semitic and imperialist roots

Awaken Your Genius

Ozan Varol

Awaken Your Genius

Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary

Life Is Hard

Kieran Setiya

Life Is Hard

How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way

Truth

Hector MacDonald

Truth

How the Many Sides to Every Story Shape Our Reality

How to Be a Stoic

Massimo Pigliucci

How to Be a Stoic

Ancient Wisdom For Modern Living

To Have Or To Be?

Erich Fromm

To Have Or To Be?

A classic about the psyche and socioeconomic change

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

Donald Robertson

How to Think Like a Roman Emperor

The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius

The Daily Dad

Ryan Holiday

The Daily Dad

366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids

The Common Good

Robert B. Reich

The Common Good

Spread the word of the good deed before it’s too late

Becoming Beauvoir

Kate Kirkpatrick

Becoming Beauvoir

A Life

Rationality

Steven Pinker

Rationality

What It Is, Why It's Scarce, and How to Get More

Conscious

Annaka Harris

Conscious

A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind

Happy

Derren Brown

Happy

Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine

A Little History of Philosophy

Nigel Warburton

A Little History of Philosophy

Discover the thinking that shaped the history of philosophy

How to Be an Epicurean

Catherine Wilson

How to Be an Epicurean

The Ancient Art of Living Well

Life Worth Living

Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun and Ryan McAnnally-Linz

Life Worth Living

A Guide to What Matters Most

A Brief History of Thought

Luc Ferry

A Brief History of Thought

A Philosophical Guide to Living

A Guide to the Good Life

William B. Irvine

A Guide to the Good Life

The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

A Handbook for New Stoics

Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez

A Handbook for New Stoics

How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control

A Force for Good

Daniel Goleman

A Force for Good

The Dalai Lama’s Vision for Humanity

A Biography of Loneliness

Fay Bound Alberti

A Biography of Loneliness

The History of an Emotion

Humankind

Rutger Bregman

Humankind

A Hopeful History

Status Anxiety

Alain de Botton

Status Anxiety

How social isolation and meritocracy cause fear of underachievement and how to solve this

Mythos

Stephen Fry

Mythos

A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece

Morality

Jonathan Sacks

Morality

Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times

The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is

Justin E.H. Smith

The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is

A History, A Philosophy, A Warning

Capitalism and Freedom

Milton Friedman

Capitalism and Freedom

The definitive statement of Friedman's immensely influential economic philosophy

The Human Instinct

Kenneth R. Miller

The Human Instinct

How We Evolved to Have Reason, Consciousness, and Free Will