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Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind

Shunryu Suzuki

Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice

15 min4.4

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Friedrich Nietzsche

The Classic That Will Challenge Everything You Know

17 min4.2

Discourse on Method

René Descartes

A Radical Guide to Clear Thinking, Doubt, and Self-Discovery

16 min4.4

Psychological Types

Carl Jung

Collected works from the supreme theorist of the conscious

20 min4.6

The Art of Living

Epictetus

The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness – A New Interpretation by Sharon Lebell

21 min4.7

Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals

Immanuel Kant

Identifying and corroborating the supreme principle of morality

18 min4.3

The Tao of Physics

Fritjof Capra

An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism

22 min4.3

Principles of Human Knowledge

George Berkeley

The foundations of immaterialism

17 min4.4

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Rogue States

Noam Chomsky

The Rule of Force in World Affairs

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The Moral Landscape

Sam Harris

How Science Can Determine Human Values

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Unsterblich

Stephen Cave

Die Sehnsucht nach dem ewigen Leben als Triebkraft unserer Zivilisation

19 min3.3

Plato at the Googleplex

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein

Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away

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Über das Sein

Peter Atkins

Ein Naturwissenschaftler erforscht die großen Fragen der Existenz

13 min3.1

Justice

Michael J. Sandel

What's the Right Thing to Do?

0 min4.3

The Laws of Simplicity

John Maeda

Design, Technology, Business, Life

18 min3.8

Breakfast with Socrates

Robert Rowland Smith

The Philosophy of Everyday Life

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Books by Alan Watts

Unlock profound insights on the self, life, and the universe

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Books on Analytic Philosophy

Unpack the complexities of a groundbreaking school of thought

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Books to Transform Your Worldview

Essential reads to expand your perspective and challenge beliefs

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Books by Noam Chomsky

Explore politics, media, and power dynamics.

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Stoic Philosophy for Modern Life

Timeless wisdom for confronting contemporary challenges

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The Dark History of Medical Scandals

Uncover the controversies in medicine’s past

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Lex Fridman's Book Recommendations

Dive into the computer scientist and podcaster's favorite reads

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Books by Revolutionary Thinkers

Groundbreaking ideas that challenged and changed us

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Titles you need to know in Philosophy

A Conflict of Visions

Thomas Sowell

Ideological Origins of Political Struggles

22 min4.5

The Bhagavad Gita

Vyasa

Explore the Timeless Wisdom of This Hindu Scripture

21 min4.3

The Book of Joy

Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

21 min4.6

Beyond Good and Evil

Friedrich Nietzsche

How to free yourself from philosophical dogmas and assert your own values

25 min4.6

Think Like a Stoic

Ken Mogi

The Ancient Path to a Life Well Lived

17 min4.6

Stillness Is the Key

Ryan Holiday

Timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy

33 min4.6

A Handbook for New Stoics

Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez

How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control

24 min4.6

The Kybalion

Three Initiates

A Study of Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

20 min4.2

The Ethics of Ambiguity

Simone de Beauvoir

A foundational text of existentialist philosophy

22 min4.5

Lives of the Stoics

Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman

The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius

28 min4.4

12 Rules For Life

Jordan B. Peterson

An Antidote to Chaos

33 min4.2

The Daily Stoic

Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman

366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art of Living

33 min4.7

The Way of Zen

Alan W. Watts

The history and core principles of the Eastern philosophy of Zen

23 min4.5

The View from Ninety

Charles Handy

Reflections on Living a Long, Contented Life

21 min4.6

Sophie's World

Jostein Gaarder

A Novel about the History of Philosophy

18 min4.3

Ecce Homo

Friedrich Nietzsche

How One Becomes What One is

22 min4.3

How to Do Things with Words

J. L. Austin

The Harvard University Lectures that Turned Language into Action

20 min4.0

Awaken Your Genius

Ozan Varol

Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary

16 min4.5

Become What You Are

Alan Watts

Discover Your True Self Through the Wisdom of World Religions

19 min4.5

The God Delusion

Richard Dawkins

The Science behind Atheism

27 min4.0

The Myth of Sisyphus

Albert Camus

An influential existentialist essay about living your life with greater passion and freedom

23 min4.7

Win Every Argument

Mehdi Hasan

The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking

16 min4.1

Crime and Punishment

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

A Philosophical Masterpiece on the Boundaries Between Good and Evil

30 min4.6

The Book

Alan W. Watts

On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

17 min4.4

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