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Philosophy can seem like a daunting subject. It comes with so much history and complexity. The truth is, philosophy is what you make it. This collection of Blinks brings you a starting foundation in the theories and thinkers that shape it—so you can decide for yourself.

Top books in Philosophy

Get to know the greatest thinkers and their thoughts

How To Be A Stoic
How To Be A Stoic
Massimo Pigliucci
Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life
22 min4.5
Meditations
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Teaser: The stoic thinking of a Philosopher-King
10 min4.1
The Origins of Totalitarianism
The Origins of Totalitarianism
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt's landmark work about Europe's anti-Semitic and imperialist roots
24 min4.6
The Ethics of Ambiguity
The Ethics of Ambiguity
Simone de Beauvoir
Teaser: A foundational text of existentialist philosophy
22 min4.5
Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason
Immanuel Kant
Teaser: a groundbreaking and influential philosophy classic about the limits of human reason
44 min4.6
The Way of Zen
The Way of Zen
Alan W. Watts
Teaser: The history and core principles of the Eastern philosophy of Zen
23 min4.5
At the Existentialist Café
At the Existentialist Café
Sarah Bakewell
Freedom, Being and Apricot Cocktails
27 min4.6
Meditations On First Philosophy
Meditations On First Philosophy
René Descartes
TEASER: Descartes Most Famous Philosophical Classic
11 min4.1
Discipline & Punish
Discipline & Punish
Michel Foucault
The Birth of the Prison
19 min4.3
Great Thinkers
Great Thinkers
The School of Life, Alain de Botton
Simple tools from sixty great thinkers to improve your life today
22 min4.2
The Wisdom of Insecurity
The Wisdom of Insecurity
Alan Watts
A Message for an Age of Anxiety
11 min4.4
Letters from a Stoic
Letters from a Stoic
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Teaser: Learn about the good life from a true Roman statesman
22 min4.5
The Wisdom of Life
The Wisdom of Life
Arthur Schopenhauer
Teaser: Schopenhauer's take on will and deliberation
17 min4.4

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