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Lives of the Stoics
Lives of the Stoics
Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman
The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
28 min
4.4
Making Sense
Making Sense
Sam Harris
Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity
31 min
4.2
Becoming Beauvoir
Becoming Beauvoir
Kate Kirkpatrick
A Life
24 min
4.4
A Handbook for New Stoics
A Handbook for New Stoics
Massimo Pigliucci and Gregory Lopez
How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control
23 min
4.6
Aristotle’s Way
Aristotle’s Way
Edith Hall
How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life
21 min
4.5
The Ethics of Ambiguity
The Ethics of Ambiguity
Simone de Beauvoir
A foundational text of existentialist philosophy
19 min
4.5
I Am Dynamite!
I Am Dynamite!
Sue Prideaux
A Life of Nietzsche
28 min
4.4
Morality
Morality
Jonathan Sacks
Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times
27 min
4.2

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What Kind of Creatures Are We?
What Kind of Creatures Are We?
Noam Chomsky
A deep exploration of human nature, language, and consciousness
20 min
Of Grammatology
Of Grammatology
Jacques Derrida
The Foundations of Language, Writing, and Meaning
16 min
4.0
The Practicing Stoic
The Practicing Stoic
Ward Farnsworth
A Philosophical User's Manual
15 min
4.6
On Freedom
On Freedom
Timothy Snyder
Explore Freedom’s Deeper Meaning Beyond Resistance and Control
21 min
Language, Truth, and Logic
Language, Truth, and Logic
Alfred Jules Ayer
Explore the Boundaries of Meaning and Truth in Language
18 min
4.0
Become What You Are
Become What You Are
Alan Watts
Discover Your True Self Through the Wisdom of World Religions
19 min
4.5
A Treatise of Human Nature
A Treatise of Human Nature
David Hume
Explore the Roots of Human Reason
16 min
4.5
The Sublime Object of Ideology
The Sublime Object of Ideology
Slavoj Zizek
Uncover the Hidden Forces Shaping Ideology and Human Perception
17 min
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Books on Analytic Philosophy
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Books to Transform Your Worldview
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Books by Noam Chomsky
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Stoic Philosophy for Modern Life
Stoic Philosophy for Modern Life
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The Dark History of Medical Scandals
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Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels
Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels
Ian Morris
How Human Values Evolve
22 min
4.0
How to Live a Good Life
How to Live a Good Life
ed. Massimo Pigliucci
A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy
27 min
4.3
Humankind
Humankind
Rutger Bregman
A Hopeful History
29 min
4.6
Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason
Immanuel Kant
A groundbreaking and influential philosophy classic about the limits of human reason
44 min
4.6
Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World
Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World
Iddo Landau
An exploration of the many ways life can be meaningful
22 min
4.4
Touching the Rock
Touching the Rock
John M. Hull
An Experience of Blindness
18 min
4.4
The Way of Zen
The Way of Zen
Alan W. Watts
The history and core principles of the Eastern philosophy of Zen
23 min
4.5
The Great Mental Models
The Great Mental Models
Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien
General Thinking Concepts
26 min
4.4
On Having No Head
On Having No Head
Douglas Harding
Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious
31 min
3.8
Status Anxiety
Status Anxiety
Alain de Botton
How social isolation and meritocracy cause fear of underachievement and how to solve this
26 min
4.5
Adventures in Human Being
Adventures in Human Being
Gavin Francis
A Grand Tour from the Cranium to the Calcaneum
21 min
4.3
Descartes’ Error
Descartes’ Error
Antonio Damasio
Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain
31 min
4.5
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
Donald Robertson
The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
20 min
4.6
To Have Or To Be?
To Have Or To Be?
Erich Fromm
A classic about the psyche and socioeconomic change
21 min
4.5
The Art of Logic
The Art of Logic
Eugenia Cheng
How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn’t
25 min
4.0
What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader
What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader
Alison Reynolds
Learn how to use philosophical principles in your personal and work life
28 min
4.3
A Biography of Loneliness
A Biography of Loneliness
Fay Bound Alberti
The History of an Emotion
23 min
4.0
Doing Philosophy
Doing Philosophy
Timothy Williamson
From Common Curiosity To Logical Reasoning
26 min
4.2
Stillness Is the Key
Stillness Is the Key
Ryan Holiday
Timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy
33 min
4.6
Happy
Happy
Derren Brown
Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine
22 min
4.4
A Brief History of Thought
A Brief History of Thought
Luc Ferry
A Philosophical Guide to Living
24 min
4.3
Truth
Truth
Hector MacDonald
How the Many Sides to Every Story Shape Our Reality
23 min
4.3
Conscious
Conscious
Annaka Harris
A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
17 min
4.3
Capitalism and Freedom
Capitalism and Freedom
Milton Friedman
The definitive statement of Friedman's immensely influential economic philosophy
19 min
4.4

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