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Ancient Philosophy
by Julia Annas • 2001
Why ancient ideas about happiness, knowledge, and nature still challenge our modern assumptions.
3.64
853
Ancient Philosophy Summary
Ancient Philosophy 92%
Why ancient ideas about happiness, knowledge, and nature still challenge our modern assumptions.
by Julia Annas 2001
3.64
853 ratings
The Socratic Method
by Ward Farnsworth • 2021
How to outgrow dogmatic thinking with ancient questioning tactics that reveal hidden contradictions.
4.26
1k+
The Socratic Method Summary
The Socratic Method 92%
How to outgrow dogmatic thinking with ancient questioning tactics that reveal hidden contradictions.
by Ward Farnsworth 2021
4.26
1k+ ratings
The Greeks and the Irrational
by E.R. Dodds • 1951
How a culture that invented reason was also governed by divine madness, ritual guilt, and astrology.
4.20
1k+
The Greeks and the Irrational Summary
The Greeks and the Irrational 91%
How a culture that invented reason was also governed by divine madness, ritual guilt, and astrology.
by E.R. Dodds 1951
4.20
1k+ ratings
Stoicism
by John Sellars • 2006
Stoicism began as a unified system of logic, physics, and ethics, not coping advice.
4.12
457
Stoicism Summary
Stoicism 91%
Stoicism began as a unified system of logic, physics, and ethics, not coping advice.
by John Sellars 2006
4.12
457 ratings
What Can Aristotle Do For You?
by Edith Hall • 2018
From decision-making to facing death: Aristotle's twelve practical rules for a flourishing life.
3.68
2k+
What Can Aristotle Do For You? Summary
What Can Aristotle Do For You? 91%
From decision-making to facing death: Aristotle's twelve practical rules for a flourishing life.
by Edith Hall 2018
3.68
2k+ ratings
Think like a Stoic
by Massimo Pigliucci • 2021
Separate what you control from what you don’t: the ancient Stoic method for an unshakable mind.
4.03
489
Think like a Stoic Summary
Think like a Stoic 91%
Separate what you control from what you don’t: the ancient Stoic method for an unshakable mind.
by Massimo Pigliucci 2021
4.03
489 ratings
Pyrrhonism
by Adrian Kuzminski • 2008
Ancient Greece had its own Buddhism: suspending belief for tranquility, not skepticism.
4.01
70
Pyrrhonism Summary
Pyrrhonism 91%
Ancient Greece had its own Buddhism: suspending belief for tranquility, not skepticism.
by Adrian Kuzminski 2008
4.01
70 ratings
The Art of Happiness
by Epicurus
The father of hedonism lived on bread and water. His definition of pleasure will change yours.
3.80
6k+
The Art of Happiness Summary
The Art of Happiness 91%
The father of hedonism lived on bread and water. His definition of pleasure will change yours.
by Epicurus
3.80
6k+ ratings
The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism
by Matthew Van Natta • 2019
What you control, what you don't: the Stoic toolkit for emotional resilience, in plain language.
4.00
2k+
The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism Summary
The Beginner's Guide to Stoicism 91%
What you control, what you don't: the Stoic toolkit for emotional resilience, in plain language.
by Matthew Van Natta 2019
4.00
2k+ ratings
The Nicomachean Ethics
by Aristotle
You become virtuous by acting virtuously. The original manual for the well-lived life.
4.00
61k+
The Nicomachean Ethics Summary
The Nicomachean Ethics 91%
You become virtuous by acting virtuously. The original manual for the well-lived life.
by Aristotle
4.00
61k+ ratings
Lessons in Stoicism
by John Sellars • 2019
The Stoics treated emotions as correctable judgments, centuries before modern therapy caught up.
4.19
7k+
Lessons in Stoicism Summary
Lessons in Stoicism 91%
The Stoics treated emotions as correctable judgments, centuries before modern therapy caught up.
by John Sellars 2019
4.19
7k+ ratings
The Art of Rhetoric
by Aristotle
Persuasion isn't one thing. It's three, and mixing them up loses the audience every time.
3.87
7k+
The Art of Rhetoric Summary
The Art of Rhetoric 91%
Persuasion isn't one thing. It's three, and mixing them up loses the audience every time.
by Aristotle
3.87
7k+ ratings
Ancient Philosophy
by Anthony Kenny • 2004
The questions the ancient Greeks asked still define philosophy, and still resist easy answers.
3.95
580
Ancient Philosophy Summary
Ancient Philosophy 91%
The questions the ancient Greeks asked still define philosophy, and still resist easy answers.
by Anthony Kenny 2004
3.95
580 ratings
Musonius Rufus
by Musonius Rufus
Why farmers make better philosophers than professors, and women need philosophy as much as men.
4.08
884
Musonius Rufus Summary
Musonius Rufus 91%
Why farmers make better philosophers than professors, and women need philosophy as much as men.
by Musonius Rufus
4.08
884 ratings
Philosophy As a Way of Life
by Pierre Hadot • 1981
Ancient philosophy trained the self like a muscle. Modernity forgot the exercises.
4.31
2k+
Philosophy As a Way of Life Summary
Philosophy As a Way of Life 91%
Ancient philosophy trained the self like a muscle. Modernity forgot the exercises.
by Pierre Hadot 1981
4.31
2k+ ratings
The Essential Marcus Aurelius
by Marcus Aurelius
The Roman emperor's own method: how to build a mind that nothing external can disturb.
4.40
1k+
The Essential Marcus Aurelius Summary
The Essential Marcus Aurelius 91%
The Roman emperor's own method: how to build a mind that nothing external can disturb.
by Marcus Aurelius
4.40
1k+ ratings
Aristotle
by John Sellars • 2023
An ancient toolkit for thought: why Aristotle's logic, ethics, and politics never went out of style.
3.95
232
Aristotle Summary
Aristotle 91%
An ancient toolkit for thought: why Aristotle's logic, ethics, and politics never went out of style.
by John Sellars 2023
3.95
232 ratings
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 1
by Seneca
Seneca's letters to a friend: how to stop wasting your one life on what doesn't matter.
4.45
820
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 1 Summary
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 1 91%
Seneca's letters to a friend: how to stop wasting your one life on what doesn't matter.
by Seneca
4.45
820 ratings
On the Shortness of Life
by Seneca
Life feels short because we hand our hours to people and pursuits that don't matter.
4.16
47k+
On the Shortness of Life Summary
On the Shortness of Life 91%
Life feels short because we hand our hours to people and pursuits that don't matter.
by Seneca
4.16
47k+ ratings
The Art of Living
by John Sellars • 2003
Before philosophy became a classroom subject, it was a set of exercises for curing the soul.
4.09
75
The Art of Living Summary
The Art of Living 91%
Before philosophy became a classroom subject, it was a set of exercises for curing the soul.
by John Sellars 2003
4.09
75 ratings
The Heart of Man
by Erich Fromm • 1964
Human destructiveness follows three orientations. Their convergence is visible from clinic to state.
4.05
2k+
The Heart of Man Summary
The Heart of Man 91%
Human destructiveness follows three orientations. Their convergence is visible from clinic to state.
by Erich Fromm 1964
4.05
2k+ ratings
On Desire
by William B. Irvine • 2005
Your desires are not your own; biology and society scripted them. Philosophy can rewrite the code.
3.91
702
On Desire Summary
On Desire 90%
Your desires are not your own; biology and society scripted them. Philosophy can rewrite the code.
by William B. Irvine 2005
3.91
702 ratings
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle
by Aristotle
Persuasion is a system, not a gift: the rules for character, emotion, and logical proof.
4.00
2k+
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle Summary
The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle 90%
Persuasion is a system, not a gift: the rules for character, emotion, and logical proof.
by Aristotle
4.00
2k+ ratings
Living for Pleasure
by Emily A. Austin • 2022
Most pleasures make you anxious. The Epicureans knew which ones don't, and why.
4.19
323
Living for Pleasure Summary
Living for Pleasure 90%
Most pleasures make you anxious. The Epicureans knew which ones don't, and why.
by Emily A. Austin 2022
4.19
323 ratings
Jag är Zlatan
by Zlatan Ibrahimović • 2011
How the West thought: ten ideas from Plato to Rawls that still shape everything we believe.
3.86
19k+
Jag är Zlatan Summary
Jag är Zlatan 90%
How the West thought: ten ideas from Plato to Rawls that still shape everything we believe.
by Zlatan Ibrahimović 2011
3.86
19k+ ratings
Discourses and Selected Writings
by Epictetus
Your peace hinges on one distinction: what is yours to control and what is not.
4.40
12k+
Discourses and Selected Writings Summary
Discourses and Selected Writings 90%
Your peace hinges on one distinction: what is yours to control and what is not.
by Epictetus
4.40
12k+ ratings
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 3
by Seneca
Letters from Seneca on wanting less, fearing nothing, and why you cannot outrun your own mind.
4.50
135
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 3 Summary
Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 3 90%
Letters from Seneca on wanting less, fearing nothing, and why you cannot outrun your own mind.
by Seneca
4.50
135 ratings
A New History of Western Philosophy
by Anthony Kenny • 2007
Western philosophy, Thales to Wittgenstein: the rare history that gives the medieval era its due.
4.22
520
A New History of Western Philosophy Summary
A New History of Western Philosophy 90%
Western philosophy, Thales to Wittgenstein: the rare history that gives the medieval era its due.
by Anthony Kenny 2007
4.22
520 ratings
An Analysis of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations
by James Orr • 2017
A philosopher unpacks the Roman emperor's private notebook and reveals why its advice still works.
3.33
3
An Analysis of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations Summary
An Analysis of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations 90%
A philosopher unpacks the Roman emperor's private notebook and reveals why its advice still works.
by James Orr 2017
3.33
3 ratings
Conversations of Socrates
by Xenophon
The Socrates who masters desire, runs a household, and believes the gods care about virtue
4.04
3k+
Conversations of Socrates Summary
Conversations of Socrates 90%
The Socrates who masters desire, runs a household, and believes the gods care about virtue
by Xenophon
4.04
3k+ ratings
How to Be Free
by Epictetus • 2018
Freedom is a mental skill, not a legal status. A former slave teaches the rules.
4.08
3k+
How to Be Free Summary
How to Be Free 90%
Freedom is a mental skill, not a legal status. A former slave teaches the rules.
by Epictetus 2018
4.08
3k+ ratings
Plato at the Googleplex
by Rebecca Goldstein • 2014
Plato, alive today, would walk into Google and ask questions Silicon Valley still cannot answer.
3.85
2k+
Plato at the Googleplex Summary
Plato at the Googleplex 90%
Plato, alive today, would walk into Google and ask questions Silicon Valley still cannot answer.
by Rebecca Goldstein 2014
3.85
2k+ ratings
The Happiness Hypothesis
by Jonathan Haidt • 2006
Your reason is not the driver; ancient wisdom and modern psychology agree on what is.
4.09
46k+
The Happiness Hypothesis Summary
The Happiness Hypothesis 90%
Your reason is not the driver; ancient wisdom and modern psychology agree on what is.
by Jonathan Haidt 2006
4.09
46k+ ratings
Early Socratic Dialogues
by Plato
Virtue is knowledge, wickedness is ignorance, and Socrates proved that no one in Athens had either.
4.05
417
Early Socratic Dialogues Summary
Early Socratic Dialogues 90%
Virtue is knowledge, wickedness is ignorance, and Socrates proved that no one in Athens had either.
by Plato
4.05
417 ratings
Meditations and Other Classics of Stoic Philosophy
by Marcus Aurelius • 2023
Your judgments, not your circumstances, determine your peace. The Roman philosophers who proved it.
4.16
37
Meditations and Other Classics of Stoic Philosophy Summary
Meditations and Other Classics of Stoic Philosophy 90%
Your judgments, not your circumstances, determine your peace. The Roman philosophers who proved it.
by Marcus Aurelius 2023
4.16
37 ratings
Open Socrates
by Agnes Callard • 2025
Socrates' brutal insight: your life is governed by two tyrants, and neither one is you.
3.88
843
Open Socrates Summary
Open Socrates 90%
Socrates' brutal insight: your life is governed by two tyrants, and neither one is you.
by Agnes Callard 2025
3.88
843 ratings
The Enchiridion & Discourses of Epictetus
by Epictetus
Your judgments are the only thing you own. Learn to rule them, and you rule yourself.
4.24
2k+
The Enchiridion & Discourses of Epictetus Summary
The Enchiridion & Discourses of Epictetus 90%
Your judgments are the only thing you own. Learn to rule them, and you rule yourself.
by Epictetus
4.24
2k+ ratings
Modern Man in Search of a Soul
by C.G. Jung • 1931
Beneath your personal mind lies a shared psychic inheritance. Your dreams are its native language.
4.20
14k+
Modern Man in Search of a Soul Summary
Modern Man in Search of a Soul 90%
Beneath your personal mind lies a shared psychic inheritance. Your dreams are its native language.
by C.G. Jung 1931
4.20
14k+ ratings
Projection and Re-collection in Jungian Psychology
by Marie-Louise von Franz • 1999
Projection built the gods and still runs your relationships. How to reclaim what you placed outside.
4.27
268
Projection and Re-collection in Jungian Psychology Summary
Projection and Re-collection in Jungian Psychology 90%
Projection built the gods and still runs your relationships. How to reclaim what you placed outside.
by Marie-Louise von Franz 1999
4.27
268 ratings
How to Think Like Socrates
by Donald J. Robertson • 2024
Relentless questioning got Socrates killed. It can also make you wiser, calmer, and harder to fool.
4.15
991
How to Think Like Socrates Summary
How to Think Like Socrates 90%
Relentless questioning got Socrates killed. It can also make you wiser, calmer, and harder to fool.
by Donald J. Robertson 2024
4.15
991 ratings
Aspiration
by Agnes Callard • 2018
Most decisions assume fixed desires. The case for changing what you want, not just getting it.
3.76
204
Aspiration Summary
Aspiration 90%
Most decisions assume fixed desires. The case for changing what you want, not just getting it.
by Agnes Callard 2018
3.76
204 ratings
Carmide
by Plato
What is temperance? The pursuit leads Socrates to ask whether knowledge can study only itself.
3.53
2k+
Carmide Summary
Carmide 90%
What is temperance? The pursuit leads Socrates to ask whether knowledge can study only itself.
by Plato
3.53
2k+ ratings
Marcus Aurelius
by William O. Stephens • 2011
An emperor's private notebook became a Stoic bible: a guided tour of its toughest teachings.
4.03
62
Marcus Aurelius Summary
Marcus Aurelius 90%
An emperor's private notebook became a Stoic bible: a guided tour of its toughest teachings.
by William O. Stephens 2011
4.03
62 ratings
Soul Machine
by George Makari • 2015
Science couldn't find the soul. So early modern Europe invented the mind to take its place.
3.82
157
Soul Machine Summary
Soul Machine 90%
Science couldn't find the soul. So early modern Europe invented the mind to take its place.
by George Makari 2015
3.82
157 ratings
The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy [CBT]
by Donald J. Robertson • 2010
Cognitive therapy has an ancient user manual, written by philosophers who lived it.
4.21
321
The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy [CBT] Summary
The Philosophy of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy [CBT] 90%
Cognitive therapy has an ancient user manual, written by philosophers who lived it.
by Donald J. Robertson 2010
4.21
321 ratings
How to Do the Right Thing
by Seneca • 2023
Seneca judged himself each night before judging others. An ancient practice for fairness.
3.74
218
How to Do the Right Thing Summary
How to Do the Right Thing 90%
Seneca judged himself each night before judging others. An ancient practice for fairness.
by Seneca 2023
3.74
218 ratings
Letters from a Stoic
by Seneca
The original self-help: a Roman philosopher's letters on wasting less time and wanting less stuff.
4.32
58k+
Letters from a Stoic Summary
Letters from a Stoic 90%
The original self-help: a Roman philosopher's letters on wasting less time and wanting less stuff.
by Seneca
4.32
58k+ ratings
Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations
by Jules Evans • 2012
The Stoics and Epicureans trained the mind like an athlete. Their exercises still build resilience.
4.07
2k+
Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations Summary
Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations 90%
The Stoics and Epicureans trained the mind like an athlete. Their exercises still build resilience.
by Jules Evans 2012
4.07
2k+ ratings
Ética a Nicómaco. Ética a Eudemo
by Aristotle • 2019
Happiness is an activity of character, practiced over a lifetime, not a feeling you stumble into.
4.23
197
Ética a Nicómaco. Ética a Eudemo Summary
Ética a Nicómaco. Ética a Eudemo 90%
Happiness is an activity of character, practiced over a lifetime, not a feeling you stumble into.
by Aristotle 2019
4.23
197 ratings
Jungian Psychoanalysis
by Murray B. Stein • 2009
Not fixing but accompanying: Jungian analysts walk with patients into shadow toward wholeness.
4.19
123
Jungian Psychoanalysis Summary
Jungian Psychoanalysis 90%
Not fixing but accompanying: Jungian analysts walk with patients into shadow toward wholeness.
by Murray B. Stein 2009
4.19
123 ratings
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