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Batman and Philosophy
by Mark D. White • 2008
Batman doesn't have superpowers, but his moral dilemmas are a crash course in Western philosophy.
3.76
2k+
Batman and Philosophy Summary
Batman and Philosophy 86%
Batman doesn't have superpowers, but his moral dilemmas are a crash course in Western philosophy.
by Mark D. White 2008
3.76
2k+ ratings
Los superhéroes y la filosofía
by Tom Morris • 2001
What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?
3.84
965
Los superhéroes y la filosofía Summary
Los superhéroes y la filosofía 86%
What Batman's vigilantism and Spider-Man's guilt reveal about the age-old question: Why be moral?
by Tom Morris 2001
3.84
965 ratings
Furthermore
by Tahereh Mafi • 2016
A colorless girl follows a secret-reading boy into a hungry otherworld to find her missing father.
3.89
16k+
Furthermore Summary
Furthermore 86%
A colorless girl follows a secret-reading boy into a hungry otherworld to find her missing father.
by Tahereh Mafi 2016
3.89
16k+ ratings
True Color
by Kory Stamper • 2026
The century-long quest to pin color down with science and words failed. Human nature is why.
3.59
373
True Color Summary
True Color 86%
The century-long quest to pin color down with science and words failed. Human nature is why.
by Kory Stamper 2026
3.59
373 ratings
Hench
by Natalie Zina Walschots • 2020
After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.
4.00
27k+
Hench Summary
Hench 86%
After a hero shatters her leg, a temp worker weaponizes the hidden cost of saving the world.
by Natalie Zina Walschots 2020
4.00
27k+ ratings
Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad
by Cassandra Dee • 2017
Your mandatory fantasy tour guide: useless maps, colorless stew, and a Dark Lord at the end.
3.34
977
Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad Summary
Falling for My Boyfriend's Dad 86%
Your mandatory fantasy tour guide: useless maps, colorless stew, and a Dark Lord at the end.
by Cassandra Dee 2017
3.34
977 ratings
Graven Images
by Dietrich von Hildebrand • 1957
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
4.17
12
Graven Images Summary
Graven Images 86%
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
by Dietrich von Hildebrand 1957
4.17
12 ratings
Back to Virtue
by Peter Kreeft • 1986
Modern ethics is broken. The cure is ancient: the seven deadly sins and the Beatitudes.
4.29
861
Back to Virtue Summary
Back to Virtue 86%
Modern ethics is broken. The cure is ancient: the seven deadly sins and the Beatitudes.
by Peter Kreeft 1986
4.29
861 ratings
Full Spectrum
by Adam Rogers • 2021
Color drove human innovation, from the first ochre workshop to the illusion that broke the internet.
3.77
341
Full Spectrum Summary
Full Spectrum 86%
Color drove human innovation, from the first ochre workshop to the illusion that broke the internet.
by Adam Rogers 2021
3.77
341 ratings
Doctor Strange and Philosophy
by Mark D. White • 2018
How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.
4.27
44
Doctor Strange and Philosophy Summary
Doctor Strange and Philosophy 86%
How a surgeon's shattered hands open a portal to virtue ethics, quantum mind, and dirty choices.
by Mark D. White 2018
4.27
44 ratings
Moral Minds
by Marc Hauser • 2006
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
3.74
1k+
Moral Minds Summary
Moral Minds 86%
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
by Marc Hauser 2006
3.74
1k+ ratings
Green Lantern
by Geoff Johns • 2005
Hal Jordan died a villain. His return reveals a cosmic fear that was controlling him.
4.12
11k+
Green Lantern Summary
Green Lantern 85%
Hal Jordan died a villain. His return reveals a cosmic fear that was controlling him.
by Geoff Johns 2005
4.12
11k+ ratings
The Righteous Mind
by Jonathan Haidt • 2012
Reason didn't evolve to find truth. It evolved to defend whatever your group already believes.
4.19
67k+
The Righteous Mind Summary
The Righteous Mind 85%
Reason didn't evolve to find truth. It evolved to defend whatever your group already believes.
by Jonathan Haidt 2012
4.19
67k+ ratings
Calamity
by Brandon Sanderson • 2016
The last Reckoners must save their fallen mentor and stop the star turning superhumans into tyrants.
4.17
93k+
Calamity Summary
Calamity 85%
The last Reckoners must save their fallen mentor and stop the star turning superhumans into tyrants.
by Brandon Sanderson 2016
4.17
93k+ ratings
50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Ben Dupré • 2013
50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.
3.83
121
50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know 85%
50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.
by Ben Dupré 2013
3.83
121 ratings
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl • 2005
A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.
4.17
945k+
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Summary
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 85%
A starving boy tours a candy wizard's sealed factory, where spoiled children meet their match.
by Roald Dahl 2005
4.17
945k+ ratings
The Moral Life of Children
by Robert Coles • 1986
What if a six-year-old facing a mob has more moral clarity than a psychologist's theory?
3.82
68
The Moral Life of Children Summary
The Moral Life of Children 85%
What if a six-year-old facing a mob has more moral clarity than a psychologist's theory?
by Robert Coles 1986
3.82
68 ratings
Warbreaker
by Brandon Sanderson • 2009
A princess marries a mute god-king, then learns his silence conceals a divine plot.
4.29
296k+
Warbreaker Summary
Warbreaker 85%
A princess marries a mute god-king, then learns his silence conceals a divine plot.
by Brandon Sanderson 2009
4.29
296k+ ratings
Catwoman
by Sarah J. Maas • 2018
Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.
4.06
27k+
Catwoman Summary
Catwoman 85%
Batwing hunts Catwoman. Catwoman hunts a cure. And the assassins who made her hunt her.
by Sarah J. Maas 2018
4.06
27k+ ratings
Hollywood Heroes
by Frank Turek • 2022
Why every superhero movie keeps retelling a single story from two thousand years ago.
4.37
338
Hollywood Heroes Summary
Hollywood Heroes 85%
Why every superhero movie keeps retelling a single story from two thousand years ago.
by Frank Turek 2022
4.37
338 ratings
Bleu
by Michel Pastoureau • 2000
The Virgin Mary, a French king, and denim: how blue went from barbarian to beloved.
3.99
2k+
Bleu Summary
Bleu 85%
The Virgin Mary, a French king, and denim: how blue went from barbarian to beloved.
by Michel Pastoureau 2000
3.99
2k+ ratings
The Darkness That Comes Before
by R. Scott Bakker • 2003
A monk trained in pure reason enters a holy war to find his father, unaware an ancient horror stirs.
3.84
24k+
The Darkness That Comes Before Summary
The Darkness That Comes Before 85%
A monk trained in pure reason enters a holy war to find his father, unaware an ancient horror stirs.
by R. Scott Bakker 2003
3.84
24k+ ratings
Can't We All Disagree More Constructively?
by Jonathan Haidt • 2016
Politics feels like good vs. evil because each side is blind to the other's moral concerns.
4.11
349
Can't We All Disagree More Constructively? Summary
Can't We All Disagree More Constructively? 85%
Politics feels like good vs. evil because each side is blind to the other's moral concerns.
by Jonathan Haidt 2016
4.11
349 ratings
Blindspot
by Mahzarin R. Banaji • 2013
A reaction-time test can reveal biases your conscious mind rejects, and strategies to close the gap.
3.72
7k+
Blindspot Summary
Blindspot 85%
A reaction-time test can reveal biases your conscious mind rejects, and strategies to close the gap.
by Mahzarin R. Banaji 2013
3.72
7k+ ratings
Nice Racism
by Robin DiAngelo • 2021
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
3.96
3k+
Nice Racism Summary
Nice Racism 85%
Progressive white people may be racial justice's biggest obstacle, and niceness is no defense.
by Robin DiAngelo 2021
3.96
3k+ ratings
The Eyes of the Dragon
by Stephen King • 1993
Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.
3.94
148k+
The Eyes of the Dragon Summary
The Eyes of the Dragon 85%
Framed for his father's murder, a prince weaves napkins into a rope to reclaim his kingdom.
by Stephen King 1993
3.94
148k+ ratings
Renegades
by Marissa Meyer • 2017
A sleepless girl infiltrates the heroes who failed her family, but one boy complicates her revenge.
4.11
167k+
Renegades Summary
Renegades 85%
A sleepless girl infiltrates the heroes who failed her family, but one boy complicates her revenge.
by Marissa Meyer 2017
4.11
167k+ ratings
The Black Prism
by Brent Weeks • 2010
The Prism's secret son must learn color magic before a mad king's siege destroys everything.
4.23
133k+
The Black Prism Summary
The Black Prism 85%
The Prism's secret son must learn color magic before a mad king's siege destroys everything.
by Brent Weeks 2010
4.23
133k+ ratings
Answers for Aristotle
by Massimo Pigliucci • 2012
Science gives facts, philosophy gives values. Bridge them, and the good life stops being guesswork.
3.76
352
Answers for Aristotle Summary
Answers for Aristotle 85%
Science gives facts, philosophy gives values. Bridge them, and the good life stops being guesswork.
by Massimo Pigliucci 2012
3.76
352 ratings
Just Babies
by Paul Bloom • 2013
Three-month-olds know right from wrong. The rest of morality is deciding who counts.
3.71
4k+
Just Babies Summary
Just Babies 85%
Three-month-olds know right from wrong. The rest of morality is deciding who counts.
by Paul Bloom 2013
3.71
4k+ ratings
The Simpsons and Philosophy
by William Irwin • 2001
Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.
3.45
4k+
The Simpsons and Philosophy Summary
The Simpsons and Philosophy 85%
Nietzsche through Ned Flanders. Aristotle through Homer. A course in Western thought, in yellow.
by William Irwin 2001
3.45
4k+ ratings
The Moral Landscape
by Sam Harris • 2010
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
3.90
24k+
The Moral Landscape Summary
The Moral Landscape 85%
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
by Sam Harris 2010
3.90
24k+ ratings
Supernova
by Marissa Meyer • 2019
Undercover among the heroes she hates, Nova falls for the one boy who could destroy her.
4.37
89k+
Supernova Summary
Supernova 85%
Undercover among the heroes she hates, Nova falls for the one boy who could destroy her.
by Marissa Meyer 2019
4.37
89k+ ratings
Rule of Two
by Drew Karpyshyn • 2007
Hunted by Jedi, the last Sith Lord trains his successor while his own body kills him.
4.24
29k+
Rule of Two Summary
Rule of Two 85%
Hunted by Jedi, the last Sith Lord trains his successor while his own body kills him.
by Drew Karpyshyn 2007
4.24
29k+ ratings
Archenemies
by Marissa Meyer • 2018
To save her family from a weapon that erases powers, a superhero spy must betray the boy she loves.
4.24
103k+
Archenemies Summary
Archenemies 85%
To save her family from a weapon that erases powers, a superhero spy must betray the boy she loves.
by Marissa Meyer 2018
4.24
103k+ ratings
The Quest for a Moral Compass
by Kenan Malik • 2014
Every civilization searched for right and wrong. None of them arrived at the same place.
4.14
530
The Quest for a Moral Compass Summary
The Quest for a Moral Compass 85%
Every civilization searched for right and wrong. None of them arrived at the same place.
by Kenan Malik 2014
4.14
530 ratings
Introducing Moral Theology
by William C. Mattison III • 2008
Morality isn't a rulebook: it's the craft of becoming someone who truly thrives.
3.78
139
Introducing Moral Theology Summary
Introducing Moral Theology 85%
Morality isn't a rulebook: it's the craft of becoming someone who truly thrives.
by William C. Mattison III 2008
3.78
139 ratings
The Blade Itself
by Joe Abercrombie • 2006
A wizard gathers a berserker, a torturer, and a fop. Heroes need not apply.
4.22
320k+
The Blade Itself Summary
The Blade Itself 85%
A wizard gathers a berserker, a torturer, and a fop. Heroes need not apply.
by Joe Abercrombie 2006
4.22
320k+ ratings
Briefly
by David Mills Daniel • 2007
The only moral absolute is love, and it decides what is right in every situation.
3.79
205
Briefly Summary
Briefly 85%
The only moral absolute is love, and it decides what is right in every situation.
by David Mills Daniel 2007
3.79
205 ratings
Darth Plagueis
by James Luceno • 2012
A Sith Lord seeks immortality while shaping a politician into the galaxy's most dangerous weapon.
4.2
37k+
Darth Plagueis Summary
Darth Plagueis 85%
A Sith Lord seeks immortality while shaping a politician into the galaxy's most dangerous weapon.
by James Luceno 2012
4.2
37k+ ratings
Invincible
by Robert Kirkman • 2005
A teenager discovers his superhero dad is an alien conqueror and must fight to save Earth.
4.32
11k+
Invincible Summary
Invincible 85%
A teenager discovers his superhero dad is an alien conqueror and must fight to save Earth.
by Robert Kirkman 2005
4.32
11k+ ratings
Ruthless Villains
by Marion Blackwood • 2022
As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.
3.50
5k+
Ruthless Villains Summary
Ruthless Villains 85%
As war targets every dark mage, two villainous lovers strike back with poison and cunning.
by Marion Blackwood 2022
3.50
5k+ ratings
The Daylight War
by Peter V. Brett • 2013
Two warring champions face a demon general whose new moon assault will decide humanity's fate.
4.20
66k+
The Daylight War Summary
The Daylight War 85%
Two warring champions face a demon general whose new moon assault will decide humanity's fate.
by Peter V. Brett 2013
4.20
66k+ ratings
Breaking Bad and Philosophy
by David R. Koepsell • 2012
A philosophy class uses Walter White to dissect moral rot, freedom, and the American Dream.
3.30
274
Breaking Bad and Philosophy Summary
Breaking Bad and Philosophy 85%
A philosophy class uses Walter White to dissect moral rot, freedom, and the American Dream.
by David R. Koepsell 2012
3.30
274 ratings
The Gathering Storm
by Robert Jordan • 2009
To prepare for the Last Battle, the Dragon Reborn must first win the war inside himself.
4.44
179k+
The Gathering Storm Summary
The Gathering Storm 85%
To prepare for the Last Battle, the Dragon Reborn must first win the war inside himself.
by Robert Jordan 2009
4.44
179k+ ratings
Vengeful
by V.E. Schwab • 2018
Her husband tried to burn her alive. Now her touch destroys, and the city's next.
4.12
132k+
Vengeful Summary
Vengeful 85%
Her husband tried to burn her alive. Now her touch destroys, and the city's next.
by V.E. Schwab 2018
4.12
132k+ ratings
Villainous
by Matthew Cody • 2014
An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.
4.23
501
Villainous Summary
Villainous 85%
An ordinary boy in a superpowered town must find the real villains before a burning comet strikes.
by Matthew Cody 2014
4.23
501 ratings
The Abolition of Man
by C.S. Lewis • 1943
The final product of denying objective value is not freedom but a humanity ruled by impulse.
4.12
42k+
The Abolition of Man Summary
The Abolition of Man 85%
The final product of denying objective value is not freedom but a humanity ruled by impulse.
by C.S. Lewis 1943
4.12
42k+ ratings
The Burning God
by R.F. Kuang • 2020
Her fire stolen, a shaman allies with a former enemy to save her homeland from colonization.
4.27
177k+
The Burning God Summary
The Burning God 85%
Her fire stolen, a shaman allies with a former enemy to save her homeland from colonization.
by R.F. Kuang 2020
4.27
177k+ ratings
Suddenly Super
by Jen Calonita • 2023
Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.
3.86
1k+
Suddenly Super Summary
Suddenly Super 85%
Her powers betray her. Her parents vanish. A stranger offers rescue, hiding a bitter betrayal.
by Jen Calonita 2023
3.86
1k+ ratings
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