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❓ Definitional Inquiry

Books that take the Socratic question 'What is it?' seriously, exploring how the way we define concepts shapes everything that follows.
Philosophy of Art
by Noël Carroll • 1999
Art defies every definition. A tour through the best philosophical attempts, and what survives.
3.88
204
🎨 Philosophy Of Art🔍 Analytic Aesthetics🎭 Aesthetic Experience
Philosophy of Art Summary
Philosophy of Art 88%
Art defies every definition. A tour through the best philosophical attempts, and what survives.
by Noël Carroll 1999
3.88
204 ratings
🎨 Philosophy Of Art🔍 Analytic Aesthetics🎭 Aesthetic Experience
The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions
by Richard Paul • 2002
Most people answer. Thinkers question. A compact system for digging past the surface of any subject.
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128
🧠 Critical Thinking❓ Question Formulation🏛️ Socratic Method
The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions Summary
The Miniature Guide to the Art of Asking Essential Questions 88%
Most people answer. Thinkers question. A compact system for digging past the surface of any subject.
by Richard Paul 2002
4.09
128 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking❓ Question Formulation🏛️ Socratic Method
Socrates Cafe
by Christopher Phillips • 2001
Socratic questioning over coffee: how it builds wisdom, and how to host your own gathering.
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1k+
🏛️ Public Philosophy❓ Socratic Method🧠 Intellectual Humility
Socrates Cafe Summary
Socrates Cafe 88%
Socratic questioning over coffee: how it builds wisdom, and how to host your own gathering.
by Christopher Phillips 2001
3.68
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Public Philosophy❓ Socratic Method🧠 Intellectual Humility
Doing Philosophy
by Timothy Williamson • 2018
Philosophy is a science that tests ideas with thought experiments, and the best explanation wins.
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213
🛠️ Philosophical Methodology🔍 Analytic Philosophy🧪 Thought Experiments
Doing Philosophy Summary
Doing Philosophy 87%
Philosophy is a science that tests ideas with thought experiments, and the best explanation wins.
by Timothy Williamson 2018
3.67
213 ratings
🛠️ Philosophical Methodology🔍 Analytic Philosophy🧪 Thought Experiments
Early Socratic Dialogues
by Plato
Virtue is knowledge, wickedness is ignorance, and Socrates proved that no one in Athens had either.
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🏛️ Ancient Philosophy🏺 Greek Ethics💬 Socratic Method
Early Socratic Dialogues Summary
Early Socratic Dialogues 87%
Virtue is knowledge, wickedness is ignorance, and Socrates proved that no one in Athens had either.
by Plato
4.05
417 ratings
🏛️ Ancient Philosophy🏺 Greek Ethics💬 Socratic Method
The Book of Questions
by Gregory Stock • 1985
The questions you dodge are the ones you need to ask. Here they are.
3.96
2k+
🧭 Ethical Dilemmas💭 Thought Experiments💬 Conversation Starters
The Book of Questions Summary
The Book of Questions 87%
The questions you dodge are the ones you need to ask. Here they are.
by Gregory Stock 1985
3.96
2k+ ratings
🧭 Ethical Dilemmas💭 Thought Experiments💬 Conversation Starters
How Propaganda Works
by Jason F. Stanley • 2015
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
3.59
859
🔍 Propaganda Studies🗳️ Political Language💬 Philosophy Of Language
How Propaganda Works Summary
How Propaganda Works 87%
How coded language and elite myths rig democratic debate, and why the educated fall hardest.
by Jason F. Stanley 2015
3.59
859 ratings
🔍 Propaganda Studies🗳️ Political Language💬 Philosophy Of Language
Objective Communication
by Leonard Peikoff • 1980
Most communication floats free of reality. An Objectivist shows how to anchor yours in facts.
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74
🧠 Objectivism✍️ Clear Writing🎤 Public Speaking
Objective Communication Summary
Objective Communication 87%
Most communication floats free of reality. An Objectivist shows how to anchor yours in facts.
by Leonard Peikoff 1980
4.22
74 ratings
🧠 Objectivism✍️ Clear Writing🎤 Public Speaking
Ignorance
by Stuart Firestein • 2012
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
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1k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🎓 Science Education🔬 Scientific Method
Ignorance Summary
Ignorance 87%
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
by Stuart Firestein 2012
3.86
1k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🎓 Science Education🔬 Scientific Method
Big Questions from Little People
by Gemma Elwin Harris • 2012
Kids ask the universe's biggest questions. Experts reply with clarity that stuns grown-ups.
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2k+
🧒 Children'S Questions🧠 Expert Answers💡 Simple Explanations
Big Questions from Little People Summary
Big Questions from Little People 87%
Kids ask the universe's biggest questions. Experts reply with clarity that stuns grown-ups.
by Gemma Elwin Harris 2012
3.86
2k+ ratings
🧒 Children'S Questions🧠 Expert Answers💡 Simple Explanations
How to Know Everything
by Elke Wiss • 2020
Most of us listen only to reply. The questioning techniques that make every conversation deeper.
3.57
6k+
🧭 Practical Philosophy💬 Conversation Skills👂 Active Listening
How to Know Everything Summary
How to Know Everything 87%
Most of us listen only to reply. The questioning techniques that make every conversation deeper.
by Elke Wiss 2020
3.57
6k+ ratings
🧭 Practical Philosophy💬 Conversation Skills👂 Active Listening
Quotes That Will Change Your Life
by Russ Kick • 2017
A portable pharmacy of quotes for the moments when your own mind fails you.
3.85
155
📚 Curated Wisdom🌿 Perennial Wisdom🔍 Self-Examination
Quotes That Will Change Your Life Summary
Quotes That Will Change Your Life 87%
A portable pharmacy of quotes for the moments when your own mind fails you.
by Russ Kick 2017
3.85
155 ratings
📚 Curated Wisdom🌿 Perennial Wisdom🔍 Self-Examination
The Craft of Research
by Wayne C. Booth • 1995
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
3.92
4k+
📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation
The Craft of Research Summary
The Craft of Research 87%
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
by Wayne C. Booth 1995
3.92
4k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation
The Limits of Interpretation
by Umberto Eco • 1990
When deconstruction declared all readings equal, Eco showed why the text itself disagrees.
4.13
552
🏛️ Literary Theory🔣 Semiotics📖 Hermeneutics
The Limits of Interpretation Summary
The Limits of Interpretation 87%
When deconstruction declared all readings equal, Eco showed why the text itself disagrees.
by Umberto Eco 1990
4.13
552 ratings
🏛️ Literary Theory🔣 Semiotics📖 Hermeneutics
Teaching as a Subversive Activity
by Neil Postman • 1969
School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.
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1k+
🏫 Progressive Education🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning📰 Media Literacy
Teaching as a Subversive Activity Summary
Teaching as a Subversive Activity 87%
School's hidden curriculum is obedience. The real subject: learning what to disbelieve.
by Neil Postman 1969
4.21
1k+ ratings
🏫 Progressive Education🔍 Inquiry-Based Learning📰 Media Literacy
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
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9
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 87%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars
The Art of Nonfiction
by Ayn Rand • 2001
Skip the mystique: nonfiction writing is a system, and the outline is its non-negotiable start.
3.98
537
📖 Philosophical Writing💡 Clarity And Precision🗂️ Pre-Writing And Outlining
The Art of Nonfiction Summary
The Art of Nonfiction 87%
Skip the mystique: nonfiction writing is a system, and the outline is its non-negotiable start.
by Ayn Rand 2001
3.98
537 ratings
📖 Philosophical Writing💡 Clarity And Precision🗂️ Pre-Writing And Outlining
On Dialogue
by David Bohm • 1996
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
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1k+
🗣️ Philosophy Of Dialogue🧠 Collective Intelligence🔄 Systems Thinking
On Dialogue Summary
On Dialogue 87%
Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.
by David Bohm 1996
4.08
1k+ ratings
🗣️ Philosophy Of Dialogue🧠 Collective Intelligence🔄 Systems Thinking
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself
by Robin Reames • 2024
Facts crumble when denied. Metaphors run our politics. Ancient rhetoric knew both, and we forgot.
3.93
244
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📺 Media Criticism📰 Post-Truth
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself Summary
The Ancient Art of Thinking For Yourself 87%
Facts crumble when denied. Metaphors run our politics. Ancient rhetoric knew both, and we forgot.
by Robin Reames 2024
3.93
244 ratings
🏛️ Classical Rhetoric📺 Media Criticism📰 Post-Truth
Attacking Faulty Reasoning
by T. Edward Damer • 1980
Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.
3.99
208
🧠 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔍 Argument Evaluation
Attacking Faulty Reasoning Summary
Attacking Faulty Reasoning 87%
Every bad argument breaks a specific rule. Spot the rule, and the response becomes clear.
by T. Edward Damer 1980
3.99
208 ratings
🧠 Informal Logic⚠️ Logical Fallacies🔍 Argument Evaluation
Socratic Logic
by Peter Kreeft • 2003
Reason with precision, argue with force, and catch every fallacy: a classical logic course.
4.31
468
🧠 Critical Thinking🏛️ Classical Education💬 Argumentation
Socratic Logic Summary
Socratic Logic 87%
Reason with precision, argue with force, and catch every fallacy: a classical logic course.
by Peter Kreeft 2003
4.31
468 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🏛️ Classical Education💬 Argumentation
Language in Thought and Action
by S.I. Hayakawa • 1991
Most arguments and prejudices come from one error: treating words as if they were facts.
4.22
1k+
🧠 General Semantics🗺️ Language And Reality🌐 Linguistic Relativity
Language in Thought and Action Summary
Language in Thought and Action 87%
Most arguments and prejudices come from one error: treating words as if they were facts.
by S.I. Hayakawa 1991
4.22
1k+ ratings
🧠 General Semantics🗺️ Language And Reality🌐 Linguistic Relativity
An Introduction to Ontology
by Nikk Effingham • 2013
What exists? That's the easy part. Deciding how to decide is where it gets wild.
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59
🧠 Analytic Philosophy🌐 Contemporary Ontology🔍 Metaontology
An Introduction to Ontology Summary
An Introduction to Ontology 87%
What exists? That's the easy part. Deciding how to decide is where it gets wild.
by Nikk Effingham 2013
3.58
59 ratings
🧠 Analytic Philosophy🌐 Contemporary Ontology🔍 Metaontology
The Socratic Method
by Ward Farnsworth • 2021
How to outgrow dogmatic thinking with ancient questioning tactics that reveal hidden contradictions.
4.26
1k+
🏛️ Ancient Philosophy🧠 Critical Thinking❓ Questioning Methods
The Socratic Method Summary
The Socratic Method 87%
How to outgrow dogmatic thinking with ancient questioning tactics that reveal hidden contradictions.
by Ward Farnsworth 2021
4.26
1k+ ratings
🏛️ Ancient Philosophy🧠 Critical Thinking❓ Questioning Methods
Where Research Begins
by Thomas S. Mullaney • 2022
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
3.86
157
🧪 Research Methods✍️ Academic Writing🎓 Graduate Students
Where Research Begins Summary
Where Research Begins 87%
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
by Thomas S. Mullaney 2022
3.86
157 ratings
🧪 Research Methods✍️ Academic Writing🎓 Graduate Students
Knowledge, Reality, and Value
by Michael Huemer • 2021
A guide to philosophy that swaps jargon for common sense and teaches you to think for yourself.
4.30
282
📘 Introductory Philosophy🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Analytic Philosophy
Knowledge, Reality, and Value Summary
Knowledge, Reality, and Value 87%
A guide to philosophy that swaps jargon for common sense and teaches you to think for yourself.
by Michael Huemer 2021
4.30
282 ratings
📘 Introductory Philosophy🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Analytic Philosophy
Critical Thinking
by Simon Bradley • 2016
A structured method for evaluating evidence, cutting through noise, and knowing when inaction wins.
3.27
241
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Logical Reasoning💬 Socratic Method
Critical Thinking Summary
Critical Thinking 87%
A structured method for evaluating evidence, cutting through noise, and knowing when inaction wins.
by Simon Bradley 2016
3.27
241 ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking🔍 Logical Reasoning💬 Socratic Method
The Political System
by David Easton • 1953
Political science is rich in data but poor in theory. This 1953 diagnosis still holds.
3.96
28
🎯 Defining The Political📚 Political Theory⚖️ Values In Science
The Political System Summary
The Political System 87%
Political science is rich in data but poor in theory. This 1953 diagnosis still holds.
by David Easton 1953
3.96
28 ratings
🎯 Defining The Political📚 Political Theory⚖️ Values In Science
The Closing of the American Mind
by Allan Bloom • 1988
A dogma that all truths are equal has hollowed the American mind, starting on campus.
3.76
6k+
🏛️ Higher Education Critique🌐 American Culture Wars🤷 Moral Relativism
The Closing of the American Mind Summary
The Closing of the American Mind 87%
A dogma that all truths are equal has hollowed the American mind, starting on campus.
by Allan Bloom 1988
3.76
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Higher Education Critique🌐 American Culture Wars🤷 Moral Relativism
Dialogism
by Michael Holquist • 1990
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
4.09
88
📖 Literary Theory💬 Philosophy Of Language👥 Intersubjectivity
Dialogism Summary
Dialogism 87%
All speech answers prior speech, all selves depend on others: the dialogic philosophy of Bakhtin.
by Michael Holquist 1990
4.09
88 ratings
📖 Literary Theory💬 Philosophy Of Language👥 Intersubjectivity
How to do Discourse Analysis
by James Paul Gee • 2010
How language builds identities, relationships, and social worlds: a practical toolkit for analysis.
3.96
107
📊 Discourse Analysis🌐 Language And Society🔍 Meaning In Context
How to do Discourse Analysis Summary
How to do Discourse Analysis 87%
How language builds identities, relationships, and social worlds: a practical toolkit for analysis.
by James Paul Gee 2010
3.96
107 ratings
📊 Discourse Analysis🌐 Language And Society🔍 Meaning In Context
Metaphysics
by Michael J. Loux • 1997
From universals to time: the central problems of metaphysics, mapped for the first-time student.
3.93
354
🧱 Analytical Metaphysics🏷️ Ontology🎓 Analytic Philosophy
Metaphysics Summary
Metaphysics 87%
From universals to time: the central problems of metaphysics, mapped for the first-time student.
by Michael J. Loux 1997
3.93
354 ratings
🧱 Analytical Metaphysics🏷️ Ontology🎓 Analytic Philosophy
A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life
by Trevor Curnow • 2012
The philosophy toolkit for life: question everything, spot bad arguments, choose what matters.
3.87
190
🧠 Applied Philosophy🤔 Critical Thinking❓ Skepticism
A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life Summary
A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life 87%
The philosophy toolkit for life: question everything, spot bad arguments, choose what matters.
by Trevor Curnow 2012
3.87
190 ratings
🧠 Applied Philosophy🤔 Critical Thinking❓ Skepticism
Teaching Johnny to Think
by Leonard Peikoff • 2014
Ayn Rand's philosophy applied to education: a method that trains the conceptual mind step by step.
4.13
159
📚 Philosophy Of Education🗽 Objectivism🧠 Conceptual Development
Teaching Johnny to Think Summary
Teaching Johnny to Think 87%
Ayn Rand's philosophy applied to education: a method that trains the conceptual mind step by step.
by Leonard Peikoff 2014
4.13
159 ratings
📚 Philosophy Of Education🗽 Objectivism🧠 Conceptual Development
A World Without "Whom"
by Emmy J. Favilla • 2017
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
3.72
491
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution
A World Without "Whom" Summary
A World Without "Whom" 87%
The internet changed English. Here is the style guide that keeps up.
by Emmy J. Favilla 2017
3.72
491 ratings
📖 Style Guides🌐 Internet Linguistics🔄 Language Evolution
A Rulebook for Arguments
by Anthony Weston • 1986
The rules to make every argument you write or speak stronger, clearer, and harder to refute.
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3k+
🧠 Critical Thinking📘 Argumentation Guides🧩 Informal Logic
A Rulebook for Arguments Summary
A Rulebook for Arguments 87%
The rules to make every argument you write or speak stronger, clearer, and harder to refute.
by Anthony Weston 1986
3.82
3k+ ratings
🧠 Critical Thinking📘 Argumentation Guides🧩 Informal Logic
The Question Book
by Mikael Krogerus • 2009
No advice, no frameworks. Six hundred pointed questions about the life you're actually living.
3.37
662
✏️ Guided Journaling🧠 Socratic Self-Help💼 Career Reflection
The Question Book Summary
The Question Book 87%
No advice, no frameworks. Six hundred pointed questions about the life you're actually living.
by Mikael Krogerus 2009
3.37
662 ratings
✏️ Guided Journaling🧠 Socratic Self-Help💼 Career Reflection
Introduction to Logic
by Irving M. Copi • 1953
How to spot a flawed argument: the logic toolkit from Aristotle to truth tables.
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919
🧮 Formal Logic🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Logical Fallacies
Introduction to Logic Summary
Introduction to Logic 87%
How to spot a flawed argument: the logic toolkit from Aristotle to truth tables.
by Irving M. Copi 1953
4.07
919 ratings
🧮 Formal Logic🧠 Critical Thinking⚠️ Logical Fallacies
Explaining Postmodernism
by Stephen R.C. Hicks • 2004
When socialism failed, the academic Left didn't abandon the project. It abandoned truth instead.
3.88
2k+
🏛️ Intellectual History🔍 Postmodernism Critique⚖️ Political Philosophy
Explaining Postmodernism Summary
Explaining Postmodernism 87%
When socialism failed, the academic Left didn't abandon the project. It abandoned truth instead.
by Stephen R.C. Hicks 2004
3.88
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Intellectual History🔍 Postmodernism Critique⚖️ Political Philosophy
Nonsense on Stilts
by Massimo Pigliucci • 2008
Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.
3.89
1k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🚧 Demarcation Problem🔮 Pseudoscience
Nonsense on Stilts Summary
Nonsense on Stilts 87%
Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.
by Massimo Pigliucci 2008
3.89
1k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🚧 Demarcation Problem🔮 Pseudoscience
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass
by Christopher W. DiCarlo • 2007
Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.
3.58
270
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Fallacy Spotting📊 Evidence Evaluation
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass Summary
How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass 87%
Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.
by Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007
3.58
270 ratings
🧠 Cognitive Biases🔍 Fallacy Spotting📊 Evidence Evaluation
Knowledge
by Jennifer Nagel • 2014
A concise tour of what it means to know, from Descartes's demon to the broken clock.
3.85
1k+
🧠 Epistemology📝 Analytic Philosophy🎯 Cognitive Biases
Knowledge Summary
Knowledge 87%
A concise tour of what it means to know, from Descartes's demon to the broken clock.
by Jennifer Nagel 2014
3.85
1k+ ratings
🧠 Epistemology📝 Analytic Philosophy🎯 Cognitive Biases
How to Think About Weird Things
by Theodore Schick Jr. • 1994
A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.
3.97
633
🔬 Scientific Skepticism👻 Paranormal Claims🪤 Logical Fallacies
How to Think About Weird Things Summary
How to Think About Weird Things 87%
A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.
by Theodore Schick Jr. 1994
3.97
633 ratings
🔬 Scientific Skepticism👻 Paranormal Claims🪤 Logical Fallacies
Hertzian Tales
by Anthony Dunne • 1999
Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.
4.26
125
🔮 Critical Design📦 Poetics Of Objects👆 Aesthetics Of Use
Hertzian Tales Summary
Hertzian Tales 87%
Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.
by Anthony Dunne 1999
4.26
125 ratings
🔮 Critical Design📦 Poetics Of Objects👆 Aesthetics Of Use
Acts of Meaning
by Jerome Bruner • 1990
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
4.06
346
🧠 Cultural Psychology📖 Narrative Psychology🗣️ Folk Psychology
Acts of Meaning Summary
Acts of Meaning 87%
The cognitive revolution was supposed to study meaning. It gave us a machine instead.
by Jerome Bruner 1990
4.06
346 ratings
🧠 Cultural Psychology📖 Narrative Psychology🗣️ Folk Psychology
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments
by Patrick King • 2020
Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.
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🧪 Thought Experiments🏛️ Practical Philosophy🔍 Critical Thinking
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments Summary
Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments 87%
Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.
by Patrick King 2020
3.84
101 ratings
🧪 Thought Experiments🏛️ Practical Philosophy🔍 Critical Thinking
The Meaning of Life
by Terry Eagleton • 2007
Language, culture, and mortality rig the meaning-of-life question before you even pick an answer.
3.50
3k+
🧩 Meaning Making❓ Existential Questions💀 Mortality And Meaning
The Meaning of Life Summary
The Meaning of Life 86%
Language, culture, and mortality rig the meaning-of-life question before you even pick an answer.
by Terry Eagleton 2007
3.50
3k+ ratings
🧩 Meaning Making❓ Existential Questions💀 Mortality And Meaning
Neil Gaiman and Philosophy
by Tracy L. Bealer • 2012
What Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Derrida would make of Neil Gaiman's gods, graveyards, and dreams.
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92
🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy📚 Comics Studies📖 Philosophy Of Fiction
Neil Gaiman and Philosophy Summary
Neil Gaiman and Philosophy 86%
What Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Derrida would make of Neil Gaiman's gods, graveyards, and dreams.
by Tracy L. Bealer 2012
3.55
92 ratings
🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy📚 Comics Studies📖 Philosophy Of Fiction
How to Think like a Philosopher
by Julian Baggini • 2023
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
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429
🛠️ Practical Philosophy🧠 Critical Thinking🎯 Cognitive Biases
How to Think like a Philosopher Summary
How to Think like a Philosopher 86%
The mental habits philosophy teaches: question yourself, follow evidence, drop the ego.
by Julian Baggini 2023
3.95
429 ratings
🛠️ Practical Philosophy🧠 Critical Thinking🎯 Cognitive Biases
They Say / I Say
by Gerald Graff • 2006
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
3.77
6k+
📝 Academic Writing🏫 College Composition🧱 Argument Structure
They Say / I Say Summary
They Say / I Say 86%
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
by Gerald Graff 2006
3.77
6k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing🏫 College Composition🧱 Argument Structure
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