🌸 Epicurean Philosophy

Explorations of pleasure, ataraxia, and the good life as envisioned by Epicurus and his intellectual descendants — books for readers seeking a philosophy of joyful moderation.

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+

🏛️ Ancient Greek Philosophy 🌿 Simple Living 💀 Fear Of Death ⚛️ Materialist Philosophy 📜 Ancient Wisdom

The Art of Happiness 93%

The father of hedonism lived on bread and water. His definition of pleasure will change yours.

by Epicurus

3.80

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Greek Philosophy 🌿 Simple Living 💀 Fear Of Death ⚛️ Materialist Philosophy 📜 Ancient Wisdom

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

🏛️ Modern Epicureanism 📜 Ancient Wisdom 🧠 Philosophical Self-Help 🧭 Desire Management 😌 Tranquility

Living for Pleasure 93%

Most pleasures make you anxious. The Epicureans knew which ones don't, and why.

by Emily A. Austin 2022

4.19

323 ratings

🏛️ Modern Epicureanism 📜 Ancient Wisdom 🧠 Philosophical Self-Help 🧭 Desire Management 😌 Tranquility

Travels with Epicurus

by Daniel Klein • 2012

On a Greek island, one man discovers that Epicurus had old age figured out.

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4k+

🧓 Philosophy Of Aging 🌿 Aging With Intention 🍷 Simple Pleasures 💀 Mortality Acceptance 🎲 Leisure Philosophy

Travels with Epicurus 91%

On a Greek island, one man discovers that Epicurus had old age figured out.

by Daniel Klein 2012

3.82

4k+ ratings

🧓 Philosophy Of Aging 🌿 Aging With Intention 🍷 Simple Pleasures 💀 Mortality Acceptance 🎲 Leisure Philosophy

Stoicism

by John Sellars • 2006

Stoicism began as a unified system of logic, physics, and ethics, not coping advice.

4.12

457

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 📜 Hellenistic Philosophy 🏺 Classical Studies ⚖️ Stoic Ethics 🪨 Materialist Philosophy

Stoicism 91%

Stoicism began as a unified system of logic, physics, and ethics, not coping advice.

by John Sellars 2006

4.12

457 ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 📜 Hellenistic Philosophy 🏺 Classical Studies ⚖️ Stoic Ethics 🪨 Materialist Philosophy

Ancient Philosophy

by Julia Annas • 2001

Why ancient ideas about happiness, knowledge, and nature still challenge our modern assumptions.

3.64

853

🏛️ Ancient Ethics 📜 Hellenistic Philosophy 🌿 Virtue Ethics ⚖️ Stoicism 🧠 Platonism

Ancient Philosophy 91%

Why ancient ideas about happiness, knowledge, and nature still challenge our modern assumptions.

by Julia Annas 2001

3.64

853 ratings

🏛️ Ancient Ethics 📜 Hellenistic Philosophy 🌿 Virtue Ethics ⚖️ Stoicism 🧠 Platonism

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+

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🌱 Character Development 🤔 Decision Frameworks

What Can Aristotle Do For You? 90%

From decision-making to facing death: Aristotle's twelve practical rules for a flourishing life.

by Edith Hall 2018

3.68

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🌱 Character Development 🤔 Decision Frameworks

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+

🏛️ Stoicism 🏺 Ancient Wisdom ⏳ Time Management 🧘 Inner Tranquility 🪙 Material Detachment

On the Shortness of Life 89%

Life feels short because we hand our hours to people and pursuits that don't matter.

by Seneca

4.16

47k+ ratings

🏛️ Stoicism 🏺 Ancient Wisdom ⏳ Time Management 🧘 Inner Tranquility 🪙 Material Detachment

Philosophy As a Way of Life

by Pierre Hadot • 1981

Ancient philosophy trained the self like a muscle. Modernity forgot the exercises.

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2k+

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🏹 Stoicism 🍃 Epicureanism 🧘 Contemplative Practices 🔍 Self-Examination

Philosophy As a Way of Life 89%

Ancient philosophy trained the self like a muscle. Modernity forgot the exercises.

by Pierre Hadot 1981

4.31

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🏹 Stoicism 🍃 Epicureanism 🧘 Contemplative Practices 🔍 Self-Examination

Mutlu Yaşam Üzerine ve Yaşamın Kısalığı Üzerine

by Seneca • 2018

Life is long enough. You just trade it away to crowds, clients, and tomorrow.

3.99

2k+

🔥 Stoicism 🏛️ Ancient Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 💀 Mortality ⏳ Philosophy Of Time

Mutlu Yaşam Üzerine ve Yaşamın Kısalığı Üzerine Summary

Mutlu Yaşam Üzerine ve Yaşamın Kısalığı Üzerine 89%

Life is long enough. You just trade it away to crowds, clients, and tomorrow.

by Seneca 2018

3.99

2k+ ratings

🔥 Stoicism 🏛️ Ancient Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 💀 Mortality ⏳ Philosophy Of Time

Plato's Podcasts

by Mark Vernon • 2009

The ancients never podcasted, yet their advice on desire and resilience still outperforms self-help.

3.52

148

📜 Applied Philosophy 🗣️ Socratic Dialogue 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🌿 Epicurean Simplicity 🤔 Skeptical Wisdom

Plato's Podcasts 89%

The ancients never podcasted, yet their advice on desire and resilience still outperforms self-help.

by Mark Vernon 2009

3.52

148 ratings

📜 Applied Philosophy 🗣️ Socratic Dialogue 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🌿 Epicurean Simplicity 🤔 Skeptical Wisdom

The Art of Life

by Zygmunt Bauman • 2008

Getting richer made us shoppers, not happier, and forced endless self-reinvention without ethics.

3.76

872

🧠 Continental Philosophy 🌊 Late Modernity 😊 Happiness Studies 🛒 Consumer Culture 🧍 Individualism Critique

The Art of Life 89%

Getting richer made us shoppers, not happier, and forced endless self-reinvention without ethics.

by Zygmunt Bauman 2008

3.76

872 ratings

🧠 Continental Philosophy 🌊 Late Modernity 😊 Happiness Studies 🛒 Consumer Culture 🧍 Individualism Critique

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

🏛️ Stoicism 📜 Ancient Wisdom 💡 Practical Philosophy 💀 Mortality 🏡 Simple Living

Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 1 Summary

Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 1 89%

Seneca's letters to a friend: how to stop wasting your one life on what doesn't matter.

by Seneca

4.45

820 ratings

🏛️ Stoicism 📜 Ancient Wisdom 💡 Practical Philosophy 💀 Mortality 🏡 Simple Living

How to Have a Life

by Seneca

You guard every dollar but hemorrhage hours. An ancient Stoic on the cure.

3.90

432

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 📜 Classical Wisdom ⏳ Time And Mortality 🎯 Intentional Living 🧘 Practical Philosophy

How to Have a Life 89%

You guard every dollar but hemorrhage hours. An ancient Stoic on the cure.

by Seneca

3.90

432 ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 📜 Classical Wisdom ⏳ Time And Mortality 🎯 Intentional Living 🧘 Practical Philosophy

On the Good Life

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Happiness needs no wealth, power, or fame: a Roman philosopher's case that virtue alone suffices.

4.00

2k+

🏛️ Virtue Ethics 🏺 Roman Philosophy 🌿 Art Of Living 🗣️ Eloquence And Rhetoric 🗳️ Civic Virtue

On the Good Life 89%

Happiness needs no wealth, power, or fame: a Roman philosopher's case that virtue alone suffices.

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

4.00

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Virtue Ethics 🏺 Roman Philosophy 🌿 Art Of Living 🗣️ Eloquence And Rhetoric 🗳️ Civic Virtue

How to Say No

by Diogenes of Sinope • 2022

Freedom's secret from the man who lived in a jar: say no to everything society worships.

3.40

273

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🐕 Classical Cynicism 🪴 Minimalist Living 🚫 Social Nonconformity 🧱 Self-Sufficiency

How to Say No 89%

Freedom's secret from the man who lived in a jar: say no to everything society worships.

by Diogenes of Sinope 2022

3.40

273 ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🐕 Classical Cynicism 🪴 Minimalist Living 🚫 Social Nonconformity 🧱 Self-Sufficiency

Musonius Rufus

by Musonius Rufus

Why farmers make better philosophers than professors, and women need philosophy as much as men.

4.08

884

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🧭 Practical Ethics 🧘 Simple Living 🛡️ Inner Resilience 💊 Philosophy As Therapy

Musonius Rufus 89%

Why farmers make better philosophers than professors, and women need philosophy as much as men.

by Musonius Rufus

4.08

884 ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🧭 Practical Ethics 🧘 Simple Living 🛡️ Inner Resilience 💊 Philosophy As Therapy

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

🌱 Philosophy As A Way Of Life 🏛️ Ancient Stoicism 🧘 Spiritual Exercises 💊 Philosophical Therapy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

The Art of Living 89%

Before philosophy became a classroom subject, it was a set of exercises for curing the soul.

by John Sellars 2003

4.09

75 ratings

🌱 Philosophy As A Way Of Life 🏛️ Ancient Stoicism 🧘 Spiritual Exercises 💊 Philosophical Therapy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

The Meaning of Things

by A.C. Grayling • 2001

Love, hate, and happiness: what philosophy knows that we keep forgetting.

3.86

2k+

🧭 Practical Philosophy 🌍 Secular Humanism 🏛️ Classical Philosophy 🌟 Meaning And Purpose 🦉 Happiness And Wisdom

The Meaning of Things 89%

Love, hate, and happiness: what philosophy knows that we keep forgetting.

by A.C. Grayling 2001

3.86

2k+ ratings

🧭 Practical Philosophy 🌍 Secular Humanism 🏛️ Classical Philosophy 🌟 Meaning And Purpose 🦉 Happiness And Wisdom

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+

🏛️ Western Philosophy 📚 Philosophy Primer ⚖️ Political Philosophy 🧠 Epistemology 🎯 Virtue Ethics

Jag är Zlatan 89%

How the West thought: ten ideas from Plato to Rawls that still shape everything we believe.

by Zlatan Ibrahimović 2011

3.86

19k+ ratings

🏛️ Western Philosophy 📚 Philosophy Primer ⚖️ Political Philosophy 🧠 Epistemology 🎯 Virtue Ethics

Pyrrhonism

by Adrian Kuzminski • 2008

Ancient Greece had its own Buddhism: suspending belief for tranquility, not skepticism.

4.01

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy ☸️ Comparative Religion 🏺 Hellenistic Thought 🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🤔 Skeptical Traditions

Pyrrhonism 89%

Ancient Greece had its own Buddhism: suspending belief for tranquility, not skepticism.

by Adrian Kuzminski 2008

4.01

70 ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy ☸️ Comparative Religion 🏺 Hellenistic Thought 🧘 Buddhist Philosophy 🤔 Skeptical Traditions

The Wisdom of Life

by Arthur Schopenhauer • 1851

Personality outranks possessions in the pursuit of happiness. Most people get it backwards.

4.06

16k+

🎯 Happiness Philosophy 📜 Practical Philosophy 🧠 Intellectual Life 🏅 Honor And Reputation 💎 Anti-Materialism

The Wisdom of Life 89%

Personality outranks possessions in the pursuit of happiness. Most people get it backwards.

by Arthur Schopenhauer 1851

4.06

16k+ ratings

🎯 Happiness Philosophy 📜 Practical Philosophy 🧠 Intellectual Life 🏅 Honor And Reputation 💎 Anti-Materialism

Happiness

by Frédéric Lenoir • 2011

The modern duty to be happy is making you miserable. Philosophers knew why centuries ago.

3.93

2k+

📊 Happiness Studies 🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help 🧘 Inner Work 🧭 Meaning And Purpose 💝 Altruism And Happiness

Happiness 89%

The modern duty to be happy is making you miserable. Philosophers knew why centuries ago.

by Frédéric Lenoir 2011

3.93

2k+ ratings

📊 Happiness Studies 🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help 🧘 Inner Work 🧭 Meaning And Purpose 💝 Altruism And Happiness

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+

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🛠️ Practical Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 💀 Memento Mori

Letters from a Stoic 89%

The original self-help: a Roman philosopher's letters on wasting less time and wanting less stuff.

by Seneca

4.32

58k+ ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🛠️ Practical Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 💀 Memento Mori

Breakfast with Seneca

by David Fideler • 2021

You're free but enslaved to anger, worry, and wasted time. Seneca's fix for all three.

4.28

3k+

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🔥 Modern Stoicism 🧠 Emotional Mastery 💭 Cognitive Reframing

Breakfast with Seneca 89%

You're free but enslaved to anger, worry, and wasted time. Seneca's fix for all three.

by David Fideler 2021

4.28

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🔥 Modern Stoicism 🧠 Emotional Mastery 💭 Cognitive Reframing

Lessons in Stoicism

by John Sellars • 2019

The Stoics treated emotions as correctable judgments, centuries before modern therapy caught up.

4.19

7k+

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

Lessons in Stoicism 89%

The Stoics treated emotions as correctable judgments, centuries before modern therapy caught up.

by John Sellars 2019

4.19

7k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🧠 Emotional Regulation 🔄 Cognitive Reframing

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

⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🏛️ Classical Philosophy 🌱 Human Flourishing 🧱 Character Development 🧠 Moral Psychology

Ética a Nicómaco. Ética a Eudemo Summary

Ética a Nicómaco. Ética a Eudemo 89%

Happiness is an activity of character, practiced over a lifetime, not a feeling you stumble into.

by Aristotle 2019

4.23

197 ratings

⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🏛️ Classical Philosophy 🌱 Human Flourishing 🧱 Character Development 🧠 Moral Psychology

Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 2

by Seneca

Fortune can take everything except the one thing that actually matters.

4.37

315

🏛️ Roman Stoicism 📜 Ancient Wisdom ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 💀 Death Acceptance 🕊️ Inner Freedom

Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 2 Summary

Moral Letters to Lucilius Volume 2 89%

Fortune can take everything except the one thing that actually matters.

by Seneca

4.37

315 ratings

🏛️ Roman Stoicism 📜 Ancient Wisdom ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 💀 Death Acceptance 🕊️ Inner Freedom

Ancient Philosophy

by Anthony Kenny • 2004

The questions the ancient Greeks asked still define philosophy, and still resist easy answers.

3.95

580

🏛️ Classical Philosophy 📜 History Of Philosophy 🧠 Metaphysics ⚖️ Ancient Ethics 🔍 Epistemology

Ancient Philosophy 89%

The questions the ancient Greeks asked still define philosophy, and still resist easy answers.

by Anthony Kenny 2004

3.95

580 ratings

🏛️ Classical Philosophy 📜 History Of Philosophy 🧠 Metaphysics ⚖️ Ancient Ethics 🔍 Epistemology

The Joy of Missing Out

by Svend Brinkmann • 2017

Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.

3.61

1k+

🛑 Self-Restraint 📉 Hedonic Adaptation 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔍 Existentialism ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

The Joy of Missing Out 89%

Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.

by Svend Brinkmann 2017

3.61

1k+ ratings

🛑 Self-Restraint 📉 Hedonic Adaptation 🏛️ Modern Stoicism 🔍 Existentialism ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

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

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🏺 Stoic Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧠 Mental Resilience ☮️ Inner Peace

Meditations and Other Classics of Stoic Philosophy Summary

Meditations and Other Classics of Stoic Philosophy 88%

Your judgments, not your circumstances, determine your peace. The Roman philosophers who proved it.

by Marcus Aurelius 2023

4.16

37 ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🏺 Stoic Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧠 Mental Resilience ☮️ Inner Peace

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

by Omar Khayyám • 1120

Facing the certainty of death, a Persian poet prescribes wine, love, and acceptance of the moment.

4.17

23k+

🍷 Carpe Diem 📜 Persian Poetry 💀 Memento Mori 🏛️ Epicurean Wisdom 🤲 Acceptance Of Fate

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 88%

Facing the certainty of death, a Persian poet prescribes wine, love, and acceptance of the moment.

by Omar Khayyám 1120

4.17

23k+ ratings

🍷 Carpe Diem 📜 Persian Poetry 💀 Memento Mori 🏛️ Epicurean Wisdom 🤲 Acceptance Of Fate

Carpe Diem

by Roman Alexander Krznaric • 2017

Living fully was hijacked by shopping, scheduling, and screens. Five forgotten paths to reclaim it.

3.76

385

🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help ✊ Political Activism 💀 Death Awareness 🍷 Hedonism And Pleasure 🎭 Spontaneity Practice

Carpe Diem 88%

Living fully was hijacked by shopping, scheduling, and screens. Five forgotten paths to reclaim it.

by Roman Alexander Krznaric 2017

3.76

385 ratings

🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help ✊ Political Activism 💀 Death Awareness 🍷 Hedonism And Pleasure 🎭 Spontaneity Practice

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 📜 Virtue Ethics 🧱 Stoicism

The Socratic Method 88%

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 📜 Virtue Ethics 🧱 Stoicism

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

🏛️ History Of Philosophy 🏺 Ancient Greek Philosophy 🔮 Metaphysics 🔍 Epistemology ⚖️ Ethics And Virtue

A New History of Western Philosophy Summary

A New History of Western Philosophy 88%

Western philosophy, Thales to Wittgenstein: the rare history that gives the medieval era its due.

by Anthony Kenny 2007

4.22

520 ratings

🏛️ History Of Philosophy 🏺 Ancient Greek Philosophy 🔮 Metaphysics 🔍 Epistemology ⚖️ Ethics And Virtue

The Art of Living

by Epictetus

Freedom is self-command. A Greek slave turned philosopher on the one distinction that unlocks it.

4.24

37k+

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🎯 Self-Mastery 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🌊 Radical Acceptance

The Art of Living 88%

Freedom is self-command. A Greek slave turned philosopher on the one distinction that unlocks it.

by Epictetus

4.24

37k+ ratings

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🎯 Self-Mastery 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🌊 Radical Acceptance

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+

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 💊 Philosophy As Therapy 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations Summary

Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations 88%

The Stoics and Epicureans trained the mind like an athlete. Their exercises still build resilience.

by Jules Evans 2012

4.07

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 💊 Philosophy As Therapy 🛡️ Emotional Resilience 🔄 Cognitive Reframing ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

How to Grow Old

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Old age as the summit, not the slide: Cicero's ancient case, still undiminished.

4.06

1k+

🏛️ Stoicism 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🧓 Philosophy Of Aging 🌅 Second Half Of Life 📚 Lifelong Learning

How to Grow Old 88%

Old age as the summit, not the slide: Cicero's ancient case, still undiminished.

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

4.06

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Stoicism 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🧓 Philosophy Of Aging 🌅 Second Half Of Life 📚 Lifelong Learning

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

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 💊 Philosophy As Therapy 🧘 Stoic Mindfulness 🛡️ Mental Resilience ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Marcus Aurelius 88%

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

🏛️ Stoic Philosophy 💊 Philosophy As Therapy 🧘 Stoic Mindfulness 🛡️ Mental Resilience ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Philosophy Bites

by David Edmonds • 2012

The big questions of philosophy, served in bite-sized interviews with today's leading thinkers.

3.69

371

Philosophy Bites 88%

The big questions of philosophy, served in bite-sized interviews with today's leading thinkers.

by David Edmonds 2012

3.69

371 ratings

Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance

by Haim Shapira • 2009

Happiness hides in idle afternoons and small moments; stop chasing and start collecting.

4.15

841

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 📊 Positive Psychology 😴 Idleness And Rest 🐢 Slow Living 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance Summary

Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance 88%

Happiness hides in idle afternoons and small moments; stop chasing and start collecting.

by Haim Shapira 2009

4.15

841 ratings

🏛️ Practical Philosophy 📊 Positive Psychology 😴 Idleness And Rest 🐢 Slow Living 🙏 Gratitude Practice

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

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🏛️ Ancient Philosophy ⚖️ Stoic Ethics 🔓 Inner Freedom 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🤔 Rational Judgment

The Enchiridion & Discourses of Epictetus Summary

The Enchiridion & Discourses of Epictetus 88%

Your judgments are the only thing you own. Learn to rule them, and you rule yourself.

by Epictetus

4.24

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy ⚖️ Stoic Ethics 🔓 Inner Freedom 🧠 Cognitive Reframing 🤔 Rational Judgment

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar

by Thomas Cathcart • 2007

Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.

3.76

18k+

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Summary

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar 88%

Jokes and philosophy work the same way: both ambush your assumptions. Here's how.

by Thomas Cathcart 2007

3.76

18k+ 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

🏛️ Greek Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧠 Logic And Reasoning 🌌 Metaphysics 🗳️ Political Philosophy

Aristotle 88%

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

🏛️ Greek Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧠 Logic And Reasoning 🌌 Metaphysics 🗳️ Political Philosophy

Exploring Happiness

by Sissela Bok • 2010

Too complex for one discipline: what philosophy and brain science find when they meet on happiness.

3.66

199

🧠 Philosophy Of Happiness 📜 History Of Ideas ⚖️ Moral Philosophy 🔬 Multidisciplinary Inquiry 😊 Positive Psychology

Exploring Happiness 88%

Too complex for one discipline: what philosophy and brain science find when they meet on happiness.

by Sissela Bok 2010

3.66

199 ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Happiness 📜 History Of Ideas ⚖️ Moral Philosophy 🔬 Multidisciplinary Inquiry 😊 Positive Psychology

Ethics

by Baruch Spinoza • 1677

God and nature are one; free will, an illusion. Freedom is grasping the causes that move you.

4.10

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📐 Rationalist Philosophy 🌌 Pantheism 🔗 Determinism 🧘 Mind-Body Problem 🎭 Philosophy Of Emotions

Ethics 88%

God and nature are one; free will, an illusion. Freedom is grasping the causes that move you.

by Baruch Spinoza 1677

4.10

22k+ ratings

📐 Rationalist Philosophy 🌌 Pantheism 🔗 Determinism 🧘 Mind-Body Problem 🎭 Philosophy Of Emotions

The Consolations of Philosophy

by Alain de Botton • 2000

Six philosophers diagnose six everyday miseries, from unpopularity to heartbreak.

4.01

34k+

🏛️ Applied Philosophy 📘 Philosophical Self-Help 💡 History Of Ideas 🛡️ Practical Stoicism 🌋 Meaning Through Suffering

The Consolations of Philosophy 88%

Six philosophers diagnose six everyday miseries, from unpopularity to heartbreak.

by Alain de Botton 2000

4.01

34k+ ratings

🏛️ Applied Philosophy 📘 Philosophical Self-Help 💡 History Of Ideas 🛡️ Practical Stoicism 🌋 Meaning Through Suffering

A Field Guide to a Happy Life

by Massimo Pigliucci • 2020

Stoicism refreshed by science: 53 short lessons for a resilient, clear-eyed, and truly happy life.

3.76

1k+

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📜 Practical Philosophy 🪞 Cognitive Reframing ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🛡️ Emotional Resilience

A Field Guide to a Happy Life 88%

Stoicism refreshed by science: 53 short lessons for a resilient, clear-eyed, and truly happy life.

by Massimo Pigliucci 2020

3.76

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📜 Practical Philosophy 🪞 Cognitive Reframing ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🛡️ Emotional Resilience

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

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On Desire 88%

Your desires are not your own; biology and society scripted them. Philosophy can rewrite the code.

by William B. Irvine 2005

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The Essential Marcus Aurelius

by Marcus Aurelius

The Roman emperor's own method: how to build a mind that nothing external can disturb.

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🏛️ Stoicism ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 💪 Inner Discipline 📜 Ancient Wisdom 🧠 Mindfulness

The Essential Marcus Aurelius 88%

The Roman emperor's own method: how to build a mind that nothing external can disturb.

by Marcus Aurelius

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🏛️ Stoicism ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 💪 Inner Discipline 📜 Ancient Wisdom 🧠 Mindfulness

The Socrates Express

by Eric Weiner • 2020

A ticket, a train, and the dead philosophers who can still teach you how to live.

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🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🚂 Philosophical Travel 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom 🗿 Modern Stoicism 🧠 Intellectual Self-Help

The Socrates Express 88%

A ticket, a train, and the dead philosophers who can still teach you how to live.

by Eric Weiner 2020

4.14

4k+ ratings

🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🚂 Philosophical Travel 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom 🗿 Modern Stoicism 🧠 Intellectual Self-Help

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