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⚖️ Moral Demandingness

The philosophical question of how much ethics can reasonably ask of us, probing the tension between saintly ideals and livable human standards.
Strangers Drowning
by Larissa MacFarquhar • 2015
They give kidneys and fortunes to strangers. Why their goodness is more unsettling than inspiring.
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🤲 Extreme Altruism💡 Effective Altruism🧠 Moral Psychology
Strangers Drowning Summary
Strangers Drowning 90%
They give kidneys and fortunes to strangers. Why their goodness is more unsettling than inspiring.
by Larissa MacFarquhar 2015
3.91
3k+ ratings
🤲 Extreme Altruism💡 Effective Altruism🧠 Moral Psychology
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
🧠 Moral Philosophy⚖️ Applied Ethics📖 Philosophy Primer
50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know 90%
50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.
by Ben Dupré 2013
3.83
121 ratings
🧠 Moral Philosophy⚖️ Applied Ethics📖 Philosophy Primer
The Life You Can Save
by Peter Singer • 2009
Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.
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🧮 Effective Altruism🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics
The Life You Can Save Summary
The Life You Can Save 90%
Child drowning: you'd wade in. Child dying of malaria: $10 saves her. The moral math is identical.
by Peter Singer 2009
4.15
7k+ ratings
🧮 Effective Altruism🌍 Global Poverty⚖️ Utilitarian Ethics
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.
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530
🧭 Moral Philosophy💡 History Of Ideas🏛️ Virtue Ethics
The Quest for a Moral Compass Summary
The Quest for a Moral Compass 89%
Every civilization searched for right and wrong. None of them arrived at the same place.
by Kenan Malik 2014
4.14
530 ratings
🧭 Moral Philosophy💡 History Of Ideas🏛️ Virtue Ethics
Briefly
by David Mills Daniel • 2007
The only moral absolute is love, and it decides what is right in every situation.
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🧠 Situation Ethics✝️ Christian Ethics📚 Moral Philosophy
Briefly Summary
Briefly 89%
The only moral absolute is love, and it decides what is right in every situation.
by David Mills Daniel 2007
3.79
205 ratings
🧠 Situation Ethics✝️ Christian Ethics📚 Moral Philosophy
The Fundamentals of Ethics
by Russ Shafer-Landau • 2009
Three questions, twelve theories. Every one of them falters on the hard cases.
3.73
798
⚖️ Ethical Theories📏 Normative Ethics🔍 Metaethics
The Fundamentals of Ethics Summary
The Fundamentals of Ethics 89%
Three questions, twelve theories. Every one of them falters on the hard cases.
by Russ Shafer-Landau 2009
3.73
798 ratings
⚖️ Ethical Theories📏 Normative Ethics🔍 Metaethics
Ethics
by Harry J. Gensler • 1385
From divine commands to the golden rule: a systematic tour of the major moral theories.
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140
🧠 Moral Philosophy📘 Introductory Ethics🗺️ Ethical Theory Survey
Ethics Summary
Ethics 89%
From divine commands to the golden rule: a systematic tour of the major moral theories.
by Harry J. Gensler 1385
3.42
140 ratings
🧠 Moral Philosophy📘 Introductory Ethics🗺️ Ethical Theory Survey
Graven Images
by Dietrich von Hildebrand • 1957
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
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12
🧠 Moral Philosophy✝️ Catholic Moral Theology🛡️ Honor Codes
Graven Images Summary
Graven Images 89%
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
by Dietrich von Hildebrand 1957
4.17
12 ratings
🧠 Moral Philosophy✝️ Catholic Moral Theology🛡️ Honor Codes
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
by Immanuel Kant • 1998
Morality comes not from outcomes or emotions but from a test any rational being can apply.
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🏛️ Moral Philosophy💡 Enlightenment Thought⚖️ Deontological Ethics
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Summary
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals 89%
Morality comes not from outcomes or emotions but from a test any rational being can apply.
by Immanuel Kant 1998
3.83
23k+ ratings
🏛️ Moral Philosophy💡 Enlightenment Thought⚖️ Deontological Ethics
The Moral Landscape
by Sam Harris • 2010
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
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🏛️ Moral Philosophy🧪 Science Of Morality😊 Well-Being Science
The Moral Landscape Summary
The Moral Landscape 89%
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
🏛️ Moral Philosophy🧪 Science Of Morality😊 Well-Being Science
Ethics in the Real World
by Peter Singer • 2016
A philosopher's case that buying a luxury watch when children are dying is an ethical failure.
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⚖️ Applied Ethics🏛️ Moral Philosophy🌍 Effective Altruism
Ethics in the Real World Summary
Ethics in the Real World 89%
A philosopher's case that buying a luxury watch when children are dying is an ethical failure.
by Peter Singer 2016
3.92
5k+ ratings
⚖️ Applied Ethics🏛️ Moral Philosophy🌍 Effective Altruism
The Way to Happiness
by L. Ron Hubbard • 1989
Personal integrity and the golden rule: L. Ron Hubbard's practical moral code for a life that works.
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🧭 Moral Codes😇 Virtue Ethics🧹 Personal Integrity
The Way to Happiness Summary
The Way to Happiness 89%
Personal integrity and the golden rule: L. Ron Hubbard's practical moral code for a life that works.
by L. Ron Hubbard 1989
3.76
535 ratings
🧭 Moral Codes😇 Virtue Ethics🧹 Personal Integrity
Moral Minds
by Marc Hauser • 2006
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
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🧠 Moral Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Ethics👶 Innate Morality
Moral Minds Summary
Moral Minds 89%
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
by Marc Hauser 2006
3.74
1k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🧬 Evolutionary Ethics👶 Innate Morality
The Expanding Circle
by Peter Singer • 1981
Morality started with vampire bats, not God. Reason is taking it further than evolution ever could.
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🧬 Evolutionary Ethics📈 Moral Progress⚖️ Utilitarianism
The Expanding Circle Summary
The Expanding Circle 89%
Morality started with vampire bats, not God. Reason is taking it further than evolution ever could.
by Peter Singer 1981
4.02
626 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Ethics📈 Moral Progress⚖️ Utilitarianism
One World
by Peter Singer • 2002
Borders do not contain carbon, missiles, or pandemics. They should not contain your conscience.
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🌍 Global Ethics🏛️ Cosmopolitanism💡 Effective Altruism
One World Summary
One World 89%
Borders do not contain carbon, missiles, or pandemics. They should not contain your conscience.
by Peter Singer 2002
3.72
1k+ ratings
🌍 Global Ethics🏛️ Cosmopolitanism💡 Effective Altruism
Standpoints
by Svend Brinkmann • 2018
Modernity wants a use for everything. Ten old ideas that refuse to earn their keep.
3.77
787
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🧠 Existential Philosophy🏛️ Virtue Ethics
Standpoints Summary
Standpoints 89%
Modernity wants a use for everything. Ten old ideas that refuse to earn their keep.
by Svend Brinkmann 2018
3.77
787 ratings
🚫 Anti-Self-Help🧠 Existential Philosophy🏛️ Virtue Ethics
Critique of Practical Reason
by Immanuel Kant • 1788
Morality comes from reason alone, not feelings or consequences; through it we discover our freedom.
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🏛️ Moral Philosophy📜 Deontological Ethics🧠 Practical Reason
Critique of Practical Reason Summary
Critique of Practical Reason 89%
Morality comes from reason alone, not feelings or consequences; through it we discover our freedom.
by Immanuel Kant 1788
3.94
12k+ ratings
🏛️ Moral Philosophy📜 Deontological Ethics🧠 Practical Reason
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
by Adam Smith • 1759
Before he explained markets, Adam Smith explained why you want a promotion more than a full pantry.
4.06
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🧠 Moral Psychology🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment💓 Sentimentalism
The Theory of Moral Sentiments Summary
The Theory of Moral Sentiments 89%
Before he explained markets, Adam Smith explained why you want a promotion more than a full pantry.
by Adam Smith 1759
4.06
5k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Enlightenment💓 Sentimentalism
Aspiration
by Agnes Callard • 2018
Most decisions assume fixed desires. The case for changing what you want, not just getting it.
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🧠 Moral Psychology⚖️ Virtue Ethics🧭 Practical Reason
Aspiration Summary
Aspiration 89%
Most decisions assume fixed desires. The case for changing what you want, not just getting it.
by Agnes Callard 2018
3.76
204 ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology⚖️ Virtue Ethics🧭 Practical Reason
Natural Goodness
by Philippa Foot • 2001
Moral defect works like a slow deer: your species' nature sets the standard.
3.94
442
💭 Moral Philosophy🛡️ Virtue Ethics🔍 Moral Realism
Natural Goodness Summary
Natural Goodness 89%
Moral defect works like a slow deer: your species' nature sets the standard.
by Philippa Foot 2001
3.94
442 ratings
💭 Moral Philosophy🛡️ Virtue Ethics🔍 Moral Realism
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
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🏛️ Virtue Ethics⛪ Moral Theology🧱 Character Formation
Introducing Moral Theology Summary
Introducing Moral Theology 88%
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
🏛️ Virtue Ethics⛪ Moral Theology🧱 Character Formation
Just Babies
by Paul Bloom • 2013
Three-month-olds know right from wrong. The rest of morality is deciding who counts.
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🧠 Moral Psychology👶 Innate Morality💞 Empathy Research
Just Babies Summary
Just Babies 88%
Three-month-olds know right from wrong. The rest of morality is deciding who counts.
by Paul Bloom 2013
3.71
4k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology👶 Innate Morality💞 Empathy Research
What We Owe The Future
by William MacAskill • 2022
Most humans who will ever live aren't born yet. Their fate belongs to this century.
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🌍 Future Generations👥 Population Ethics⚠️ Existential Risk
What We Owe The Future Summary
What We Owe The Future 88%
Most humans who will ever live aren't born yet. Their fate belongs to this century.
by William MacAskill 2022
3.81
7k+ ratings
🌍 Future Generations👥 Population Ethics⚠️ Existential Risk
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
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🧠 Moral Psychology🔴 Political Polarization⚡ Moral Intuition
The Righteous Mind Summary
The Righteous Mind 88%
Reason didn't evolve to find truth. It evolved to defend whatever your group already believes.
by Jonathan Haidt 2012
4.19
67k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🔴 Political Polarization⚡ Moral Intuition
Spheres of Justice
by Michael Walzer • 1983
Separate spheres: why a just society walls off money, power, and honor from each other.
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🏛️ Distributive Justice🏘️ Communitarianism💰 Critique Of Markets
Spheres of Justice Summary
Spheres of Justice 88%
Separate spheres: why a just society walls off money, power, and honor from each other.
by Michael Walzer 1983
3.80
723 ratings
🏛️ Distributive Justice🏘️ Communitarianism💰 Critique Of Markets
Whose Justice? Which Rationality?
by Alasdair MacIntyre • 1988
Neutral reason is a myth. Every standard of justice carries the history of a specific tradition.
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🏛️ Moral Philosophy🎯 Virtue Ethics📜 Historicism
Whose Justice? Which Rationality? Summary
Whose Justice? Which Rationality? 88%
Neutral reason is a myth. Every standard of justice carries the history of a specific tradition.
by Alasdair MacIntyre 1988
4.24
409 ratings
🏛️ Moral Philosophy🎯 Virtue Ethics📜 Historicism
Why Vegan?
by Peter Singer • 2020
Loving dogs while eating pigs is a prejudice, not a preference, with billions of victims.
4.02
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🐄 Animal Ethics🏭 Factory Farming🧠 Animal Sentience
Why Vegan? Summary
Why Vegan? 88%
Loving dogs while eating pigs is a prejudice, not a preference, with billions of victims.
by Peter Singer 2020
4.02
919 ratings
🐄 Animal Ethics🏭 Factory Farming🧠 Animal Sentience
What Do You Want Out of Life?
by Valerie Tiberius • 2023
Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.
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🏛️ Practical Philosophy⚔️ Goal Conflict Resolution🎯 Values Identification
What Do You Want Out of Life? Summary
What Do You Want Out of Life? 88%
Your goals are at war. A philosophical guide to brokering peace by renegotiating what you value.
by Valerie Tiberius 2023
3.19
373 ratings
🏛️ Practical Philosophy⚔️ Goal Conflict Resolution🎯 Values Identification
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
🧠 Moral Psychology🌿 Naturalistic Ethics🪤 Cognitive Biases
Answers for Aristotle Summary
Answers for Aristotle 88%
Science gives facts, philosophy gives values. Bridge them, and the good life stops being guesswork.
by Massimo Pigliucci 2012
3.76
352 ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🌿 Naturalistic Ethics🪤 Cognitive Biases
Better, Not Perfect
by Max H. Bazerman • 2020
Most ethics advice demands sainthood. This one demands your next decision be slightly better.
3.46
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🧪 Behavioral Ethics🌍 Effective Altruism🧠 Cognitive Biases
Better, Not Perfect Summary
Better, Not Perfect 88%
Most ethics advice demands sainthood. This one demands your next decision be slightly better.
by Max H. Bazerman 2020
3.46
159 ratings
🧪 Behavioral Ethics🌍 Effective Altruism🧠 Cognitive Biases
The Most Good You Can Do
by Peter Singer • 2015
Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.
3.80
4k+
🎯 Effective Altruism⚖️ Utilitarianism📊 Evidence-Based Charity
The Most Good You Can Do Summary
The Most Good You Can Do 88%
Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.
by Peter Singer 2015
3.80
4k+ ratings
🎯 Effective Altruism⚖️ Utilitarianism📊 Evidence-Based Charity
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
🏛️ Virtue Ethics📜 Moral Theology🐍 Seven Deadly Sins
Back to Virtue Summary
Back to Virtue 88%
Modern ethics is broken. The cure is ancient: the seven deadly sins and the Beatitudes.
by Peter Kreeft 1986
4.29
861 ratings
🏛️ Virtue Ethics📜 Moral Theology🐍 Seven Deadly Sins
The Science of Good and Evil
by Michael Shermer • 2004
Good and evil are evolutionary strategies, and science can decipher them.
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🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🤝 Evolution Of Morality✨ Secular Ethics
The Science of Good and Evil Summary
The Science of Good and Evil 88%
Good and evil are evolutionary strategies, and science can decipher them.
by Michael Shermer 2004
3.91
3k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🤝 Evolution Of Morality✨ Secular Ethics
Against Empathy
by Paul Bloom • 2016
Empathy zeroes in on one face, ignores a thousand deaths, and makes cruelty feel righteous.
3.57
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🧠 Moral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases💡 Effective Altruism
Against Empathy Summary
Against Empathy 88%
Empathy zeroes in on one face, ignores a thousand deaths, and makes cruelty feel righteous.
by Paul Bloom 2016
3.57
7k+ ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🔍 Cognitive Biases💡 Effective Altruism
Beyond Religion
by Dalai Lama XIV • 2011
Ethics without religion, grounded in compassion and reason, from the Dalai Lama.
4.07
6k+
🏛️ Moral Philosophy🧘 Applied Buddhism💗 Compassion Cultivation
Beyond Religion Summary
Beyond Religion 88%
Ethics without religion, grounded in compassion and reason, from the Dalai Lama.
by Dalai Lama XIV 2011
4.07
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Moral Philosophy🧘 Applied Buddhism💗 Compassion Cultivation
A Theory of Justice
by John Rawls • 1971
A thought experiment: pick society's rules without knowing your place in it. Two principles follow.
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🏛️ Political Philosophy⚖️ Distributive Justice📜 Social Contract
A Theory of Justice Summary
A Theory of Justice 88%
A thought experiment: pick society's rules without knowing your place in it. Two principles follow.
by John Rawls 1971
3.95
14k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy⚖️ Distributive Justice📜 Social Contract
Wisdom
by Stephen S. Hall • 2010
Smart people often decide poorly. Science says the missing skill is wisdom, and it is teachable.
3.74
352
🧠 Moral Psychology💡 Emotional Intelligence🧘 Emotional Regulation
Wisdom Summary
Wisdom 88%
Smart people often decide poorly. Science says the missing skill is wisdom, and it is teachable.
by Stephen S. Hall 2010
3.74
352 ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology💡 Emotional Intelligence🧘 Emotional Regulation
The Case against Perfection
by Michael J. Sandel • 2007
Genetic engineering really threatens: the humility and mutual obligation a decent society needs.
3.83
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🧬 Bioethics🧫 Genetic Engineering🧪 Human Enhancement
The Case against Perfection Summary
The Case against Perfection 88%
Genetic engineering really threatens: the humility and mutual obligation a decent society needs.
by Michael J. Sandel 2007
3.83
2k+ ratings
🧬 Bioethics🧫 Genetic Engineering🧪 Human Enhancement
Conscience
by Patricia S. Churchland • 2019
Our conscience grew out of the brain's drive to care, not from God or reason.
3.78
442
🧠 Moral Psychology🧪 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Ethics
Conscience Summary
Conscience 88%
Our conscience grew out of the brain's drive to care, not from God or reason.
by Patricia S. Churchland 2019
3.78
442 ratings
🧠 Moral Psychology🧪 Cognitive Neuroscience🧬 Evolutionary Ethics
Batman and Philosophy
by Mark D. White • 2008
Batman doesn't have superpowers, but his moral dilemmas are a crash course in Western philosophy.
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📺 Pop Culture Philosophy🏛️ Virtue Ethics💥 Comic Book Analysis
Batman and Philosophy Summary
Batman and Philosophy 88%
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
📺 Pop Culture Philosophy🏛️ Virtue Ethics💥 Comic Book Analysis
Justice
by Michael J. Sandel • 2007
Three centuries of thinking about justice, one shared evasion: the good life.
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🏛️ Political Philosophy⚖️ Distributive Justice🧠 Thought Experiments
Justice Summary
Justice 88%
Three centuries of thinking about justice, one shared evasion: the good life.
by Michael J. Sandel 2007
4.30
28k+ ratings
🏛️ Political Philosophy⚖️ Distributive Justice🧠 Thought Experiments
Fellow Creatures
by Christine M. Korsgaard • 2018
Value only exists relative to a creature; human superiority over animals was never coherent.
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🔎 Animal Ethics🏛️ Moral Philosophy🧠 Kantian Ethics
Fellow Creatures Summary
Fellow Creatures 88%
Value only exists relative to a creature; human superiority over animals was never coherent.
by Christine M. Korsgaard 2018
4.23
221 ratings
🔎 Animal Ethics🏛️ Moral Philosophy🧠 Kantian Ethics
The Second Mountain
by David Brooks • 2019
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
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⚖️ Moral Philosophy🧭 Midlife Transition🛤️ Finding Vocation
The Second Mountain Summary
The Second Mountain 88%
A culture of individualism leaves us unmoored; a life of deep, costly commitments is the anchor.
by David Brooks 2019
3.76
13k+ ratings
⚖️ Moral Philosophy🧭 Midlife Transition🛤️ Finding Vocation
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt
by Peter Gratton • 2020
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
🏛️ Political Theory🏴 Totalitarianism📚 Continental Philosophy
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt Summary
The Bloomsbury Companion to Arendt 88%
Why totalitarianism aims to make humans unnecessary, and the public acts that can stop it.
by Peter Gratton 2020
🏛️ Political Theory🏴 Totalitarianism📚 Continental Philosophy
Dr. Seuss and Philosophy
by Jacob M. Held • 2011
Philosophy hid on your childhood shelf. Horton on knowledge, the Lorax on ethics, Yertle on power.
4.14
441
🧠 Pop Philosophy📚 Children'S Literature⚖️ Moral Dilemmas
Dr. Seuss and Philosophy Summary
Dr. Seuss and Philosophy 88%
Philosophy hid on your childhood shelf. Horton on knowledge, the Lorax on ethics, Yertle on power.
by Jacob M. Held 2011
4.14
441 ratings
🧠 Pop Philosophy📚 Children'S Literature⚖️ Moral Dilemmas
The Stone Reader
by Peter Catapano • 2015
From the New York Times: 133 philosophers debate mind, morals, God, and the good life.
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🌍 Public Philosophy🔬 Philosophy Of Science⚖️ Moral Philosophy
The Stone Reader Summary
The Stone Reader 88%
From the New York Times: 133 philosophers debate mind, morals, God, and the good life.
by Peter Catapano 2015
3.83
453 ratings
🌍 Public Philosophy🔬 Philosophy Of Science⚖️ Moral Philosophy
How Could You Do That?! The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience
by Laura Schlessinger • 1996
Modern self-help says follow your heart. This book says your heart is a lousy compass.
3.77
481
🧭 Values-Based Living🧠 Emotional Regulation⚖️ Moral Absolutism
How Could You Do That?! The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience Summary
How Could You Do That?! The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience 88%
Modern self-help says follow your heart. This book says your heart is a lousy compass.
by Laura Schlessinger 1996
3.77
481 ratings
🧭 Values-Based Living🧠 Emotional Regulation⚖️ Moral Absolutism
Philosophy Bites
by David Edmonds • 2012
The big questions of philosophy, served in bite-sized interviews with today's leading thinkers.
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371
📚 Popular Philosophy⚖️ Applied Ethics🐾 Animal Ethics
Philosophy Bites Summary
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
📚 Popular Philosophy⚖️ Applied Ethics🐾 Animal Ethics
To Heal a Fractured World
by Jonathan Sacks • 2007
Faith is not acceptance but a summons to responsibility: Jewish ethics of justice, love, and repair.
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685
📜 Jewish Ethics⚖️ Charity And Justice❤️ Love In Action
To Heal a Fractured World Summary
To Heal a Fractured World 88%
Faith is not acceptance but a summons to responsibility: Jewish ethics of justice, love, and repair.
by Jonathan Sacks 2007
4.56
685 ratings
📜 Jewish Ethics⚖️ Charity And Justice❤️ Love In Action
Animal Liberation Now
by Peter Singer • 2023
Suffering is suffering regardless of species. Everything else is bias we have learned not to see.
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🐾 Animal Ethics📚 Moral Philosophy✊ Animal Rights
Animal Liberation Now Summary
Animal Liberation Now 88%
Suffering is suffering regardless of species. Everything else is bias we have learned not to see.
by Peter Singer 2023
4.53
1k+ ratings
🐾 Animal Ethics📚 Moral Philosophy✊ Animal Rights
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