🛋️ Philosophical Counseling

Books that apply the traditions of philosophy—Stoicism, existentialism, Socratic dialogue—to the practical work of helping people live better. Therapy meets the examined life.

Plato, Not Prozac!

by Lou Marinoff • 1999

A five-step method that uses philosophy to solve life's everyday problems, no couch required.

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3k+

🧠 Applied Philosophy 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom ⚖️ Practical Ethics

Plato, Not Prozac! 93%

A five-step method that uses philosophy to solve life's everyday problems, no couch required.

by Lou Marinoff 1999

3.47

3k+ ratings

🧠 Applied Philosophy 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom ⚖️ Practical Ethics

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 92%

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

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

Plato's Podcasts 92%

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

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 91%

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

The Existentialist's Survival Guide

by Gordon Marino • 2018

Your anxiety is not a flaw. The existentialists saw it as proof of your freedom.

3.69

1k+

🧠 Existentialist Thought 🛠️ Philosophical Self-Help ✨ Authentic Living

The Existentialist's Survival Guide Summary

The Existentialist's Survival Guide 91%

Your anxiety is not a flaw. The existentialists saw it as proof of your freedom.

by Gordon Marino 2018

3.69

1k+ ratings

🧠 Existentialist Thought 🛠️ Philosophical Self-Help ✨ Authentic Living

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

Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations Summary

Philosophy for Life and Other Dangerous Situations 91%

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

Six Questions of Socrates

by Christopher Phillips • 2004

Socrates' six questions, asked around the world, reveal the good life has no single answer.

3.70

389

🗣️ Socratic Dialogue ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧠 Everyday Philosophy

Six Questions of Socrates 91%

Socrates' six questions, asked around the world, reveal the good life has no single answer.

by Christopher Phillips 2004

3.70

389 ratings

🗣️ Socratic Dialogue ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🧠 Everyday 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 91%

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

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 91%

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

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

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

🌱 Philosophy As A Way Of Life 🏛️ Ancient Stoicism 🧘 Spiritual Exercises

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

The Consolations of Philosophy 91%

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

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 91%

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

Breakfast with Socrates

by Robert Rowland Smith • 2009

Waking up, getting dressed, sitting in traffic: every mundane moment hides a philosophical question.

3.28

2k+

Breakfast with Socrates 91%

Waking up, getting dressed, sitting in traffic: every mundane moment hides a philosophical question.

by Robert Rowland Smith 2009

3.28

2k+ ratings

Life Worth Living

by Miroslav Volf • 2023

Chasing happiness misses the point. The deeper question: what makes a life actually matter.

3.68

2k+

🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help 🌿 The Good Life 💀 Mortality And Meaning

Life Worth Living 91%

Chasing happiness misses the point. The deeper question: what makes a life actually matter.

by Miroslav Volf 2023

3.68

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Philosophical Self-Help 🌿 The Good Life 💀 Mortality And Meaning

Anxiety

by Samir Chopra • 2024

What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?

3.91

522

🧠 Existential Philosophy 🗣️ Philosophical Therapy 🌊 Living With Anxiety

Anxiety 91%

What if your anxiety isn't a disorder, but the feeling of freedom itself?

by Samir Chopra 2024

3.91

522 ratings

🧠 Existential Philosophy 🗣️ Philosophical Therapy 🌊 Living With Anxiety

Life Is Hard

by Kieran Setiya • 2022

Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.

3.54

2k+

🧠 Practical Philosophy 🤕 Living With Pain 🖤 Grief And Loss

Life Is Hard 91%

Life has no cure. A moral philosopher shows how to face pain, grief, and injustice anyway.

by Kieran Setiya 2022

3.54

2k+ ratings

🧠 Practical Philosophy 🤕 Living With Pain 🖤 Grief And Loss

Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy

by Emmy Van Deurzen • 2011

Existential philosophy as clinical practice: phenomenological skills for meaning and mortality.

4.31

124

🛋️ Existential Therapy 🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology 🔍 Phenomenology

Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy Summary

Skills in Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy 91%

Existential philosophy as clinical practice: phenomenological skills for meaning and mortality.

by Emmy Van Deurzen 2011

4.31

124 ratings

🛋️ Existential Therapy 🧑‍🔬 Humanistic Psychology 🔍 Phenomenology

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It

by Daniel Klein • 2015

The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.

3.95

5k+

🧭 Philosophy Of Life 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🎭 Existentialism

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It Summary

Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It 91%

The thinkers who insisted we create our own meaning, and the catch they overlooked.

by Daniel Klein 2015

3.95

5k+ ratings

🧭 Philosophy Of Life 🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🎭 Existentialism

A Simpler Life

by The School of Life • 2022

Modern life's curse is too much of everything. The real upgrade is learning how to subtract.

3.98

2k+

🏡 Voluntary Simplicity 🧭 Intentional Living 🪞 Self-Reflection

A Simpler Life 91%

Modern life's curse is too much of everything. The real upgrade is learning how to subtract.

by The School of Life 2022

3.98

2k+ ratings

🏡 Voluntary Simplicity 🧭 Intentional Living 🪞 Self-Reflection

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.

3.19

373

🏛️ Practical Philosophy ⚔️ Goal Conflict Resolution 🎯 Values Identification

What Do You Want Out of Life? 91%

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

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

The Meaning of Things 91%

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

Existential–Humanistic Therapy

by Kirk J. Schneider • 2009

How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.

4.01

145

🛋️ Existential Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🧘 Therapeutic Presence

Existential–Humanistic Therapy 91%

How to practice therapy where the relationship is the medicine, not the delivery system.

by Kirk J. Schneider 2009

4.01

145 ratings

🛋️ Existential Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology 🧘 Therapeutic Presence

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+

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🔧 Practical Philosophy

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

🏛️ Modern Stoicism 📜 Ancient Philosophy 🔧 Practical Philosophy

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

Carpe Diem 91%

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

Petit traité de vie intérieure

by Frédéric Lenoir • 2010

What Buddha, Socrates, and the Stoics agreed on: twelve lessons for inner peace without dogma.

3.84

915

🔧 Practical Philosophy 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Petit traité de vie intérieure 91%

What Buddha, Socrates, and the Stoics agreed on: twelve lessons for inner peace without dogma.

by Frédéric Lenoir 2010

3.84

915 ratings

🔧 Practical Philosophy 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🏛️ Modern Stoicism

Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy

by Gerald Corey • 2004

Twelve ways to do therapy, one truth: the therapist heals with who they are, not what they know.

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2k+

📚 Psychotherapy Theories 🎓 Counselor Education 💞 Therapeutic Relationship

Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy Summary

Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy 91%

Twelve ways to do therapy, one truth: the therapist heals with who they are, not what they know.

by Gerald Corey 2004

3.98

2k+ ratings

📚 Psychotherapy Theories 🎓 Counselor Education 💞 Therapeutic Relationship

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

Happiness 91%

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

The Socrates Express

by Eric Weiner • 2020

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

4.14

4k+

🛠️ Practical Philosophy 🚂 Philosophical Travel 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom

The Socrates Express 91%

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

The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue

by Rob Anderson • 1997

The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.

4.16

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Humanistic Psychology 💬 Dialogic Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History

The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue Summary

The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue 91%

The Buber-Rogers dialogue shaped modern therapy. For forty years, the transcript was wrong.

by Rob Anderson 1997

4.16

31 ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Humanistic Psychology 💬 Dialogic Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History

Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments

by Patrick King • 2020

Your mind needs a gym. Philosophy's greatest thought experiments are the equipment.

3.84

101

🧪 Thought Experiments 🏛️ Practical Philosophy 🔍 Critical Thinking

Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments Summary

Learn To Think Using Thought Experiments 91%

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

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

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

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🛠️ Practical Philosophy

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 91%

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

by Thomas Cathcart 2007

3.76

18k+ ratings

The Art of Listening

by Erich Fromm • 1991

Psychoanalysis is not a method but a human encounter; the analyst's real presence is the medicine.

4.05

922

👂 Therapeutic Listening 🤝 Humanistic Psychology 🌙 Dream Analysis

The Art of Listening 91%

Psychoanalysis is not a method but a human encounter; the analyst's real presence is the medicine.

by Erich Fromm 1991

4.05

922 ratings

👂 Therapeutic Listening 🤝 Humanistic Psychology 🌙 Dream Analysis

Open Socrates

by Agnes Callard • 2025

Socrates' brutal insight: your life is governed by two tyrants, and neither one is you.

3.88

843

🛠️ Applied Philosophy 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom 🤲 Intellectual Humility

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

🛠️ Applied Philosophy 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom 🤲 Intellectual Humility

Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice

by Emmy Van Deurzen • 1998

What if anxiety is the starting point? Existential therapy for lives clients actually choose.

4.37

153

🏛️ Existential Therapy 🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice 📚 Existential Philosophy

Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice Summary

Existential Counselling & Psychotherapy in Practice 90%

What if anxiety is the starting point? Existential therapy for lives clients actually choose.

by Emmy Van Deurzen 1998

4.37

153 ratings

🏛️ Existential Therapy 🛋️ Psychotherapy Practice 📚 Existential Philosophy

Philosophy For Dummies

by Tom Morris • 1999

Philosophy as a life skill: the big questions about knowledge, ethics, and meaning, made useful.

3.58

818

🏛️ Western Philosophy Survey 🔧 Practical Philosophy 📚 Philosophy For Beginners

Philosophy For Dummies 90%

Philosophy as a life skill: the big questions about knowledge, ethics, and meaning, made useful.

by Tom Morris 1999

3.58

818 ratings

🏛️ Western Philosophy Survey 🔧 Practical Philosophy 📚 Philosophy For Beginners

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

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

🏛️ Modern Epicureanism 📜 Ancient Wisdom 🧠 Philosophical Self-Help

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 90%

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

The Everything Philosophy Book

by James Mannion • 2002

A tour of philosophy's major thinkers, from ancient Greeks to the modern self-help aisle.

3.79

📜 History Of Philosophy 🏫 Introductory Philosophy 🏛️ Ancient Philosophy

The Everything Philosophy Book 90%

A tour of philosophy's major thinkers, from ancient Greeks to the modern self-help aisle.

by James Mannion 2002

3.79

48 ratings

📜 History Of Philosophy 🏫 Introductory Philosophy 🏛️ Ancient Philosophy

The Spirit of Spinoza

by Neal Grossman • 2014

Spinoza's monism isn't abstract. Applied to the mind, it heals anxiety and dissolves fear of death.

4.42

🌀 Spinozism 🛋️ Philosophical Therapy 🌍 Pantheism

The Spirit of Spinoza 90%

Spinoza's monism isn't abstract. Applied to the mind, it heals anxiety and dissolves fear of death.

by Neal Grossman 2014

4.42

62 ratings

🌀 Spinozism 🛋️ Philosophical Therapy 🌍 Pantheism

The Hidden Pleasures of Life

by Theodore Zeldin • 2014

Your inner life is not the final frontier. The stranger sitting next to you is.

4.04

563

🏠 Philosophy Of Everyday Life 💬 Conversation 🧭 Meaning Beyond Success

The Hidden Pleasures of Life 90%

Your inner life is not the final frontier. The stranger sitting next to you is.

by Theodore Zeldin 2014

4.04

563 ratings

🏠 Philosophy Of Everyday Life 💬 Conversation 🧭 Meaning Beyond Success

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

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

🏛️ Western Philosophy 📚 Philosophy Primer ⚖️ Political Philosophy

50 Philosophy Classics

by Tom Butler-Bowdon • 2013

Fifty masterworks, distilled into the real-world lessons on living well and thinking clearly.

4.09

1k+

🧭 Philosophy Primers 💡 Applied Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History

50 Philosophy Classics 90%

Fifty masterworks, distilled into the real-world lessons on living well and thinking clearly.

by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2013

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧭 Philosophy Primers 💡 Applied Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History

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

Lessons in Stoicism 90%

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

On Dialogue

by David Bohm • 1996

Dialogue is less about talking than about seeing the hidden thought system that runs you.

4.08

1k+

🗣️ Philosophy Of Dialogue 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🔄 Systems Thinking

On Dialogue 90%

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

Doorway to Artistry

by Esther Lightcap Meek • 2023

Reality isn't a dead object to control; it's extending an invitation, and your art proves it.

4.67

🖼️ Aesthetics 🎨 Creative Process 📖 Phenomenology

Doorway to Artistry 90%

Reality isn't a dead object to control; it's extending an invitation, and your art proves it.

by Esther Lightcap Meek 2023

4.67

21 ratings

🖼️ Aesthetics 🎨 Creative Process 📖 Phenomenology

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 90%

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

There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book

by Robert M. Martin • 1992

Logic, morality, identity: each cracks under a well-chosen paradox. This book chooses well.

4.01

247

🧩 Philosophical Puzzles 💭 Thought Experiments 🔄 Paradoxes

There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book Summary

There Are Two Errors in the the Title of This Book 90%

Logic, morality, identity: each cracks under a well-chosen paradox. This book chooses well.

by Robert M. Martin 1992

4.01

247 ratings

🧩 Philosophical Puzzles 💭 Thought Experiments 🔄 Paradoxes

Midlife

by Kieran Setiya • 2017

A philosopher's diagnosis of the midlife crisis: you're chasing goals when you need meaning.

3.56

3k+

🏛️ Applied Philosophy 🔄 Midlife Crisis 💀 Mortality Acceptance

Midlife 90%

A philosopher's diagnosis of the midlife crisis: you're chasing goals when you need meaning.

by Kieran Setiya 2017

3.56

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Applied Philosophy 🔄 Midlife Crisis 💀 Mortality Acceptance

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

Musonius Rufus 90%

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

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