💬 Philosophical Dialogue

Works that pursue truth through conversation — following the Socratic tradition of ideas tested, challenged, and refined in the crucible of exchange between minds.

Carmide

by Plato

What is temperance? The pursuit leads Socrates to ask whether knowledge can study only itself.

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Carmide 92%

What is temperance? The pursuit leads Socrates to ask whether knowledge can study only itself.

by Plato

3.53

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 💬 Socratic Dialogue ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🪞 Self-Knowledge 🔍 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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🏛️ Public Philosophy ❓ Socratic Method 🧠 Intellectual Humility 🔍 Self-Examination ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Socrates Cafe 91%

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 🔍 Self-Examination ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Six Questions of Socrates

by Christopher Phillips • 2004

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

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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 🌐 Global Ethics 🔍 Self-Examination

Plato at the Googleplex

by Rebecca Goldstein • 2014

Plato, alive today, would walk into Google and ask questions Silicon Valley still cannot answer.

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Plato at the Googleplex 91%

Plato, alive today, would walk into Google and ask questions Silicon Valley still cannot answer.

by Rebecca Goldstein 2014

3.85

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Greek Philosophy ❓ Socratic Method 🎯 Excellence And Virtue 🗳️ Democracy Critique 🛡️ Defending Philosophy

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 ❓ Definitional Inquiry ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Early Socratic Dialogues 91%

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 ❓ Definitional Inquiry ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Plato's Podcasts

by Mark Vernon • 2009

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

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

Plato's Podcasts 91%

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

Between Heaven and Hell

by Peter Kreeft • 1982

On November 22, 1963, three famous thinkers die. Their afterlife debate: who was Jesus?

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🏛️ Socratic Dialogue ✝️ Christian Apologetics 🌅 Afterlife Fiction 🌏 Comparative Religion ⚖️ Faith And Reason

Between Heaven and Hell 91%

On November 22, 1963, three famous thinkers die. Their afterlife debate: who was Jesus?

by Peter Kreeft 1982

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2k+ ratings

🏛️ Socratic Dialogue ✝️ Christian Apologetics 🌅 Afterlife Fiction 🌏 Comparative Religion ⚖️ Faith And Reason

The Socratic Method

by Ward Farnsworth • 2021

How to outgrow dogmatic thinking with ancient questioning tactics that reveal hidden contradictions.

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🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🧠 Critical Thinking ❓ Questioning Methods 📜 Virtue Ethics 🧱 Stoicism

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 📜 Virtue Ethics 🧱 Stoicism

The Symposium

by Plato

Seven Athenians compete to define love. Socrates enters and shows it's a hunger for what you lack.

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The Symposium 91%

Seven Athenians compete to define love. Socrates enters and shows it's a hunger for what you lack.

by Plato

4.09

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How to Know Everything

by Elke Wiss • 2020

Most of us listen only to reply. The questioning techniques that make every conversation deeper.

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🧭 Practical Philosophy 💬 Conversation Skills 👂 Active Listening ❓ Questioning Techniques 🧠 Intellectual Humility

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 ❓ Questioning Techniques 🧠 Intellectual Humility

Jag är Zlatan

by Zlatan Ibrahimović • 2011

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

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

Jag är Zlatan 91%

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

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.

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

A New History of Western Philosophy Summary

A New History of Western Philosophy 91%

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 Socratic Dialogues

by Plato • 2009

From cave shadows to the form of beauty: the conversations that built Western philosophy.

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141

🗣️ Socratic Method ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🏛️ Ancient Greek Thought 📐 Platonism 💡 Theory Of Forms

The Socratic Dialogues 91%

From cave shadows to the form of beauty: the conversations that built Western philosophy.

by Plato 2009

3.94

141 ratings

🗣️ Socratic Method ⚖️ Virtue Ethics 🏛️ Ancient Greek Thought 📐 Platonism 💡 Theory Of Forms

Open Socrates

by Agnes Callard • 2025

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

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843

🛠️ Applied Philosophy 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom 🤲 Intellectual Humility 🔍 The Examined Life 💬 Dialogue And Debate

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 🔍 The Examined Life 💬 Dialogue And Debate

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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🗣️ Philosophy Of Dialogue 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🔄 Systems Thinking ☯️ Nonduality 👥 Group Facilitation

On Dialogue 90%

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

by David Bohm 1996

4.08

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🗣️ Philosophy Of Dialogue 🧠 Collective Intelligence 🔄 Systems Thinking ☯️ Nonduality 👥 Group Facilitation

The Death of Socrates and the Life of Philosophy

by Peter J. Ahrensdorf • 1995

Plato's Phaedo rigs its own arguments to fail, forcing readers to reason without a teacher.

3.63

🏛️ Plato's Socrates 💬 Socratic Method 📖 Literary Criticism 💀 Death And Immortality 🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion

The Death of Socrates and the Life of Philosophy Summary

The Death of Socrates and the Life of Philosophy 90%

Plato's Phaedo rigs its own arguments to fail, forcing readers to reason without a teacher.

by Peter J. Ahrensdorf 1995

3.63

16 ratings

🏛️ Plato's Socrates 💬 Socratic Method 📖 Literary Criticism 💀 Death And Immortality 🗣️ Rhetoric And Persuasion

Conversations of Socrates

by Xenophon

The Socrates who masters desire, runs a household, and believes the gods care about virtue

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🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🗣️ Socratic Dialogues 🧘 Self-Mastery 🧠 Practical Wisdom 💬 Socratic Method

Conversations of Socrates 90%

The Socrates who masters desire, runs a household, and believes the gods care about virtue

by Xenophon

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🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🗣️ Socratic Dialogues 🧘 Self-Mastery 🧠 Practical Wisdom 💬 Socratic Method

Socratic Logic

by Peter Kreeft • 2003

Reason with precision, argue with force, and catch every fallacy: a classical logic course.

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🧠 Critical Thinking 🏛️ Classical Education 💬 Argumentation 🚫 Logical Fallacies ❓ Socratic Method

Socratic Logic 90%

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 🚫 Logical Fallacies ❓ Socratic Method

Ancient Philosophy

by Julia Annas • 2001

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

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

Ancient Philosophy 90%

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

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.

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Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar Summary

Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar 90%

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.

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

Aristotle 90%

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

Ancient Philosophy

by Anthony Kenny • 2004

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

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

Ancient Philosophy 90%

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

Socrates

by Paul Johnson • 2011

The original rulebreaker's guide to a meaningful life, from the man who died asking questions.

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🏛️ Greek Philosophy 🪞 Self-Examination 🛡️ Moral Courage 🤔 Skeptical Inquiry 💭 Intellectual Humility

Socrates 90%

The original rulebreaker's guide to a meaningful life, from the man who died asking questions.

by Paul Johnson 2011

3.73

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🏛️ Greek Philosophy 🪞 Self-Examination 🛡️ Moral Courage 🤔 Skeptical Inquiry 💭 Intellectual Humility

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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🧠 Applied Philosophy 🏛️ Ancient Wisdom ⚖️ Practical Ethics 🛋️ Philosophical Counseling 💬 Socratic Dialogue

Plato, Not Prozac! 90%

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 🛋️ Philosophical Counseling 💬 Socratic Dialogue

On Quality

by Robert M. Pirsig • 2021

Value isn't a judgment we add to reality. It is reality, and everything else follows.

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🏷️ Value Theory ☯️ Nonduality 🌏 Comparative Philosophy 🧘 Eastern Thought 🎨 Creative Process

On Quality 90%

Value isn't a judgment we add to reality. It is reality, and everything else follows.

by Robert M. Pirsig 2021

3.64

387 ratings

🏷️ Value Theory ☯️ Nonduality 🌏 Comparative Philosophy 🧘 Eastern Thought 🎨 Creative Process

The Trial and Death of Socrates

by Plato

Athens tried its greatest thinker. He turned a death sentence into philosophy's founding argument.

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🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🧠 Intellectual Humility ⚔️ Moral Courage 🔍 Self-Examination 🗳️ Civic Duty

The Trial and Death of Socrates 90%

Athens tried its greatest thinker. He turned a death sentence into philosophy's founding argument.

by Plato

4.12

46k+ ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 🧠 Intellectual Humility ⚔️ Moral Courage 🔍 Self-Examination 🗳️ Civic Duty

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.

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🧩 Philosophical Puzzles 💭 Thought Experiments 🔄 Paradoxes 🧠 Critical Thinking ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

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 🧠 Critical Thinking ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

Why Does the World Exist?

by Jim Holt • 2011

Physics, philosophy, and theology each claim to know why anything exists. None of them agree.

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❓ Existential Questions 🕳️ Nothingness 🔭 Cosmology 🧠 Analytic Philosophy 🎯 Anthropic Principle

Why Does the World Exist? 90%

Physics, philosophy, and theology each claim to know why anything exists. None of them agree.

by Jim Holt 2011

3.81

7k+ ratings

❓ Existential Questions 🕳️ Nothingness 🔭 Cosmology 🧠 Analytic Philosophy 🎯 Anthropic Principle

Fearless

by Max Lucado • 2009

Ten philosophers, ten arguments that still govern how we think about truth, justice, and ourselves.

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🏛️ Western Philosophy 🗳️ Political Philosophy 📚 Philosophy Primer 💡 History Of Ideas ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

Fearless 90%

Ten philosophers, ten arguments that still govern how we think about truth, justice, and ourselves.

by Max Lucado 2009

4.16

13k+ ratings

🏛️ Western Philosophy 🗳️ Political Philosophy 📚 Philosophy Primer 💡 History Of Ideas ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

Truth and Method

by Hans-Georg Gadamer • 1960

Understanding is an event language and tradition perform through you, not a method you apply.

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📖 Hermeneutics 🧠 Phenomenology 🎨 Aesthetics 💬 Philosophy Of Language ⏳ Historical Consciousness

Truth and Method 90%

Understanding is an event language and tradition perform through you, not a method you apply.

by Hans-Georg Gadamer 1960

4.17

4k+ ratings

📖 Hermeneutics 🧠 Phenomenology 🎨 Aesthetics 💬 Philosophy Of Language ⏳ Historical Consciousness

A Little History of Philosophy

by Nigel Warburton • 2011

Forty thinkers, from Socrates to Singer, and the answers they gave to life's hardest questions.

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🏛️ Western Philosophy 💡 History Of Ideas 📘 Introductory Philosophy 🧭 Philosophy For Beginners 🧠 Great Thinkers

A Little History of Philosophy 90%

Forty thinkers, from Socrates to Singer, and the answers they gave to life's hardest questions.

by Nigel Warburton 2011

4.12

16k+ ratings

🏛️ Western Philosophy 💡 History Of Ideas 📘 Introductory Philosophy 🧭 Philosophy For Beginners 🧠 Great Thinkers

The Generosity Factor

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1902

Four passengers debate truth on a train; the relativist watches his worldview unravel.

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📚 Epistemology 🎯 Objective Truth 💬 Socratic Dialogue ⚖️ Moral Relativism 🤔 Fallibilism

The Generosity Factor 90%

Four passengers debate truth on a train; the relativist watches his worldview unravel.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1902

4.12

848 ratings

📚 Epistemology 🎯 Objective Truth 💬 Socratic Dialogue ⚖️ Moral Relativism 🤔 Fallibilism

The Book of Questions

by Gregory Stock • 1985

The questions you dodge are the ones you need to ask. Here they are.

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🧭 Ethical Dilemmas 💭 Thought Experiments 💬 Conversation Starters 🔍 Self-Discovery Tools 🗣️ Deep Conversation

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

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🧭 Ethical Dilemmas 💭 Thought Experiments 💬 Conversation Starters 🔍 Self-Discovery Tools 🗣️ Deep Conversation

I and Thou

by Martin Buber • 1923

Life divides into two modes: treating the world as an object, or meeting it as a presence.

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I and Thou 90%

Life divides into two modes: treating the world as an object, or meeting it as a presence.

by Martin Buber 1923

4.07

12k+ ratings

🗣️ Philosophy Of Dialogue ✝️ Religious Existentialism 👥 Intersubjectivity 🌿 Sacred Ordinary 🙏 Theology Of Encounter

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

Philosophy Bites 90%

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

by David Edmonds 2012

3.69

371 ratings

The Republic

by Plato

Why be just when no one is watching? A 2,500-year-old Socratic answer that built Western philosophy.

3.97

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🏛️ Political Philosophy 🏺 Ancient Philosophy 🌆 Utopian Thought 🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

The Republic 90%

Why be just when no one is watching? A 2,500-year-old Socratic answer that built Western philosophy.

by Plato

3.97

228k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy 🏺 Ancient Philosophy 🌆 Utopian Thought 🧠 Moral Psychology ⚖️ Virtue Ethics

Philosophy

by Nigel Warburton • 1995

Philosophy without the jargon: the big questions, and how to think them through.

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🏛️ Western Philosophy ⚖️ Ethical Theories 🗳️ Political Philosophy 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🔬 Philosophy Of Science

Philosophy 90%

Philosophy without the jargon: the big questions, and how to think them through.

by Nigel Warburton 1995

3.84

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Western Philosophy ⚖️ Ethical Theories 🗳️ Political Philosophy 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind 🔬 Philosophy Of Science

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.

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🏛️ 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

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

I Think, Therefore I Am

by Lesley Levene • 2010

The whole arc of Western philosophy, from the Presocratics to Wittgenstein, in one readable survey.

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🏛️ Western Philosophy 💡 History Of Ideas 📖 Introductory Philosophy 🏺 Ancient Philosophy 🧠 Great Thinkers

I Think, Therefore I Am 90%

The whole arc of Western philosophy, from the Presocratics to Wittgenstein, in one readable survey.

by Lesley Levene 2010

3.42

880 ratings

🏛️ Western Philosophy 💡 History Of Ideas 📖 Introductory Philosophy 🏺 Ancient Philosophy 🧠 Great Thinkers

Heidegger

by Michael Watts • 2014

Heidegger demystified: the freedom found in facing death, and the worldview technology imposes.

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🏛️ Continental Philosophy 🔍 Phenomenology 📖 Introductory Philosophy 💀 Death And Mortality ⚙️ Technology Critique

Heidegger 89%

Heidegger demystified: the freedom found in facing death, and the worldview technology imposes.

by Michael Watts 2014

4.40

143 ratings

🏛️ Continental Philosophy 🔍 Phenomenology 📖 Introductory Philosophy 💀 Death And Mortality ⚙️ Technology Critique

50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know

by Ben Dupré • 2007

Fifty essential philosophy ideas, each in minutes: from radical doubt to the problem of evil.

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50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary

50 Philosophy Ideas You Really Need to Know 89%

Fifty essential philosophy ideas, each in minutes: from radical doubt to the problem of evil.

by Ben Dupré 2007

3.70

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Western Philosophy 📚 Philosophy Primers 🤔 Epistemology 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind ⚖️ Moral Philosophy

Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us

by Simon Critchley • 2019

Greek tragedy's darkest insight: we are not victims of fate. We are its willing accomplices.

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🏛️ Greek Tragedy 🎭 Tragedy And Philosophy 📜 Dramatic Theory 📚 Continental Philosophy 🏺 Ancient Philosophy

Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us 89%

Greek tragedy's darkest insight: we are not victims of fate. We are its willing accomplices.

by Simon Critchley 2019

3.89

388 ratings

🏛️ Greek Tragedy 🎭 Tragedy And Philosophy 📜 Dramatic Theory 📚 Continental Philosophy 🏺 Ancient Philosophy

The Matrix and Philosophy

by William Irwin • 2002

Plato imagined the cave, Descartes the demon. The Matrix put both on screen and philosophy noticed.

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🍿 Pop Philosophy 🖥️ Simulated Reality ❓ Skepticism 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🎬 Film And Philosophy

The Matrix and Philosophy 89%

Plato imagined the cave, Descartes the demon. The Matrix put both on screen and philosophy noticed.

by William Irwin 2002

3.90

2k+ ratings

🍿 Pop Philosophy 🖥️ Simulated Reality ❓ Skepticism 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🎬 Film And 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.

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🧠 Applied Philosophy 🤔 Critical Thinking ❓ Skepticism ⚖️ Personal Ethics 🪞 Self-Examination

A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life Summary

A Practical Guide to Philosophy for Everyday Life 89%

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 ⚖️ Personal Ethics 🪞 Self-Examination

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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🛠️ Philosophical Methodology 🔍 Analytic Philosophy 🧪 Thought Experiments 🔎 Abductive Reasoning 📐 Logic In Philosophy

Doing Philosophy 89%

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 🔎 Abductive Reasoning 📐 Logic In Philosophy

Star Wars and Philosophy

by Kevin S. Decker • 2005

Jedi ethics, droid minds, and why the Republic fell: the real philosophy hidden inside Star Wars.

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🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🎥 Film As Philosophy ⚖️ Comparative Ethics 🏛️ Political Decay 🗺️ Hero's Journey

Star Wars and Philosophy 89%

Jedi ethics, droid minds, and why the Republic fell: the real philosophy hidden inside Star Wars.

by Kevin S. Decker 2005

4.04

2k+ ratings

🎬 Pop Culture Philosophy 🎥 Film As Philosophy ⚖️ Comparative Ethics 🏛️ Political Decay 🗺️ Hero's Journey

Think

by Simon Blackburn • 1999

Your concepts are a house you never inspected. Philosophy walks you through the foundation.

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📚 Western Philosophy 📖 Introductory Philosophy 💭 Thought Experiments 🔍 Conceptual Analysis 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind

Think 89%

Your concepts are a house you never inspected. Philosophy walks you through the foundation.

by Simon Blackburn 1999

3.73

5k+ ratings

📚 Western Philosophy 📖 Introductory Philosophy 💭 Thought Experiments 🔍 Conceptual Analysis 🧠 Philosophy Of Mind

Cynicism

by Ansgar Allen • 2014

Cynicism once meant tearing everything down. Now it just means giving up.

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146

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History 🗳️ Political Philosophy 💬 Social Critique 🔄 Value Subversion

Cynicism 89%

Cynicism once meant tearing everything down. Now it just means giving up.

by Ansgar Allen 2014

3.71

146 ratings

🏛️ Ancient Philosophy 📜 Intellectual History 🗳️ Political Philosophy 💬 Social Critique 🔄 Value Subversion

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 🤝 Therapeutic Relationship 🧠 Philosophical Psychology

The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue Summary

The Martin Buber–Carl Rogers Dialogue 89%

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

by Rob Anderson 1997

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The Rhetoric & The Poetics of Aristotle

by Aristotle

Persuasion is a system, not a gift: the rules for character, emotion, and logical proof.

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Persuasion is a system, not a gift: the rules for character, emotion, and logical proof.

by Aristotle

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🏛️ Classical Rhetoric 📜 Literary Theory 🏺 Greek Philosophy 🗣️ Argumentation 🗳️ Political Speech

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