Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing these questions (such as mysticism or mythology) by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on reasoned argument. The word philosophy is of Ancient Greek origin: φιλοσοφία (philosophía), meaning "love of wisdom."

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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Don't Believe Everything You Think
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
The Stranger in the Lifeboat
Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life
When We Cease to Understand the World
The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self
Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus, Become Like Him, Do As He Did
How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference
Meditations
The Republic
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Beyond Good and Evil
The Stranger
Man's Search for Meaning
The Prince
Sophie’s World
Tao Te Ching
The Nicomachean Ethics
The Art of War
Letters from a Stoic
Critique of Pure Reason
A History of Western Philosophy
Siddhartha
The Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Martian by Andy WeirWe Were Liars by E. Lockhart
What we've read so far in...2015
9,710 books — 2,058 voters
The Alchemist by Paulo CoelhoLiving Fearless by Jamie WinshipThe Purpose Driven Life by Rick WarrenThe Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark ComerThe Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Inspiring Books
4,559 books — 3,228 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee1984 by George OrwellAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Top 100 Books to Read Before College
545 books — 403 voters
Me Before You by Jojo MoyesThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsWinter by Marissa MeyerCinder by Marissa MeyerThe Martian by Andy Weir
What we've read so far in 2016
7,965 books — 967 voters

Gone with the Wind by Margaret MitchellJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. RowlingThe Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Books I think are great
874 books — 311 voters
1984 by George OrwellThe Ultimate Human Secrets - The Hidden Power in our Mysterio... by Ramzi NajjarThe You Beyond You by Ramzi NajjarTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeSiddhartha by Hermann Hesse
Best Horizon Expanding Books
914 books — 560 voters


Dr. Seuss
Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!
Dr. Seuss

Albert Einstein
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.
Albert Einstein, The World As I See It

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