![]() Best Books About Important Philosophers.The Book of Joy by Dalai Lama & Desmond Tutu Best Philosophy Books About Eastern Philosophy.How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald Robertson ![]() Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes Best Philosophy Books About Stoicism and Western Philosophy.Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl ![]() Here are the 35 best philosophy books of all time! Use the clickable table of contents below to quickly jump to any book or category, and start discovering the many wonderful, enlightening philosophies we can use to live a better life! We’ve also included three key takeaways, as well as some buttons you can click to read the book’s free summary on Four Minute Books or buy a copy for yourself on Amazon (affiliate links). Finally, we’ll show you some “philosophies of productivity” and other books that present a coherent worldview for our modern world.īesides a picture of the cover of each title, you’ll find our favorite quote from the author, a one-sentence-summary of the book, and some suggestions on when and why to read the book. Then, we’ll get into Western philosophy, Eastern philosophy, important philosophers, as well as books talking specifically about ethics and morality. First, we’ll cover the best philosophy books all around. As usual, we’ve sorted our list into multiple sub-categories. ![]()
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![]() He immerses himself in big ideas about finance, technology, sports and, ultimately, the human condition and then explains them to readers with sophistication and clarity. Michael displays a rare combination for a writer. ![]() I have read every book and article written by Michael Lewis since Michael’s first book released in 1989, called “ Liar’s Poker”, in which he wrote about the Wall Street boom of that decade and his part as a bond salesman for Solomon Brothers. One of the Israeli duo’s observations was that “no one ever made a decision because of a number – they needed a story”. Practising what they preached, their scientific papers were rigorous with fact and research but laced with memorable parable and anecdote. Kahneman and Tversky argued and proved that in the main humans decided things emotionally, not rationally. The trick or emotionally intelligent way to make decisions was to recognise those habits and not confuse emotion for rationality. The result of Kahneman and Tversky’s “bromance” was not only behavioural economics but the establishment of the cognitive rules for human irrationality that has arguably done as much to define our world. ![]() ![]() The Undoing Project by Michael Lewis tells the story of the deep friendship and intellectual collaboration between the two Israeli psychologists who invented “behavioural economics”, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'How well do we ever know those around us? THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR will keep you glued to the pages in search of the answer. What would you be capable of, when pushed past your limit? But now they're in your home, and who knows what they'll find there. You've never had to call the police before. But now, as you race up the stairs in your deathly quiet house, your worst fears are realized. Your daughter was sleeping when you checked on her last. You'll have the baby monitor and you'll take it in turns to go back every half hour. Nothing personal, she just couldn't stand her crying. Your neighbour told you that she didn't want your six-month-old daughter at the dinner party. ![]() You never know what's happening on the other side of the wall. Shocking revelations kept me turning the pages like a madwoman' TESS GERRITSENįast-paced and addictive, THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR announces a major new talent in thriller writing. 'A twisty, utterly riveting tale that will send readers on a wild rollercoaster ride of emotions. ![]() ![]() Joe, Beth and Frannie live an idyllic life in the country with their Mother and Father. The lands and their inhabitants change regularly, some lands are much more fun and exciting to visit than others. At the top of The Faraway Tree is a huge cloud and the characters can climb a ladder to visit the land at the top. A group of elves introduce them to The Magic Faraway Tree which is very tall and inhabited by various different characters including The Angry Pixie, Silky the Fairy, Mr Whatzisname, Dame Washalot and Moon-Face. The Story: Joe, Beth and Frannie move to the country and discover The Enchanted Wood. I had no idea what was so special about the tree and its many inhabitants but once my daughter and I started reading we were both hooked, not only did we read The Enchanted Wood but also The Magic Faraway Tree and The Folk of The Faraway Tree. Clare’s, I didn’t read The Magic Faraway Tree stories. ![]() Although I enjoyed many of Enid Blyton’s books as a child, including The Famous Five, Malory Towers and St. ![]() ![]() “I was told to create the second sleeve but to do it with polyester taffeta, and I couldn’t dye it to the same tone. The rogue sleeve was one of his first projects at the museum’s Costume Institute, where he arrived by way of a graduate school internship in the mid-1970s and from which he will step down on January 8, after leading it through some of its most heralded days. Few paid attention to the fact that one sleeve did not match the rest of the painted-silk garment. ![]() All photos courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art unless otherwise notedįor decades, visitors touring the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York would file past a splendid 18th-century dress. His final show there is “ Jacqueline de Ribes: The Art of Style” (top), on view through February 26. January 4, 2016At the end of the week, Harold Koda will retire as the curator in charge of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York (portrait by Tatijana Shoan). ![]() ![]() This injury would later cause him to be almost entirely blind. Because of the lack of medical technology, Thurber lost his eye. Once, while playing a game of William Tell, his brother William shot James in the eye with an arrow. Thurber had two brothers, William and Robert. Thurber described his mother as a "born comedienne" and "one of the finest comic talents I think I have ever known." She was a practical joker, on one occasion pretending to be crippled and attending a faith healer revival, only to jump up and proclaim herself healed. His father, a sporadically employed clerk and minor politician who dreamed of being a lawyer or an actor, is said to have been the inspiration for the small, timid protagonist typical of many of his stories. ![]() ![]() Both of his parents greatly influenced his work. Thurber and Mary Agnes (Mame) Fisher Thurber. ![]() Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio to Charles L. ![]() ![]() ![]() Any and all offers to be reviewed on Tuesday May 10th at 12pm. This spectacular 2-story in Fawn Creek Subdivision features 5bd, 4bths, 3 car side entry garage, a detached 3 car garage, finished walkout lower level, salt water pool w/ diving board, and all situated on 4.77 acres! Dedicated home office w/ wood floors on the main level, formal dining room w/ built-in hutch, family room w/ gas frplc, breakfast room, main flr laundry, and a gorgeous kitchen w/ solid surface counters, huge island/breakfast. ![]() ![]() ![]() But what he refuses to do is stop and explain. Bloom will challenge just about every notion you have about the play and he's probably right. This incredibly small book is just stuffed to the gills with incredibly thought provoking observations about Hamlet and Hamlet (and of course about Falstaff, but enough already). And what he does is ride the fire truck at the front of the Shakespeare parade like some overly chubby Homecoming queen tossing out tootsie rolls and lollipops to the unwashed multitudes and then moving right on down the road without ever stopping. But I also realize that Bloom is kinda full of shit, and if he wasn't Harold Bloom he could never get away with what he does in print. I revel in Bloom's bardolatry like some ignorant celebrant exposed to the mysteries of a sacred passion that he really doesn't understand. Except my wife, of course, but I don't have time to get into that right now. In fact, I'm tempted to say that Harold Bloom knows more than just about everyone in the known universe. Harold Bloom says that Hamlet knows more than we do, and he's probably right because Harold Bloom knows more than we do. ![]() ![]() ![]() "This was definitely a good book but a lot of it failed to really engage me. ![]() This is a tale about family love and family loyalty.about courtship, childbirth and death, fathers and sons.about gutter politics and the tumultuous Republican Convention of 1884.about grizzly bears, grief and courage, and "blessed" mornings on horseback at Oyster Bay or beneath the limitless skies of the Badlands. Mornings on Horseback spans seventeen years - from 1869 when little "Teedie" is ten, to 1886 when he returns from the West a "real life cowboy" to pick up the pieces of a shattered life and begin anew, a grown man, whole in body and spirit. His mother - Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt - is a Southerner and celebrated beauty. His father - the first Theodore Roosevelt, "Greatheart," - is a figure of unbounded energy, enormously attractive and selfless, a god in the eyes of his small, frail namesake. Hailed as a masterpiece by Newsday, it is the story of a remarkable little boy - seriously handicapped by recurrent and nearly fatal attacks of asthma - and his struggle to manhood. Winner of the 1982 National Book Award for Biography, Mornings on Horseback is the brilliant biography of the young Theodore Roosevelt. FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF JOHN ADAMS ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His keen insight into both automatons and organic foods stems from his immersion in the San Francisco tech culture and collaboration with his partner Kathryn Tomajan on products like Fat Gold olive oil. It is that rare thing: a satire that has a love of what it satirizes while also functioning as a modern fairy tale about, of all things, the magic of certain carbohydrates.įor this to be a chemical rather than physical reaction, Sloan must display a sure and natural knowledge of high-tech culture and of bread culture (in both senses). Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore,” displays both lightness and a yearning for escape, but only in the best sense. It may also make us miss out on some great fiction about odd bread, an imaginary country and the processes behind making robot arms.Īll of which is to say that Robin Sloan’s delightful new novel, “Sourdough,” the follow-up to his runaway success “Mr. There’s a sense that our fictions should be of Earth-shattering import in the obvious ways, and this perhaps desensitizes us to other examples of subversion and narrative. ![]() In this day and age, under our current political conditions, you’d be forgiven for mistaking lightness for triteness, escape for escapism. ![]() |