Ryan Holiday’s description of theMeditationsinhis list of 36 books every young and ambitious man should read, can’t much be improved upon: “I would call this the greatest book ever written. It is the definitive text on self-discipline, personal ethics, humility, self-actualization, and st...
her father was a visionary transcendentalist philosopher (Emerson and Thoreau were family friends), an idealist whose “experiments” rarely put adequate food on the table. Her mother was “ballast to his balloon”, the pragmatic matriarch who ...
Featuring iconic classics, timeless bestsellers, and life-changing nonfiction, these are books everyone should read at least once in their life.
Jumping back even earlier to 1949, philosopher Simone de Beauvoir was ahead of her time, discussing the treatment (or rather, mistreatment) of women in society. The book was so controversial at the time it was banned by the Vatican, but has been credited as a major contributor to the start...
Rather, he argues that we should abolish all uses of animals and stop treating them as chattels. Read expert recommendations Buy now Parfit: A Philosopher and His Mission to Save Morality by David Edmonds Read expert recommendations “What David Edmonds does so well is to show you that ...
“Lieve Stine, weet jij het? 20 Vragen over Leven” [Dear Stine… Twenty Letters from a Philosopher to Children]” by Stine JENSEN (Netherlands), illus. Sverre FREDRIKSEN, tr. JIANG Jiahui //《哲学家写给孩子的二十封信》 【荷】斯汀娜·彦森 (文 ) 蒋佳惠 (译) 斯维尔·弗雷德里克松 (绘)...
If you’re into philosophy and are open-minded, you should definitely try reading The Awakening of Intelligence. This comprehensive record of Krishnamurti’s teachings is an excellent, wide-ranging introduction to the great philosopher’s thought. Jacob Needleman, Alain Naude, and Swami Venkatasanan...
like a philosopher who was morally opposed to economic growth. I’m not that person, so it didn’t end up doing much for me. A Short History of Nearly Everything Author: Bill Bryson Read: May 2022 Rating: 4/5 Science should be fascinating but modern textbooks somehow find a way to ...
Toby Ord, Philosopher Buy now Listen now Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind by Peter Godfrey-Smith ***🏆 A Five Books Book of the Year *** Read expert recommendations “What makes this such an interesting book for me is the combination of the first person and the more...
These are the books every leader should read. They will help you to get peak performance and maximum effort from your team. The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell Start with Why by Simon Sinek (inspiring people) The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni Developing ...