Books like A History of Western Philosophy
12 books with a reading profile close to A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell. Deep and outward-looking; a moderate read.
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China's New Confucianism
Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical
Daniel Bell argues that the Chinese Communist Party is transitioning toward an ideological framework rooted in Confucian ethics rather than Marxist orthodoxy.
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Powers and Prospects
by Noam Chomsky
Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical
In this collection of essays and lectures, Noam Chomsky analyzes the intersection of international relations, geopolitical power, and elite control over economic policy.
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Women, Race & Class
Also deep · history, analytical
Angela Davis maps the historical intersection of abolitionism and the early women’s suffrage movement to demonstrate how the priorities of middle-class white women often excluded the needs of Black women.
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Scenes from Deep Time
Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical
In Scenes from Deep Time, M.
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement
Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical
Angela Davis connects disparate liberation efforts through a framework of intersectional internationalism.
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History of the Peloponnesian War
by Thucydides
Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical
Thucydides recounts the twenty-seven-year conflict between the Athenian empire and the Peloponnesian League led by Sparta.
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The Wretched of the Earth
by Frantz Fanon
Also deep · history, philosophy
Frantz Fanon analyzes the psychiatric and sociological effects of colonization on both the occupier and the occupied.
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The Origins of Freemasonry
Also deep and outward-looking · history, analytical
In this historical study, Margaret Jacob traces the evolution of Freemasonry from its roots in Scottish stonemason guilds to its expansion across eighteenth-century Europe.
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Art Under Control in North Korea
by Jane Portal
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Jane Portal examines the institutional mechanisms through which the North Korean state dictates artistic production.
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History of Beauty
by Umberto Eco
Also outward-looking · history, analytical
Umberto Eco examines the shifting definitions of aesthetics in Western civilization from ancient Greece to the dawn of the twenty-first century.
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