Books like Miracles
12 books with a reading profile close to Miracles by C.S. Lewis. Deep; a moderate read.
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Existentialism is a Humanism
Also deep · philosophy, dense
Modified from a transcript of his 1945 lecture, Sartre’s text defends existentialism against accusations of nihilism and quietism.
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The Burnout Society
Also deep · philosophy, dense
Byung-Chul Han argues that Western society has shifted from a disciplinary model defined by prohibitions to an achievement-oriented model defined by positive pressure.
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Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Also deep · philosophy, dense
The Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price are three of the four scriptural works accepted by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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The Anti-Christ
Also deep · philosophy, dense
Friedrich Nietzsche presents a polemic against institutional Christianity, identifying it as a historical corruption of the original impulses found in the life of Jesus.
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Leonardo's Notebooks
Also deep · philosophy, dense
Leonardo’s Notebooks serve as a massive repository of raw data and observations spanning anatomy, optics, and hydraulics.
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On Liberty
Also deep · philosophy, dense
John Stuart Mill establishes the Harm Principle, asserting that the only justification for interfering with an individual's freedom is to prevent harm to others.
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed
by Paulo Freire
Also deep · philosophy, dense
Paulo Freire argues that traditional education functions as a "banking system" where teachers deposit information into passive students to maintain societal control.
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Also deep · philosophy, dense
Mary Wollstonecraft argues that the apparent intellectual inferiority of women results from a lack of formal education rather than natural biological capability.
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Also deep · philosophy, dense
Nassim Nicholas Taleb introduces the concept of antifragility, a property of systems that improve when exposed to stressors, volatility, and disorder.
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