Books like The Art of War
12 books with a reading profile close to The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Deep and outward-looking; a moderate read.
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Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, theoretical
Nassim Nicholas Taleb argues that true understanding and ethical behavior only exist when individuals face personal consequences for their decisions.
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Utilitarianism
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, theoretical
John Stuart Mill defends the Greatest Happiness Principle, asserting that actions are right if they promote pleasure and wrong if they produce pain.
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The Prince
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, theoretical
Niccolò Machiavelli wrote this political treatise to instruct rulers on how to acquire and maintain power in a volatile state.
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Utopia
by Thomas More
Also deep · philosophy, theoretical
Thomas More’s text presents a formal dialogue between the narrator and a traveler named Raphael Hythloday, who describes the inner workings of a remote island nation.
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, theoretical
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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Foundation
by Isaac Asimov
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, classic literature
The Galactic Empire has ruled millions of worlds for twelve thousand years, but its internal systems are rotting.
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God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Also outward-looking · philosophy, theoretical
Christopher Hitchens argues that organized religion is a human invention that harms social progress and intellectual honesty.
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Foundation and Empire
by Isaac Asimov
Also outward-looking · philosophy, classic literature
In the second installment of the Foundation series, Hari Seldon’s mathematical predictions face two distinct threats.
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A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy
Also deep · philosophy, theoretical
Miyamoto Musashi, an undefeated dual-sword duelist, organized this 1645 text into five scrolls titled Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and the Void.
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, theoretical
The text outlines how humanity, having largely managed the historical threats of famine, war, and plague, is refocusing its efforts on achieving immortality, bliss, and god-like powers.
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The Time Machine
by H.G. Wells
Also outward-looking · philosophy, classic literature
In 1895 London, an unnamed Victorian inventor constructs a crystalline vehicle capable of traversing the fourth dimension.
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The Republic
by Plato
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, theoretical
The Republic is a Socratic dialogue centered on the definition of justice and the organizational structure of a city-state.
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