Books like The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason
12 books with a reading profile close to The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason by Sam Harris. Deep and outward-looking; a moderate read.
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The God Delusion
Also outward-looking · analytical, philosophy
Richard Dawkins presents a biological and philosophical case against the existence of a supernatural creator.
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The Hunger Games and philosophy
by George A. Dunn, Nicolas Michaud
analytical, philosophy
This collection of essays applies classical and contemporary philosophical frameworks to the narrative and geopolitical landscape of Panem.
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
by Neil Postman
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Neil Postman argues that the medium of communication determines the quality of public thought.
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Twilight and philosophy
by Rebecca Housel, J. Jeremy Wisnewski
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
This anthology applies classical and contemporary philosophical frameworks to the narrative world created by Stephenie Meyer.
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A History of Western Philosophy
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, philosophy
Bertrand Russell details the evolution of logical thought from the Pre-Socratics through the rise of logical analysis in the early twentieth century.
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China's New Confucianism
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, philosophy
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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No Logo
by Naomi Klein
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, academic
Naomi Klein argues that major corporations shifted their focus in the late twentieth century from manufacturing physical goods to marketing abstract brand identities.
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, academic
Richard Rothstein identifies the specific local, state, and federal policies that created and enforced residential segregation across the United States.
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
by Mark Fisher
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Mark Fisher examines the pervasive ideological belief that global capitalism is the only viable political and economic system left.
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Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, academic
Eduardo Galeano details how European and North American industrial growth relied upon the systematic extraction of Latin American natural resources.
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On nineteen eighty-four
by Abbott Gleason, Jack L. Goldsmith
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, philosophy
This collection of seventeen essays analyzes George Orwell’s dystopian novel through the lenses of political theory, law, and history.
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