Books like The Hero With a Thousand Faces
12 books with a reading profile close to The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell. Deep, inward-looking, contemplative and open-ended; a demanding read.
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Civilization and Its Discontents
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, academic
In this foundational work, Sigmund Freud argues that an inherent friction exists between human biological drives and the regulations of organized society.
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Concerning the Spiritual in Art
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, academic
Wassily Kandinsky identifies painting as a psychological tool rather than a method for reproducing physical reality.
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On Free Choice of the Will
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, academic
In this dialogue, Augustine investigates the origin of evil and the mechanics of human volition.
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The Struggle for Recognition
by Axel Honneth
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, academic
Axel Honneth constructs a social theory centered on the premise that human identity depends on successful interaction within three distinct spheres of recognition: love, rights, and solidarity.
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The Paradoxes of Art
by Alan Paskow
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, academic
In "The Paradoxes of Art," Alan Paskow addresses the ontological status of fictional entities and why humans feel genuine emotions toward characters they know do not exist.
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Undoing Gender
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, academic
Judith Butler addresses the political and social conditions that define which lives are recognized as human.
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On Collective Memory
Also deep and open-ended · academic, dense
In this collection of essays, Maurice Halbwachs argues that human memory is a social process rather than a purely individual psychological function.
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The Interpretation of Dreams
Also deep and inward-looking · academic, dense
Sigmund Freud argues that dreams are the disguised fulfillment of repressed infantile wishes.
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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, academic
Roland Barthes examines the nature of photography through a dual framework: the studium and the punctum.
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On the Genealogy of Morals
Also deep and open-ended · philosophy, academic
Friedrich Nietzsche challenges the evolution of Western ethics by tracing the psychological origins of good and evil.
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The Authoritarian Personality
by Theodor Adorno, Else Frenkel-Brenswik
Also deep and open-ended · academic, dense
This study investigates the psychological roots of prejudice and the specific character traits that incline individuals toward fascist ideologies.
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