Books like The Tyranny of Merit
12 books with a reading profile close to The Tyranny of Merit by Michael J. Sandel. Deep; a moderate read.
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Small is Beautiful
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Ernst Friedrich Schumacher challenges the pursuit of infinite growth by proposing an economic model centered on human scale and environmental permanence.
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
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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Other Minds
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
In this study of evolutionary biology, Peter Godfrey-Smith traces the development of subjective experience by examining the cephalopod nervous system.
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The Road to Serfdom
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Friedrich August Hayek argues that central economic planning inevitably leads to the erosion of personal freedom and the rise of totalitarian governance.
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Ways of Seeing
by John Berger
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
John Berger examines how the invention of the camera altered the perception of European oil painting by detaching images from their original physical contexts.
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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
by Jenny Odell
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Jenny Odell argues that commercial platforms hijack human curiosity to monetize every waking second.
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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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King Kong théorie
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Virginie Despentes constructs a manifesto centered on the "King Kong theory," which posits that women should reject traditional femininity to embrace a raw, desexualized strength.
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The Real Wealth of Nations
by Riane Eisler, Riane Tennenhaus Eisler
analytical, economics
Riane Eisler argues that modern economic systems fail because they exclude the foundational labor of caregiving and environmental stewardship from national accounting.
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Existentialism is a Humanism
Also deep · philosophy, theoretical
Modified from a transcript of his 1945 lecture, Sartre’s text defends existentialism against accusations of nihilism and quietism.
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Free Will
by Sam Harris
Also deep · analytical, philosophy
Sam Harris argues that the feeling of conscious agency is a biological illusion.
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