Books like To Have or to Be? The Nature of the Psyche
12 books with a reading profile close to To Have or to Be? The Nature of the Psyche by Erich Fromm. Deep, inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, dense
Joseph Campbell argues that a single structural pattern, the monomyth, underpins the sacred stories and legends of civilizations across history.
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Civilization and Its Discontents
Also deep and contemplative · philosophy, dense
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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Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Also deep and contemplative · 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 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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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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Man and His Symbols
by C.G. Jung
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, theoretical
Man and His Symbols serves as an introduction to analytical psychology, explaining how the unconscious mind communicates through dream imagery and universal archetypes.
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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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The Myth of Sisyphus
by Albert Camus
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, dense
Albert Camus introduces the concept of the Absurd, defining it as the friction between the human hunger for objective meaning and the silent, chaotic indifference of the universe.
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The Bhagavad Gita
Also deep and inward-looking · philosophy, dense
The Bhagavad Gita documents a dialogue between Prince Arjuna and the deity Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.
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