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Humanity’s edge has always been general intelligence—but if we build machine minds that surpass us, the future may hinge on a single design choice. This is a guided tour through how superintelligence could arrive, why the default outcome may be disastrous, and what “control” might realistically mean.
Progress isn’t a fragile historical accident or a finite resource—it’s the natural result of a single human activity: creating good explanations. From physics to politics to beauty, Deutsch argues that once error-correcting knowledge exists, there is no inherent limit to how far improvement can go.
A legendary muckraking journalist retires, learns enough Greek to challenge the standard story, and reopens history’s most famous courtroom: why did democratic Athens execute Socrates—and what did Plato leave out of the record?
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Humanity’s edge has always been general intelligence—but if we build machine minds that surpass us, the future may hinge on a single design choice. This is a guided tour through how superintelligence could arrive, why the default outcome may be disastrous, and what “control” might realistically mean.
Progress isn’t a fragile historical accident or a finite resource—it’s the natural result of a single human activity: creating good explanations. From physics to politics to beauty, Deutsch argues that once error-correcting knowledge exists, there is no inherent limit to how far improvement can go.
A legendary muckraking journalist retires, learns enough Greek to challenge the standard story, and reopens history’s most famous courtroom: why did democratic Athens execute Socrates—and what did Plato leave out of the record?
In a tense, searching conversation led by Socrates, a group of Athenians tries to prove whether justice actually makes a person happier—then follows the question to its extreme: designing a whole city around virtue, education, and the shocking idea that philosophers must rule.
What if ancient humans didn’t have an inner narrator at all—only commanding voices they experienced as gods? Jaynes argues consciousness is a recent cultural invention, born when those voices failed under historical chaos and humans had to build an inner self to decide what to do.
A dog is born, dies, and is born again—over and over—each life bringing new owners, new lessons, and one haunting question that grows louder with every goodbye: what is my purpose, and who am I meant to save?
An Ode to Romance, Relationships, and Sex
Insights at the Intersection of Biology and Buddhism
A trip through time with a leading theoretical physicist
Where do we go when we go? From ice-dark Inuit underworlds to pixel-perfect cloud servers and a certain forked-up neighborhood, this tour collects the world’s great departures. With humor, heart, and a lot of strange maps, we follow how humans turn grief into geography—and what that tells us about living well before we leave.
What It Is, Why It's Scarce, and How to Get More
The Nature of Religion
A cornerstone in modern political and social thought
A Novel about the History of Philosophy
The Problem of Slavery and Its Treatment of Human Beings
A Guide to Ethical Living for the Fate of Our Future
A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind
A Philosophical Masterpiece on the Boundaries Between Good and Evil
Great Ideas from the Past for Everyday Life
Original article published in The Guardian
Uncover the Dangers of Humanity’s Increasing Capabilities
What Does it Mean To Be You?
Learn about the good life from a true Roman statesman
The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else
An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life
The feminist classic about how woman has been shaped into the “other” sex
How to Make Sense in a World that Doesn’t
A classic in modern philosophical literature
Descartes Most Famous Philosophical Classic
Ancient Wisdom For Modern Living
How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty
Aphorisms and Anecdotes from the Paragon of Chinese Sages
The Ancient Greek Epic Poem About A Hero's Journey Home
How the Many Sides to Every Story Shape Our Reality
In Defense of a Sacred World
Freedom, Being and Apricot Cocktails
Scholars, Dreamers and Sages Who Can Teach Us How to Live
A History, A Philosophy, A Warning
The stoic thinking of a Philosopher-King
A Study in Human Nature
Explore Freedom’s Deeper Meaning Beyond Resistance and Control
Examine the Defense of Democracy and Freedom
The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good
A groundbreaking and influential philosophy classic about the limits of human reason
Emotion, Reason and the Human Brain
Life Is Long If You Know How To Use It
Discover the thinking that shaped the history of philosophy
Time Management for Mortals
Explore the Roots of Human Reason
Discover Your True Self Through the Wisdom of World Religions
An Essay on Man in Revolt
What Evolution and Human Nature Imply about the Meaning of Our Existence
A Philosophical Journey Into Alienation
General Thinking Concepts
Collected works from the supreme theorist of the conscious
On Reclaiming the Individual and Fighting Oppression
Redefine Your Understanding of the Mind and Consciousness
A Guide to Choosing Your Personal Philosophy
A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life
A Very Short Introduction
How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life
Uncover Key Ethical Questions Shaping Our Actions and Choices
How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control
An exploration of foundational Biblical text
Wit and Wisdom on Human Folly
Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense
Explore the Timeless Wisdom of This Hindu Scripture
Explore God, Reason, and the Human Spirit in This Great Work
A Fragment of Life
Challenging the Roots of Good and Evil
One morning, every adult on Earth wakes to a small wooden box on their doorstep. Inside is a single string, its length a promise—or a warning—about the span of a life. What would you do if you knew your measure? In this intimate, propulsive story, eight lives tangle and hold as love, fear, power, and hope collide under a clock everyone can suddenly see.
An ancient voice steps out of time to tell a story of angels who crossed a line, a world that lost its balance, and a justice that never sleeps. Come walk with Enoch through crystal halls of fire, past prisons of fallen stars, and into a promise that still steadies the human heart.
How Evolution Gave Us Free Will
Identity, Authenticity, and the Ethics of Conservation
A Pocket Oracle
The Teachings of a Roman Stoic
An exploration of the many ways life can be meaningful
A Study of Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
The Essay That Presented Transcendentalism to the World
How One Becomes What One is
The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness – A New Interpretation by Sharon Lebell
A Philosophical Guide
A Philosophy
A Story About the Meaning of Life
Simple Tools from Sixty Great Thinkers to Improve Your Life Today
Taoist Philosophy for Peace, Contentment & Balance in Life
An Antidote to Chaos
Happiness as the End of Actions
Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity
Discover Timeless Wisdom and the Secrets to Conquering Happiness
The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
Learning from Silence
Living the Ten Principles of Stoicism
A Philosophical User's Manual
The history and core principles of the Eastern philosophy of Zen
Schopenhauer's take on will and deliberation
Timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy
Spiritual Minimalism to Live a More Fulfilled Life
How Existential Psychology Can Help Us Build Meaningful Lives in Absurd Times
Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious
Finding Wild Happiness in a World That's Upside Down
A Philosophy of Freedom
The Quest for a Moral Life
Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine
How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way
A classic about the psyche and socioeconomic change
Sabiduría, resiliencia y calma de la mano de filósofos clásicos
Claim Your Inner Joy and Freedom with the Empowering Wisdom of the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita
Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
366 Meditations on Parenting, Love, and Raising Great Kids
Ideas that Shape the World
A Message for an Age of Anxiety
A Book About Hope
Timeless Wisdom to Gain Resilience, Confidence, and Calmness
Philosophical Insights on Death
A Guide to What Matters Most
Learn how to use philosophical principles in your personal and work life
Machiavelli’s classic text on leadership and politics
Six Strategic Principles for Managers
A Classic Text on the Japanese Way of the Sword
366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance and the Art of Living
An Ancient Greek Tragedy on Civil Disobedience, Morality and Gender
Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Inquiry, and Hope
Wittgenstein, Benjamin, Cassirer, Heidegger, and the Decade That Reinvented Philosophy
Regicide and Revenge in one of the World's Most Famous Tragedies
Or, all for the Best
Hannah Arendt's landmark work about Europe's anti-Semitic and imperialist roots
A timeless tale of friendship, mortality, and the search for meaning
How Conflict Shaped Us
A Spark for Revolutionary Thought
How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America
Excursions to the Edge of Thought
A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. A Toltec Wisdom Book
Ruminations on Chance and Happiness
The Spanish Epic Novel on the Human Condition and Death
The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson
What's Next?
The Secret Wisdom of the Samurai
A Curious History of a Dangerous Idea
A Powerful Exploration of Colonialism’s Psychological Impact
Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock
A foundational work in the history of Western political philosophy
A Very Short Introduction
The Science of Self-Healing - A Practical Guide
Understanding Chinese Medicine
A Book for Disruptors
Explore a Timeless Ethics Classic
A Radical Guide to Clear Thinking, Doubt, and Self-Discovery
Explore the Fundamental Questions and Ideas of Philosophy
Uncover the Paradoxes of Modernity and Reason
A deep exploration of human nature, language, and consciousness
What Ancient Philosophers Teach Us about How to Live
Exploring Christianity's Deepest Questions
A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy
An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget & Vygotsky
Explore the Foundations of Lacan’s Thought
Using Science and Scripture to Answer Humanity’s Big Questions
A Retelling of the Myths of Ancient Greece
An Archaeology of Human Sciences
Ancient Philosophy as a Way of Life in the Modern World
A Very Short Introduction
A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy
How a Forgotten Philosophy Can Liberate Kids and Their Parents
Four Women Philosophers Who Taught Me How to Live a Life of the Mind
Methods for Clear Thinking and Analysis in Everyday Situations from the Greatest Thinkers in History
Unlock the Secrets of the Universe with This Intellectual Masterpiece
Explore a Groundbreaking Work in 20th-Century Philosophy
A Critique of Political Economy
A Pragmatic Guide to Building Strong and Prosperous States
The definitive statement of Friedman's immensely influential economic philosophy
A Philosophical Tale About the Failures of Government Coercion
In Defense of Freedom and a Free Society
A Thought-Provoking Critique of Consumer Culture
Design, Technology, Business, Life
Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary
A Young Prince’s Tragic Descend Into Madness and Revenge
Discover Art's Role in Unmasking Reality
Why we need to stop lying and start telling the truth
A Crusade for Freedom of Speech
The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking
The Foundations of Language, Writing, and Meaning
A Very Practical Guide
Discover Truth in Illusion
Uncover Persuasion and the Principles Behind Oratorical Skill
Explore the Boundaries of Meaning and Truth in Language
Timeless Wisdom and Practical Strategies to Find True Fulfillment
Advice for the Exceptionally Ambitious
The School of Life
A Study of a Profoundly American Life
Stories of Life, Death, and Brain Surgery
An Experience of Blindness
Valuable Insights Into Living Your Best Life
A Psychiatrist's Memoir
A psychiatrist is thrown into Auschwitz and other camps, watches hope collapse and dignity survive, and returns with a practical argument: life can still ask something of a person—even in pain, guilt, and death—and meaning is how humans endure.
Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer
And Other Essential Writings on Success
A Life
A Journey to Reckoning with Mortality
A Life of Nietzsche
The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius
Delve Into Unconscious Desires
An Essay Concerning the True Origin, Extent and End of Civil Government
Vengeance and Justice in Mycenae
A Phenomenological Essay on Ontology
The Science behind Atheism
Conversations on Consciousness, Morality, and the Future of Humanity
An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership
Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times
An Existentialist Approach to Life
The Classic That Will Challenge Everything You Know
The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius
A Tragedy of Survival and Loss
Conservative Ideology for Contemporary Times
The Dalai Lama’s Vision for Humanity
Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
A Guide to Finding Wisdom and Comfort in Life
A Sufi Way to Mindfulness and the Essential Self
A Fantasy Novel About the Choices That Lead to a Life Well-Lived
How Human Values Evolve
Dive into Ancient Philosophical Insights
A Very Short Introduction
An Essential Literary and Feminist Text
The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism
Crafting a Life That Matters
Timeless Indian Wisdom for Business Leaders
A History of the Present