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The Jains: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights

Jainism is often introduced through one wordahimsa, non-violence. But Paul Dundas’s The Jains shows how much larger the tradition is. Jainism combines…

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The Way of Zen: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights

Alan Watts’s The Way of Zen introduces Zen Buddhism by challenging the assumption that spiritual life is mainly about acquiring better beliefs.…

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Superintelligence: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights

What happens if artificial intelligence becomes substantially more capable than humans at many economically and strategically important tasks? Nick Bostrom’s Superintelligence examines…

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India’s Struggle for Independence: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights

How did a colony become a nation, and what did independence actually mean for the people who inherited the new state? Bipan…

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The Stranger: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights

What if society’s judgment of a person has less to do with the act they committed than with whether they behave according…

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The Left Hand of Darkness: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights

What happens to politics, identity and intimacy when the assumptions we make about gender no longer work? Ursula K. Le Guin’s The…

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The Road: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights

In a world where almost everything has disappeared, what would make a human being worth saving? Cormac McCarthy’s The Road follows a…

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Jainism: An Introduction: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights

Jainism is often introduced through one word: ahimsa, or non-violence. But treating Jainism as simply a philosophy of kindness misses the extraordinary…

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The Bhagavad Gita: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights

What should a person do when every available choice seems morally difficult? The Bhagavad Gita begins with Arjuna facing a battlefield in…

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The Power of Now: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights

What if much of our suffering comes not only from what happens to us, but from the mind’s constant demand that the…

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