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Books like A Theory of Justice
A Theory of Justice by John Rawls is about justice, fairness, political philosophy. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Republic
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Plato · Philosophy
The Republic is Plato's most ambitious work, a sustained inquiry into the nature of justice staged as a dialogue among Socrates and his companions in Athens.
Read the summary → - Democracy in America
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Alexis de Tocqueville · History
Democracy in America, published in two volumes in 1835 and 1840, is Alexis de Tocqueville's analysis of the democratic experiment in the United States as a model for what was coming to Europe.
Read the summary → - On Liberty
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John Stuart Mill · Philosophy
On Liberty, published in 1859, is John Stuart Mill's defense of individual freedom against both governmental coercion and social pressure.
Read the summary → - The Federalist Papers
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Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay · History
The Federalist Papers are a collection of eighty-five essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay between October 1787 and May 1788, under the collective pseudonym Publius.
Read the summary → - Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson · Economics
Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson argue that the fundamental difference between rich and poor countries is not geography, culture, or bad luck.
Read the summary → - 1984
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George Orwell · Philosophy
Nineteen Eighty-Four is George Orwell's 1949 novel about a future England called Airstrip One, governed by the totalitarian Party under the figurehead Big Brother.
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