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Books like The Abolition of Man
The best books like The Abolition of Man are The Perennial Philosophy, Meditations, and Man's Search for Meaning. The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis is about objective value, natural law, education. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- The Perennial Philosophy
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Aldous Huxley · Religion & Spirituality
The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley's anthology and commentary on the mystical traditions of the world, arguing that behind the diversity of religious forms lies a single metaphysical core: the divine ground or ultimate reality is one; the human soul contains a spark of this reality; the purpose of human existence is to realize this identity; and the path to that realization requires ego-transcendence through contemplation, virtue, and love.
A kindred philosophy read.
Read the summary → - Meditations
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Marcus Aurelius · Philosophy
Meditations is not a book Marcus Aurelius wrote for anyone to read.
A kindred philosophy read.
Read the summary → - Man's Search for Meaning
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Viktor E. Frankl · Psychology
Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's account of his years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and the psychological theory he developed from that experience.
A kindred philosophy read.
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- Being and Nothingness
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Jean-Paul Sartre · Philosophy
Being and Nothingness is Sartre's major philosophical treatise and the founding text of French existentialism.
A kindred philosophy read.
Read the summary → - Existentialism Is a Humanism
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Jean-Paul Sartre · Philosophy
Existentialism Is a Humanism began as a 1945 lecture Sartre gave to a packed Paris hall in response to critics who called existentialism pessimistic, quietist, and dangerous.
Both dig into human nature.
Read the summary → - Leviathan
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Thomas Hobbes · Philosophy
Leviathan, published in 1651 in the aftermath of the English Civil War, is one of the founding texts of modern political philosophy.
Both dig into human nature.
Read the summary → - Mere Christianity
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C. S. Lewis · Philosophy
Mere Christianity began as a series of BBC radio broadcasts Lewis gave during World War II, and the book retains that quality of direct, informal address.
Both dig into human nature.
Read the summary → - Summa Theologica (Selections)
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Thomas Aquinas · Philosophy
The Summa Theologica — "Summary of Theology" — is Thomas Aquinas's masterwork, composed between approximately 1265 and 1274.
Both dig into natural law.
Read the summary → - The Bed of Procrustes
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Philosophy
The Bed of Procrustes is Nassim Nicholas Taleb's collection of philosophical aphorisms, the third volume in his Incerto series following Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan.
Both dig into human nature.
Read the summary → - The Divine Comedy: Inferno
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Dante Alighieri · Philosophy
The Inferno is the first of three canticles in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, written between approximately 1308 and 1320.
Both dig into human nature.
Read the summary → - The Little Prince
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry · Philosophy
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote The Little Prince in New York in 1942, in exile from a France under occupation, and the book was published in French and English simultaneously in 1943, the year before he disappeared on a reconnaissance flight.
Both dig into human nature.
Read the summary → - The Problem of Pain
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C. S. Lewis · Philosophy
The Problem of Pain is Lewis's systematic attempt to answer one of the oldest and most persistent objections to theism: if God is good and all-powerful, why does pain exist?
Both dig into human nature.
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Books like The Abolition of Man: quick answers
What are the best books like The Abolition of Man?
The best books like The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis are The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism Is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with The Abolition of Man, such as objective value, natural law, education.
What should I read after The Abolition of Man?
A natural next read after The Abolition of Man is The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley. A kindred philosophy read. Other strong choices are Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre.
What books are similar to The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis?
The Abolition of Man centers on objective value, natural law, education. Books with a similar feel include The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley, Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre, Existentialism Is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre, Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
