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24 alternatives to The History of Philosophy

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The History of Philosophy launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The History Of Philosophy▲1

   Summary of the history of Western philosophy

   2019 · denizcemonduygu.com · its alternatives →

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   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction▲66

   Original ideas that expand understanding of human thought

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Socratic▲83

   Learn and help others learn

   2014 · lens.google · its alternatives →

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   The Basics of Philosophy▲2

   A huge subject broken down into manageable chunks.

   2018 · philosophybasics.com · its alternatives →

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   How not to be wrong: the power of mathematical thinking▲70

   The hidden beauty and logic of the world

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Paul Rand: Conversations with Students▲69

   Paul Rand's words and thoughts on varied topics

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom▲57

   Ancient wisdom paired with modern science

   2016 · happinesshypothesis.com · its alternatives →

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   ss▲85

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   2019 · its alternatives →

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    The Shape of Time▲62

    Remarks on the history of things

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Where Good Ideas Come From▲79

    The natural history of innovation

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    "The Bird Market" By Anton Chekhov▲62

    TFW You Learn More About Life From A Bird, Than From School

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

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    The Meaning of Things▲60

    Applying Philosophy to Life

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    This American Life - 562: The problem we all live with▲89

    First of a two-part series rethinking and reinvent education

    2015 · thisamericanlife.org · its alternatives →

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    The Pyramid Principle▲68

    Logic in writing and thinking

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Where Good Ideas Come From▲62

    The natural history of innovation

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite▲72

    Turning logic and common sense on its head

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲60

    Carlo doesn't remember (Capitalism requires capitalization)

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Meaningful▲69

    The story of ideas that fly

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲64

    Reinterpreting something overlooked from the past

    2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Why Don't Students Like School?▲66

    A cognitive scientist answers questions about the mind

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Origin of Consciousness▲61

    The breakdown of the bicameral mind

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Stephen Hawking's Pocket Universe▲91

    Bringing ‘A Brief History of Time’ to a whole new generation

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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