18 books like Authority and the Individual

What to read after Authority and the Individual — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Civilization Edward Carpenter · 1889 · 175p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Preface to complete edition.--Civilisation: its cause and cure.--Modern science: a criticism.--The science of the future: a forecast.--Defence of criminals: a criticism of morality.--Exfoliation: Lamarck versus Darwin.--Custom.--A rational and humane science.--The new morality.--Appendix--being notes on some of the characteristics and customs of pre-civilised peoples. Shares Cultural Policy, Cultural, Public Policy, Popular culture

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Shoshana Zuboff · 2018 · ★ 4.1 · 704p · ≈ 23h · Moderate "Shoshana Zuboff, named "the true prophet of the information age" by the Financial Times, has always been ahead of her time. Her seminal book In the Age of the Smart Machine foresaw the consequences of a then-unfolding era of computer technology. Now, three decades later she asks why the once-celebrated miracle of digital is turning into a nightmare. Zuboff tackles the social, political,… Shares Cultural Policy, Cultural, Public Policy, Anthropology

Horizons of Anthropology Sol Tax · 1964 · ★ 3.6 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Cultural Policy, Cultural, Public Policy, Anthropology with this book.

Artificial knowing Alison Adam · 1997 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate "In Artificial Knowing, Alison Adam boldly challenges the Artificial Intelligence (AI) view of the world which prescribes the masculine as the norm and excludes other knowers and knowledge, specifically women. Adam fills a large gap in science and technology studies by showing us how gender is inscribed in AI-based computer systems." "By locating feminist theory in relation to science and… Shares Cultural Policy, Public Policy, Anthropology, Political science

Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt · 2005 · ★ 4.0 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate *A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything* Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. But… Shares Popular culture, Social Science, Psychology

Hovels to Highrise Anne Power · 1993 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate This takes the historical, political and social changes relating to housing in five European countries, and considers the housing history and traditions which have lead to growing tensions within their most disadvantaged communities. Shares Social Science, Political science

Illustrations of universal progress Herbert Spencer · 1864 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Political science, Philosophy with this book.

Sacred Energies of the Sun and Moon

Sacred Energies of the Sun and Moon Erika Buenaflor · 2020 · 200p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

Precognitive Dreamwork and the Long Self

Precognitive Dreamwork and the Long Self Eric Wargo · 2021 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

Advances in Psychology Research Alexandra M. Columbus · 2008 · 199p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

Signs

Signs Laura Lynne Jackson · 2019 · ★ 4.2 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A renowned psychic medium teaches us how to recognize and interpret the life-changing messages from loved ones and spirit guides on the Other Side.“A collection of incredible stories . . . that speak to the universe’s endless capacity for magical moments.”—goop Laura Lynne Jackson is a psychic medium and the author of the New York Times bestseller The Light Between… Shares Psychology

Psychology Saundra K. Ciccarelli · 2006 · ★ 3.2 · 792p · ≈ 26h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

Hold Nothing

Hold Nothing Elena Brower · 2025 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

Invoke the Goddess

Invoke the Goddess Kala Trobe · 2019 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Psychology with this book.

Somehow

Somehow Anne Lamott · 2024 · ★ 3.9 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of Publishers Weekly’s Best Religion Books of 2024“Anne Lamott is my Oprah.” —Chicago TribuneFrom the bestselling author of Dusk, Night, Dawn and Help, Thanks, Wow, a joyful celebration of love“Love is our only hope,” Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. “It is not always the easiest choice, but it is always the right one, the noble path, the way home to… Shares Psychology

Voices

Voices Staroba · 2015 Shares Psychology with this book.

Philosophy and living Olaf Stapledon · 1935 · ★ 3.4 Shares Philosophy with this book.

The principles of psychology William James · 1890 · ★ 3.9 · 897p · ≈ 29h · Demanding The Principles of Psychology is a monumental text in the history of psychology, written by William James and published in 1890. There were four methods in James' psychology: analysis (i.e. the logical criticism of precursor and contemporary views of the mind), introspection (i.e. the psychologist's study of his own states of mind), experiment (e.g. in hypnosis or neurology), and comparison (the… Shares Psychology

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