The 10 Books That Will Forever Alter Your Worldview

You know when you read a book and then suddenly you see everything through a dramatically different lense!? These were mine.

You know when you read a book and then suddenly you see everything through a dramatically different lense!? I love it when that happens.

I’m tracking mini book reviews and quotes from those worldview-altering books here.

2010

Ethics

by Benedict De Spinoza

This book was my first compelling brush with philosophy. After rejecting a Christian-style religious upbringing, Ethics was a very welcome beautiful, rational, masterpiece.

“The endeavor to understand is the first and only basis of virtue.”

“The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.”

“Do not weep. Do not wax indignant. Understand.”

“No matter how thin you slice it, there will always be two sides.”