50 Book Recommendations

[@CosmicSkeptic]

All fifty books are linked in the description. TIMESTAMPS: Peter Singer: 1:55 Animal Rights: 5:06 General Philosophy: 7:27 Memoir: 10:33 Philosophy of Death: 14:19 Fiction: 18:23 Books From My Degree: 21:03 Updates Since My Last Recommendations Video: 23:29 Books I Want to Read: 24:09 Books I Read to Challenge Myself: 26:27 (Singer gets his own section because he has undoubtedly had the largest impact of any writer on my thinking over the past year.)

[@mubeen316]

Check out Richard Kearney's Anatheism

[@r5zoeirabr651]

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[@tonyburton419]

@@thomasgiannetti4032 Yes..."Behave"... is a must read.

[@blackatheist7369]

I just brought the god delusion. The origin of species and a universe from nothing is what I’m about to read next.

[@blackatheist7369]

@Sandcastle • Yeah......but like he had a choice. Also during Newton’s times this was the start of modern science. This was before we had evolution and stuff like that ......everyone was religious back then . Today most scientists are either atheists or agnostics.

[@ThatGuyWithHippyHair]

"I don't like reading, I like having read" - goddamn you put it into words. I love it.

[@ThatGuyWithHippyHair]

The point is that the process of reading is not particularly pleasant to him, but he likes the after-effects of having that knowledge.

[@chaitanyasethi1580]

It's a Dorothy Parker quote on writing which replaced reading with writing.

[@jej_x]

@@yungfaas6688 I like being strong but I don't like doing constant reps at the gym. You get stronger at the gym but doesn't mean you enjoy the process. That's the analogy

[@valty3727]

this really only applies for the kind of dense informative books that this guy reads though. if i'm really getting into a fiction book that i like i love the process of reading, of experiencing the story

[@Nissenov]

All them books I didn't read They just sat there on my shelf Looking much smarter than me!

[@benediktk.8228]

I really like your point about not liking reading itself but to " like having read " and seeing it as something useful , intellectual exercise. I feel the same way but this was the first time i heard someone describing it in a satisfactory way.

[@natashawigley5552]

It reminds me of a Dorothy Parker quote, "I hate writing, I love having written".

[@krishmidha1037]

Idk if you've read Exit West, but that's what it reminded me of.

[@a.d.w8385]

I am new to atheism, science and philosophical theories. I am 26. Very late. Very hard and lonely as a black woman. Blacks love God. Lol. But I've been searching for answers for more than 10 years now. I have looked at many Christian sects, Islam and Eastern religions. And here I am. An agnostic atheist. I am new to vegan philosophy as well. Going to start as a pescatarian because my husband and children are not vegans and im broke. Love this channel. Subscribed.

[@jj-qr4ro]

I know this was posted a year ago but that's so awesome! it can be so hard to turn away from when you're surrounded by religious people. you should be super proud of yourself

[@mo_7199]

I hope you find a community here

[@madd5]

What answers are you looking for? There is no life after death. Do your best now and become the best person you can be for everyone. That's it.

[@mildredmartinez8843]

Love your comments. Enjoy the ride.

[@lilsk5229]

26 isnt late at all, at least you have your mid 20´s and the rest of your life to live freely and reach your full potential, something theists will never have.

[@815-n8e]

I just cleaned my room to make space for a new book shelf! This was perfecting timing I’m so happy 😭

[@behavior2836]

How did it go? Did you read any of the reccomendations?

[@jasminelloyd2662]

I read the autobiography of Malcolm X when I was in high school. To this day, it's still one of the rawest and most honest book I've ever read. Reading about his journey and constant evolution was like walking next to him through a liberation and self-determination process. I miss him even don't I never met him.

[@nenmaster5218]

I could recommend you channel specializing on recommending books, if ya want.

[@richardoffiong9932]

​@@nenmaster5218please do..this was posted so long ago that I don't know if you'll even see this😂

[@mrdg1011]

I met his daughter Illyasa Shabazz @ the Freedom center in downtown Cincinnati in summer 2011

[@pinecone421]

You made me convert from vegetarianism to veganism. Thank you

[@adiohead]

Awesome!

[@jamescullen6973]

Pine Cone tosser

[@goosemasters]

Being vegan is unhealthy

[@Spacewith2224]

ZOE ZOEY nah. www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/the-vegan-diet/ Vegetables are like the healthiest thing you can eat, but okay.

[@hypnoticlizard9693]

A plant based diet is the healthiest of them all if done correctly.

[@paulretallick2241]

When I was this guy’s age I hadn’t even read 50 books total!

[@sherlockholmes882]

Most people don't, their entire life!

[@StephenButlerOne]

@@sherlockholmes882 I cheat and listen on Audible. Probably read 5 books untill I was 30, and about 70 plus over the last decade.

[@StephenButlerOne]

@Elsa Tonkinwise I agree. I soak up the words better when listening. Plus I can 'read' while driving or even better lay in bed with my eyes shut. This maximises one's imagination. A good audio book can make a 7 hour drive feel like a 30 min hop.

[@xwarrior760]

@Elsa Tonkinwise It's an act of listening. But yes it doesn't matter how information is obtained.

[@GrrMania]

Hell, I still haven't read that many books lol (shame on me I know!)

[@TheBartgry]

I’d love to see a book published by you

[@pranavlimaye]

Alex might be the next Hitch, or the next Dawkins, or something in between. I'm excited to see all that he's going to accomplish

[@TessavandieKaap]

@@pranavlimaye next Peter Singer ?

[@morbidgirl6808]

@@pranavlimaye more like next Bertand Russell.

[@leonamerclova4400]

Love this! Sapiens and Short History on Nearly Everything are the two crucial books I keep recommending to everyone.

[@alexgibson2871]

What did you find so crucial about sapiens?

[@DZ-hh5dw]

Orwell Essays. Highly underrated, great seeing those on the list

[@TheBenchPressMan]

Road To Wigan Pier and In Front Of Your Nose are great.

[@ryanx3584]

Shooting an Elephant is always a short fave. Politics and the English Language is a must for a writer also.

[@zog6243]

hey i watched your talk on veganism and when vegan overnight, thank you so much. ive been reading a clockwork orange, not exactly philosophical or anything but an amazing book all the same x

[@sabrinavonhoegen4262]

I also read clockwork orange last year. The film is one of my all time favorites, and I saw a video on KZbin by Dominic noble, he does book and film reviews, and since he went over the adaption and how it's different from the book in many ways, I had to read it. Have to say I was not disappointed. Definitely one of my favorite books now.

[@sabrinavonhoegen4262]

@Ad Lockhorst I know dakhaas, it's called dachhase in German, and it also refers to cat. After ww2, when food in general, but especially meat was rare, people indeed ate cats. I think in some parts of Austria or Switzerland they still do. Horsemeat also isn't as uncommon in some parts of Germany. Although funnily enough, some years ago we had that huge scandal when it was discovered that some lasagna turned out to be from horse instead of beef or pork.

[@ergot1803]

A Clockwork Orange is definitely a philosophical work - both the movie and the book address, among other subjects, authoritarianism, free will, nihilism, behaviorism, and psychoanalysis.

[@aareebjamil8929]

@@sabrinavonhoegen4262 Hey, I tried reading A Clockwork Orange. The fictional slang seems a bit menacing, though. I can't seem to get used to the meanings of the made-up words. Any tips?

[@hannesjakobsson765]

@@aareebjamil8929 en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:A_Clockwork_Orange That's what I had to use

[@brad3568]

“Better never to have been” by Benatar is a great shout. I found it extremely compelling, especially with the distinction he makes between a life worth “living” and a life worth “starting”.

[@igaraparana]

Fully agree, and you might like Thomas Ligotti's 'Conspiracy against the human race' for perhaps the most hardcore take on the anti-existence view

[@NicolasSchaII]

Sociopathy isn't that cool

[@frazerlaing7264]

Alex you are a beautiful man

[@Xizile93]

Right?!? I have the feeling he gets more beautiful with every video he releases.

[@thescapegoatmechanism8704]

Frazer Laing his hair drives me crazy. Get a comb and some product in there!

[@CuriousMindCenter]

He is indeed handsome and sexy.

[@carfreeneoliberalgeorgisty5102]

Hottest youtube atheist.

[@reaper-hh6rj]

No homo tho

[@robolizzzrd5524]

I want you to know that you have helped me make up my mind about veganism. Thanks for that, I wish I could thank you personally.

[@telkmx]

Robo Lizard Studio same. Vegans for 6 months now with my girl :)

[@robolizzzrd5524]

@@telkmx big congratz to you both :)

[@camdavbax]

Awesome work guys :D the animals and your bodies say thank you! 😁❤️

[@robolizzzrd5524]

@@camdavbax Thanks :)

[@kartoffeldrucker]

[@Travisharger]

I became a Christian mostly because of "Case for Christ" when I was a Junior in High School (2003) and even after a long many year deconversion process it was historical arguments that I often felt most compelling for Christianity, however many of the arguments from Strobel eventually fell flat when I began to really think about them. Also Bart Ehrman's "Forged" and "How Jesus Became God" really put a nail in that coffin.

[@vegannonextreme5318]

Jesus isn’t god tho he is the Holy Spirit, and so are you I’m not even a Christian Jesus was a yogi

[@fresh235]

What was bart ehrmans main arguement?

[@N64RumblePak]

@@fresh235 I probably can't do much justice to Bart's work, but I have read and listened to him a fair bit. I would say he really shows the contradictions between the author's of the bible and the historical perspectives of who Jesus was and the hoops that the author's had to jump through to end up with the idea that Jesus was god or divine. There is a lot more detail and eloquence to his work that I can't do justice to and would rather not, because I don't want to misrepresent his work or turn you away from giving him a listen. He's probably the most important New Testament Scholar around today.

[@googlebarbaralernerspectre2581]

Christianity is a Jewish religion pal. Go back to your pagan roots if you want to believe anything

[@vegannonextreme5318]

TheMarker2015 L.S Jesus was not a jew

[@nooodleproductions]

I’m reading Sapiens right now! Really great read

[@asabuj4363]

Me too. Amazing book.

[@alexgibson2871]

I read this a while back. What did you like about it? I found it quite speculatory and without much citation. Fine stepping inside someone's imagination, but his subject matter was real, history, anthropology etc.

[@sophia5328]

I must agree. It was too heavy on speculation and opinion for me

[@konyvnyelv.]

And Homo Deus is even more certainty-breaking!

[@francisgregoryku1689]

@@konyvnyelv. I love both Homo Deus and Homo Sapiens!

[@tobyb4304]

Damn. I just finished "When Breath Becomes Air"... that last chapter broke me!

[@princessrainbow4448]

Thanks a lot for 50 book recommendations, Alex 🙏

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[@caesar4857]

Highly recommend, The Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle Meditation - Marcus Aurelius Demons - Dostoevsky The High Cost Of Vengeance - Freda Utley Hellstorm - Thomas Goodrich Candide, Letters On England - Voltaire Divine Comedy, La Vita Nuova - Dante Alighieri The Republic - Plato On Government, In Defense Of The Republic - Cicero The Prince - Niccolò Machiavelli Rome's Last Citizen - Rob Goodman, Jimmy Soni

[@AndyWilliams8]

One crucial work is "The Case for Animal Rights" by Tom Regan. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it.

[@rosmith51]

TL;DR : Hitch reads the audiobook for Hitch-22 A few years after reading Hitch-22 I was gifted the audiobook for it and was delighted to see that he was the reader. It is worth listening to him read his own words, his way, in the way he meant for them to sound. It is an infinitely richer experience than just reading what he wrote.

[@imangellau]

Thank you so much for giving out Animal Liberation and spreading the change!! 💚💚 Great activism you're doing!

[@OdditiesandRarities]

I highly recommend: The better angels of our nature - steven pinker. It changed the way I look at the world completely. (about why violence has declined among other things)

[@nts9]

George Dunbar It looks like our species is about to remove most if not all complex life on earth, how does that fit with in Pinker’s perspective?

[@ONeill01]

@@nts9 if you read the book he explains this

[@nts9]

jhnsnow421 well we go from billions of people and trillions of complex life struggling to survive to no conflict due to the sixth mass extinction, and this equates to peace on earth. Sounds like a great reduction of pain to me! But I’m not looking forward to it.

[@ONeill01]

@@nts9 I'm not disagreeing and Steven Pinker would agree with you

[@nts9]

jhnsnow421 interesting, I know of Pinker, he has a lot of fascinating things to say, I have his book “Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress” and you inspired me to continue to read it.

[@aaronwalderslade]

I stopped eating animals when I was 9. That was 41 years ago. It was considered very odd in 1979. Didn't need a book. Just looked in the eyes of some animals and that was it.

[@romanski5811]

It's not about "needing" a book necessarily. It's just that "look at it" is not a very good argument.

[@sjuvanet]

i have to doubt this... HAVE TO. how are you maintaining a healthy lifestyle? how are your teeth? veganism is, to me, an ethical action more than a dietary one. unless youre willing to give up your health for animals, i dont think you'd consistently be vegan since the age of nine. also, how did you make a decision so foundational to your life at such a young age?

[@ohfuffy4870]

@@sjuvanet A vegan diet is as healthy and potentially healthier than an omnivorous one

[@sjuvanet]

Oh Fuffy that's wildly untrue, man :/ i like the ethics game but a vegan diet is objectively not what we're intended to eat as humans.

[@sjuvanet]

Freeze Peach look, i dont think i could sway your opinion, and i've considered veganism for ethical reasons before, but i know objectively that we've evolved to eat an omnivore's diet. look at our teeth, and, more importantly, our inherent desires.

[@fictionalwanderings9964]

Notes from the underground is one of my favorite Dostoyevski books! So nice to see someone mention that besides Crime and Punishment or Brothers Karamazov...

[@alexgibson2871]

Love the short stories too, bobok is funny. And of course how much land

[@peterpehlivan157]

You are literally the reason I've been vegan for the past few weeks :D you were the push I needed :3 EDIT: I just can't believe it. The way you described reading is exactly like how I see it! I've started reading a lot more as a teenager, but as a child I didn't exactly enjoy it.

[@CosmicSkeptic]

Thank you so much

[@MrAbdul-hs6hz]

Congratulations! Finally you revealed yourself as a donkey:):)

[@Sagan1995]

@@MrAbdul-hs6hz your comment reveals far more about your shameful mental capacities than it does about the person to whom you're talking.

[@MrAbdul-hs6hz]

@@Sagan1995 seriously ? 😍 That's nice. Thanks

[@EntertainmentMan132]

Same, I decided to try switching from vegetarian to vegan after I saw his most recent video on the topic. I like it so far, and I don't imagine going back anytime soon.

[@lace4349]

Thank you, I always love book recommendations!

[@OlleMoquist]

"Woman in The Dunes" by Kobo Abe was quite a good read. Changed how I view sand in just one chapter.

[@ahmadjamalmughal47]

This video is really well-edited I just watched it for quick review because I've been ordering books lately I love that the covers stay up for while so you can either stop seeking and hear his comments on it or simply skip if you don't need to. ❤

[@Max-jf5vu]

My recommendations (non-specific and off the top of my head): Stephen Fry 'Mythos' and 'Heroes' Tim Shipman 'All Out War' and 'Fall Out' John Hirst The Shortest History of Europe Mark Forsyth The Elements of Eloquence

[@stefaniewongsw]

I could listen to you talk all day about books

[@brendenpeterson5684]

It would be cool if you (alex) had another discussion with Matt Dillahunty, this time over antinatalism.

[@rokanza2293]

Brenden Peterson he should debate Inmendham :P

[@soyslut]

So that Matt can make more appeals to emotion and circular arguments? Sounds boring, Matt is so logically dishonest... It's infuriating.

[@mirakovacs6981]

why are you like.... so my type?

[@RiedSiheal]

Hungarians... hungarians everywhere :D

[@aa-to6ws]

cuz he is a psicis, obviously

[@RogueAstro85]

I'm straight and he's still my type

[@fenviolin7100]

@@myidentityisamystery5142 bojler elado 🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺🇭🇺

[@lukemunro363]

Your description of reading was actually so accurate I’m scared

[@erichodge567]

In addition to all the intellectual fresh air that this site provides, it's just been a kick watching this guy grow up before our eyes. I hope he keeps this thing going until he's ninety-nine.

[@ethanm.2411]

I am a Christian, and I think that it is wonderful that you are reading further into the claims of Christianity. I myself need to do that for literature written from an atheistic perspective.

[@UngoogleableMan]

Good on you. While some will say Dawkins and Hitchens are the best books from an atheist perspective, I highly disagree. Theyre much better once you already are an atheist. I would suggest something like Demon Haunted World by Carl Sagan, "why im not a christian" by Bertrand Russel or "Godless Morality" by Bishop Richard Holloway.

[@abumajhool145]

@@UngoogleableMan Graham oppy is the best.

[@ethanm.2411]

@@UngoogleableMan Thanks for the recommendations.

[@mariochartouni]

@@ethanm.2411 You should read Dialogue Between A Priest and A Dying Man by Marquis de Sade (18th-19th centuries), it's 7 pages long, you can find the PDF online for free.

[@ethanm.2411]

@@mariochartouni Thanks, I'll check it out.

[@Bazzo61]

Wow! What a list! Glad to see some of my own favourites in there - Martin Amis (would have added "Money") and Nabakov and obviously Hitchens. Keep up the good work Alex. Hope to catch you live on a tour this year.

[@ShadowZZZ]

cool, these are my person favourites that I recommend everyone: -Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens - Steven Pinker, Enlightenment Now - Neil Tyson, Astrophysics For People In A Hurry - Carl Sagan, Cosmos - Stephen Hawking, A Brief History of Time - Lawrence Krauss, A Universe from Nothing - Sam Harris, Free Will - Sam Harris, The End of Faith - Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth - Christoper Hitchens, god is not Great - Jordan Peterson, 12 Rules for Life - Earthling Ed, Vegan eBook -Michio Kaku, Physics of the Mind

[@andyjackon5839]

Isn’t Peterson an idiot?

[@niklas6441]

@@andyjackon5839 correct.

[@rokanza2293]

Andy Jackon he is ignorant in some views and lacks depth in certain areas of knowledge, but it is very naive and probably ironic to call him an idiot...

[@pookypoo1169]

@@andyjackon5839 nope

[@Aaron-os8qi]

I read 12 Rules for Life and it didn't resonate with me. The symbols, metaphors, and hidden meanings found inside narratives. I now alternate between feeling that JP's crazy and/or I'm the idiot for not understanding. Or it might be differences in psychology between us.

[@konyvnyelv.]

You really should make a video like this almost every year

[@barokiller]

The book (which it is really more an essay than a book) that turn me into vegeterianism to begin with is "L’animal que je suis" from french philosopher Jacques Derrida. It seems to me that this and other great post-modern philosophers escape the saxon cosmovision so I really recommend you to get into it. Great video.

[@jillallmendinger2547]

A work of fiction you would most certainly enjoy is Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. It’s absurd and hilarious and it addresses a lot of philosophical topics. It manages to make a point both for and against religion, and so much more. Also, Vonnegut’s style is really quite unique and I think you’d enjoy it a lot. It’s the type of writing where you can’t help but smirk because it’s really clever or funny

[@TheVeteranFiles]

No Carl Sagan? Reading Billions and Billions right now, highly recommend.

[@ArcadianGenesis]

The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark is one of my all-time favorites.

[@googlebarbaralernerspectre2581]

Carl sargon is the worst excuse of a human being.

[@TheVeteranFiles]

@@googlebarbaralernerspectre2581 go away troll

[@asad9042]

Already read his Cosmos, Pale Blue Dot, The Daemon Haunted World. In that particular order. Billions and Billions is in the queue now.

[@asad9042]

@@ArcadianGenesis You know what. I have a freaking dragon in my garage. :D

[@RominaGalvez]

Just in time! Yesterday I was writing a list of books to read this year and took a look at your Good Reads account, but this selection alongside your opinions is much more useful. Thank you 😊

[@danefredy]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📚 Cosmic Skeptic is sharing book recommendations, focusing on those he's read in the past year and key books that influenced his reading journey. 02:33 🐾 "Animal Liberation" by Peter Singer is a book that made Cosmic Skeptic go vegan, with its first chapter making a compelling philosophical case for equal moral consideration of animals. 03:41 📖 Peter Singer has other books like "Practical Ethics" and "Expanding Circle" that delve into ethical and evolutionary aspects. 05:21 🌱 "Animal Rights: The Abolitionist Approach" by Gary Francione and Anna Charlton presents an extremist case for veganism, challenging pet ownership and any form of animal exploitation. 05:49 🐓 "Eating Animals: Should We Stop?" by Jonathan Safran Foer explores factory farming and more relaxed approaches to animal ethics. 06:58 📚 "Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows" by Melanie Joy introduces carnism, an ideology that tacitly supports animal consumption. 07:11 📚 "In Defense of Animals," a collection edited by Peter Singer, features essays by various philosophers covering animal equality, factory farming, and animal testing. 07:54 🤔 Cosmic Skeptic is currently reading David Benatar's "Better Never to Have Been," exploring the philosophy of antinatalism. 08:48 📜 AC Grayling's "The History of Philosophy" provides a comprehensive overview of key thinkers throughout history, including Eastern philosophy. 10:55 📖 Cosmic Skeptic recommends reading memoirs, such as "Mortality" by Christopher Hitchens, "When Breath Becomes Air," and "Darkness Visible" by William Styron, to gain insights into the human experience. 13:56 🖋️ "Letters to a Young Contrarian" by Christopher Hitchens serves as a rallying cry for those interested in debate, argumentation, and Hitchens' worldview. 15:20 📖 Albert Camus' "The Myth of Sisyphus," Arthur Schopenhauer's essays, and David Hume's essay on suicide are recommended for those interested in exploring philosophical perspectives on life and death. 17:25 📘 Matt Haig's "Reasons to Stay Alive" offers a modern perspective on dealing with anxiety and depression, providing insights into mental health. 18:34 📚 Reading fiction can be valuable for the lessons and experiences it offers, even if you don't enjoy the process. 18:49 📖 "Lolita" by Nabokov is beautifully written, disturbing, and hilariously funny, making it one of the favorite novels. 19:03 📚 Explored novels like Martin Amis' "The Rachel Papers" and Dostoevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" during the year. 19:46 📖 Recommended starting with Dostoevsky's "Notes from the Underground" for those interested in his works. 20:25 📚 "The Catcher in the Rye" is one of the favorite novels, appreciated for its subtle humor and self-awareness of the author. 21:37 📖 "Nine Theories of Religion" by Daniel Pals is a valuable book introducing key thinkers in sociology and psychology of religion. 22:05 📚 Studying philosophy and theology, reading Galileo, Charles Darwin, and Isaac Newton's works, exploring their views on religion. 23:57 📖 Interested in reading "Justice" by Michael Sandel, "Dominion" by Tom Holland, and "Ordinary Men" on the psychology of Nazi death camp guards. 26:48 📚 Currently reading "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel, a journalistic exploration of the historicity of Jesus. 28:13 📖 Studying classic theological texts, like Augustine, Anselm, and Athanasius, to understand justifications for Christian doctrines.

[@summerskye9783]

How is it that you’ve just explained exactly the way I’ve always felt about reading. I hate the act of reading, I’m slow at it and I have to force myself not to let my mind wander after each paragraph and to keep going. But I love what I get out of having read something; a new insight, concept, idea, or argument that I can toy around with in my mind for as long as I want. It really is the after effects of having read something that’s the most fun.

[@kenledbetter4979]

Starting my 15th years as vegan, I did it for health reasons, never considered the animals at all till a few years in. A short book you may enjoy is Meatonomics, The Bizarre Economics of Meat and Dairy by David Simon.

[@andresgg224]

I just met you and now I love you. Greetings from Colombia.

[@thecriticalriposte]

I need to do a response vid to this. I love collecting book recommendations.

[@igaraparana]

Terrific to see David Benatar and Arthur Schopenhauer on this list. I admire your courage to take on the most challenging and perhaps disturbing of subjects. Look forward to hearing more from you on this question of the value of existence itself, which I regard as the most important topic of all along with the free will question.

[@katie6384]

I really hope Alex writes a book one day

[@Ibrahim_Abouzied_OOOOOlllld]

Thinking Fast and Slow is a phenomenal book about our biases and heuristics that lead to irrational conclusions.

[@alexgibson2871]

Now that is a life changing book

[@MeetCleever3474]

Here are my recommendations: The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli Twilight of the Idols by Friedrich Nietzsche The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie A Hero of Our Time by Mikhail Lermontov A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess Siddharta by Herman Hesse (this has to be my favorite by far) ...and last but not least I recommend Anthony Burgess's The Ego and His Own

[@siriusvolk1090]

Hey Alex, greetings from South América, (sorry if my grammar is not quite correct) I'm kind of new to your content but I already have devour most of it, and I love your scientific arguments and I'm grateful for your work, I would like to see videos about your thoughts on eastern religions and philosophies specially about Buddhism cause I have noticed that channels as yours still have a lot of misconceptions about it and since one of the teachings of Buddhism is skepticism I would love to hear about it. keep on with the good job !!!!

[@ThePhantomTerror]

I'd recommend "Middlemarch" by George Eliot. It's one of the richest story I've ever read, where I can understand every character in their complex motivations and backgrounds.

[@tsprime3114]

Bahut acchi video. Man kar raha hai aapki recommend ki hui saari books padh lu.

[@paraee]

Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Franki

[@lerayanvert]

YES

[@IErikSteve]

NO

[@Mustafa-cp8wc]

I didn't like it that much it's just about concentration camps. They suck. We get it

[@lancewalker2595]

@@Mustafa-cp8wc Wow...

[@RogueAstro85]

@@Mustafa-cp8wc If you read that book and only came away with "Concentration camps suck" then you must have a 2nd grade reading level. The absolute depravity of those actions were immense to put on paper. We know the horrors of the holocaust nowadays, but Frankl was one of the first to share his personal experiences back then. Not to mention what it says about human nature. One thing that stuck with me was when he talked about how nobody could hate a prisoner for scooping more peas from the soup to feed his friends or family, because most people would do that in their position. And some people would stir the pot to give equal to all, some found it benevolent, and some thought those people were fools. It's one of the few first person perspectives of life in a concentration camp that dives into how people act in extreme deprivation, desperation, and dehumanization.

[@forestappalachia6047]

I've just started Michael Shermer's 2015 book titled The Moral Arc. He makes the arguement that our moral foundation stems from science and reason instead of a grounding in religion. Also, your video on veganism strengthened my justification for the lifestyle! 2+ years now 🌱 Subscribed!

[@AKhoja]

I was incredibly surprised that you recommended Better Never to Have Been. I've always wondered what you would think of that book and assumed you never read it. I would be incredibly interested to see you do a video on that.

[@zoe.h.nelson04]

Big relate on the not liking reading bit. I read to be well-read. A more enjoyable form of consuming information for me is listening to podcasts or debates, but of course those aren't substitutes for reading.

[@samcohen99]

Some fiction recommendations in no order East Of Eden The Master & The Margarita Steppenwolf Absalom Absalom Old Man And The Sea The Plague (by Camus) The Remains Of The Day The Trial (by Kafka) Pale Fire

[@benomara8622]

Ohhh buddy. Pale fire is extraordinary

[@JeremyTheApe]

I think Dr Tom Regan should be on this list. Specifically his book Empty Cages and The Case For Animal Rights, the latter for those more experienced with philosophical texts. I'm not aware of a better body of work to further our understanding of the philosophy of animal rights. Especially when we take into account that Singer does not consider rights to be an important part of his position. Thanks for the recommendations Alex 👍

[@alexedwards745]

I didn’t know you were vegan! I was introduced to your videos about 2 years ago and have been trying to find your channel since. That’s amazing to hear. Vegan power 🌱

[@othmane4020]

PLEASE MORE OF THESE VIDEOS !!!!!

[@macombus269]

great list mate. Melanie Joy is fantastic. I am reading Powearchy from her, where she discuss the pillars of all systems of opression, not only toward animals. Very good!

[@Gee-xb7rt]

Being a very old vegan I am really glad that there are so many paths to better understanding ethics and oppression.

[@luoyiwen3755]

Neither am I rooted in western culture nor a native English speaker... but I still enjoy watching your videos. They are so thinking-based and brilliant. Glad that I found your channel!

[@hitm43]

Two book that come to mind that I read this year are Thinking, Fast and Slow by psychologist Daniel Kahneman about intuitive versus non-intuitive thinking and The Signal and the Noise by statistician Nate Silver about prediction and where it has succeeded and failed. Both incredibly interesting books that I guarantee you will enjoy reading. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@alexgibson2871]

I'll never trust myself like I did before I read kahnmann haha

[@roeliethegoat]

"I don't like reading. I like having read." I felt that, haha. Although I do enjoy reading my philosophy books from time to time, I acutally enjoy having the knowlegde more. It makes for an interesting conversation if you have that information in the back of your mind to throw a different light on things. Thank you for the reccomendations! Always good to know which books to add to my bookshelf.

[@TheEternalOuroboros]

Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky is a masterpiece. I recommend that.

[@chrisnikolov2152]

Dostoevsky writes phenomenally

[@KingBullet123]

I was about to say so too

[@KingBullet123]

If you like that work your definitely like Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s “a day in the life of ivan denisovich” Also his noble lecture too

[@chrisnikolov2152]

@Pia Kjærsgaard Condescending attitude always leads to good things, sure. It isn't the best approach if you want to help someone improve themselves imo

[@emmashalliker6862]

@@chrisnikolov2152 thanks Jordan Peterson.

[@musiclover4792]

What an enjoyable video - thanks! Well thought out and spoken, you’re always a pleasure to watch

[@franciscoleitao66]

Lovely video and thank you for the book recommendations! You mentioned, at the end, how you’re engaging with books that challenge your beliefs, and I find that really admirable of you. As someone who considered himself an atheist but has now completely turned over to Christianity, I can't resist recommending you the key books that changed my mind on the topic. They really bring forth the best of Christian belief: - Orthodoxy, GK Chesterton - Everlasting Man, GK Chesterton - Beauty of the Infinite, David Bentley Hart - Five Proofs of the Existence of God, Edward Feser - Theology and Social Theory, John Milbank Feser, Milbank and Hart are arguably the most influential theologians of today. They are, in my view, indispensable readings for anyone seriously aiming to argue against God and the Christian religion. Of all of them, I’m especially fond of David Bentley Hart. He has countless essays online and it’s just a delight to read him. As a taster of the intellectual and rhetorical virtuosity of this man, I highly recommend the following essay: www.firstthings.com/article/2003/10/christ-and-nothing In any case, I hope you keep engaging with the Christian literature, and look forward to your future videos!

[@gsmarkham]

BTW 300k subscribers... Time for a Q&A 👍👍

[@alicegarcia9487]

Fiction I really reccomend anything by Gabriel García Márquez. Although 100 Years of Solitude changed me as a person. Also welldone for going vegan!!! 💚🌿

[@RogueAstro85]

I'm debating whether I should save this to read on paper, or do you think it would be fine to listen as an audiobook? I'm about to be super busy so audiobooks are my preferred medium and this is at the top of my reading list. Will it have the same impact in audio form?

[@alexgibson2871]

Could you explain how 100 years changed you as a person?

[@ChessmasterHex]

Although I'm not much of a bookworm I really appreciate the work you do Alex and I love it when great thinkers encourage reading with purpose, I'm proud to say I have at least one book on your list!

[@sgtdrpeppers]

I can’t recommend Perfume by Patrick Suskind enough, and he has a very sarcastic, tongue in cheek tone in his narration

[@dwight4k]

It was refreshing to hear that you don't read for pleasure. 🙌🏼

[@juanjesusarandaromero7699]

That's was an interesting books list to keep in mind and by the way congrats for the channel and for the manner you approach different kinds of stuff and differents sights to spoke about them, it's quite good, so thanks!

[@JeremiahTatola]

“do androids dream of electric sheep” is a wonderful sifi novel that explores empathy and what it means to be human.

[@alQarafi]

That book sucks. Read I, Robot and the robot series caves of steel, naked sun, Robots of Dawn all by Isaac Asimov.

[@JeremiahTatola]

alQarafi shut up, nerd

[@alQarafi]

The I had had sex with robot twist at the end book is terrible. No making up for bad taste.

[@JeremiahTatola]

alQarafi that was from the movie I’m pretty sure. He kills himself or something at the end of the book after hunting the other androids

[@alQarafi]

Jeremiah Daniel I only read the book. Can’t say I remember exactly how it ended. I recommend against reading it.

[@mahdy3910]

This motivates me to read even more!

[@amirhosseinahmadi3706]

The moment you realize you're living in a Muslim country and you can't purchase pretty much ANY of these books...

[@mortalakira]

thats rough but you could probably get a vpn then go to another country then go to zlibrary and download thr books and read them there and stf

[@yaromaghez2667]

I understand😂😢.

[@joulessss]

I'm so excited about so many books in this list. Thank you, you got a new sub :)

[@frauke9809]

I highly recommend you reading The Sorrows Of Young Werther by Goethe. I mean it‘s the OG novel about suicide and it beautifully showcases Goethe‘s skills and humour.

[@davidecarlassara8525]

Yes! Brilliant, compact and humorous!

[@carlottaschmitz3441]

Ah I didn't really enjoy it tbh, I had to read it in school

[@chadreilly]

It's interesting that vegans/Peter/Alex talk about eating plants, but not human overpopulation (Peter, not without dithering), and it's displacement of animal habitat, and the 6th great extinction.

[@TheFlameoftheWest]

I recommend The Western Canon: the books and school of the ages by harold bloom. It was published in 1994 and really foreshadowed a lot of insanity that's plaguing our society at the present.

[@zakiji5962]

I feel the need to say that Bloom, alas passed away, in recent years said in an interview that a lot of it has died down, that the undergraduates don’t subscribe much to the 70s’ ideas, and that his generation is among the last wave, as it were.

[@dude8462]

When you referred to the insanity plaguing society I thought you meant rampant capitalism, materialism, and anti-intellectualism. I'd love to read some literature foreshadowing that. But instead you meant the "School of Resentment " which includes feminist, marxist, and african-american studies. Maybe I'm bias but based on that The Western Cannon doesn't seem tackle the core of societies woes.

[@TheFlameoftheWest]

Yes, I was referring to the School of Resentment

[@TheFlameoftheWest]

Lucky for us writers like Douglas Murray and Coleman Hughes are continuing fight against this Neo-Marxist/ Woke shit

[@whatabouttheearth]

@@dude8462 Feminism, Marxism and African American studies....wow, yeah that's not leaning towards rediculous conflation.

[@stephenweppner7433]

God Damn Cosmic Skeptic, you are growing, good to see this transformation. I have been critical of you in the past because of your simplistic worldview. University does one well. An evolution perhaps.

[@delgande]

"The Impeachment of Man" is a great vegan book

[@aviationzach8438]

Well I just added more than a dozen to my seeming never-ending list of books to read! Thanks Alex! I'm always looking for more books to read! Love these videos!

[@thechurchofbigideas59]

Ernest Becker - The Denial of Death , one of the greatest books ever written which covers Rlegion, psychology, philosophy etc. any thoughts?

[@TheEternalOuroboros]

I recently read this book. I really enjoyed it, although it was a bit outdated at times, the ideas themselves are profound.

[@FreethinkingSecularist]

Lolita was the best! Thanks for your suggestions. I must get the second one you mentioned on mortality.

[@paulosousa1290]

"The Razor's Edge" by Somerset Maugham is a really good fiction reading.

[@veganfortheanimals6994]

Great stuff Alex

[@bifurioussiren]

Thanks so much for being vegan and advocating for the animals! (: You'd think more skeptics and atheists would be vegan but sadly it doesn't seem to be the case.

[@coena9377]

Interestingly, atheists are statistically more likely to be vegetarians or vegans. Part of this may be because atheists tend to be of a higher socioeconomic status but seems to be at least in part because secular moral philosophies are more likely to put moral value on animal’s lives.

[@bifurioussiren]

@@coena9377 interesting, thanks for the info.

[@coena9377]

Candid_Vegan No problem. I did an short essay on that topic a little while ago, there are some research articles you can find.

[@bifurioussiren]

@@coena9377 Nice! I'm starting my own channel (not this one) and I'll probably make a video about this topic sometime. Good to know there's info out there.

[@EntertainmentMan132]

I look forward to checking these out. I'm actually the opposite when it comes to reading, as I do enjoy it and usually read for pleasure. However, I do like your point about reading because it may come in handy later, which is how I often think in other areas, so maybe that will help motivate me to read a lot more non-fiction material. Edit: I saw your A New Hope poster, so if Star Wars interests you, there are two books called "Star Wars and Philosophy" & "The Ultimate Star Wars and Philosophy". They're both very interesting explorations of different philosophical ideas in the Star Wars films, including "How can a Sith Lord like Plagueis be Wise?" or "Is Yoda a Stoic or a Zen Buddhist?" Being centered around Star Wars makes it really fun to read (granted I'm a big Star Wars fan, and Star Wars is one of the reasons that philosophy is interesting to me).

[@sadafaamer6356]

YES FINALLY I've watched the previous one more than ten times now

[@brianfinnegan3465]

I read 50 pages a day, every morning for the last 4 yrs. Takes me between 2 and 3 hours depending on what I'm reading. Works out at one 350 page a week and I love it, 9 out of every 10 books I read are non-fiction so learning a lot now too.

[@Cookiekeks]

Has it benefitted your life?

[@brianfinnegan3465]

@@Cookiekeks immensely

[@earthlingreggie3986]

Thank you for those recommendations.. Just reading Sapiens and will definitely read the Nine Theories of Religion- sounds fascination.

[@nenmaster5218]

I could recommend you channel specializing on recommending books, if ya want.

[@malgrosskreuz01]

My book recomendations are: Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte), To Kill a Mocking Bird (Harper Lee), Little Women (Louisa May Alcott), and the Father Brown Series by G.K Chesterton

[@joshgeorge9082]

Based on your fiction books I would definitely recommend Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Hilarious.

[@stevedriscoll2539]

Not to discount your other recommendations of books from other genres, particularly the genre of animal equality and animal rights, but the books about/by C. Hitchens interest me quite a lot. I remember being outraged by his comments in the debates with W. L. Craig and others on theism, but I actually came to be convinced by his arguments...his occasional sophistry aside, I think the totality of his points throughout a debate made for a very foreceful case, at least to me. I remember a young friend of the family (Bobby, a very sharp, good looking lad like yourself. He tells me "95% of what people are talking about is them just rattling along incoherently" (that's not an exact quote but I think it captures the essence of what he meant). I think C. Hitchens, though he might seem backwards to somebody like an western fundamental christian, he actually knew well what he thought about things, but he was able to know the ramifications of his opponents arguments better than his opponent, in most cases. I think this allowed him, unconventionally, to build a compelling case. Excellent videos Alex, you are amazingly productive.

[@dirimens_copulatio3989]

Robert M. Price tore Strobel's book to shreds with his The Case Against the Case for Christ. Read them both, then compare notes. You could do another whole video on that.