481. Title & Author: Essential Philosophy: How to Know What On Earth Is Going On by Stefan Molyneux (169 pages)
Genre: Nonfiction--Philosophy
Completed: 24 September 2019
Summary & Review:
Popular YouTube and podcast personality Stefan Molyneux presents his argument for using a rational philosophy to solve many of the world’s problems. In this short book, Molyneux argues for the existence of objective reality, free will over determinism, and for a world based on universally preferable behaviors.
I’ve listened to Molyneux’s podcast on occasion so when he mentioned this book was available for $0.99, I figured I’d give it a try. Unfortunately, I didn’t get ninety-nine cents’ worth of entertainment or enjoyment out of it. Outside of a few pages near the end of the book, I was incredibly bored reading this. I guess I have no time to worry about people who think there is no such thing as reality or free will. To me, those are settled questions and not interesting to debate.
Rating: 3.5

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