For me its probably the Tao Te Ching for its spiritual wisdom as well as the courage to be disliked for how it introduced me to Adlerian psychology and teleology.
For me its probably the Tao Te Ching for its spiritual wisdom as well as the courage to be disliked for how it introduced me to Adlerian psychology and teleology.
Ishmael: Mind opening way of looking at our current culture vs history. Not sure if I entirely agree with the thesis but it absolutely change the way I look at the world.
Ishmael by Daniel Quinn is fiction but you’re right about it being eye opening, If you’re interested in exploring similar concepts but in non-fiction I would recommend:
Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan
The Culture of Make Believe by Derrick Jensen
A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright