This book does an incredible job breaking down some of the great moral philosophers throughout history and putting in lay terms what the hell they’re talking about. The book covers Aristotle, Kant, Bentham, Peter Singer, and so many more that I still need to study. Not only is the book funny and light-hearted to keep the reader engaged, but after laying the foundation, Schur gives a ton of real-world scenarios to help better teach the reader about the ideas. For example, he contemplates if we should put our shopping carts back, if we should be recognized for our good deeds, if she should buy people expensive gifts. And something that blew my mind is that I’m a vegetarian like the author and his philosophy advisor, and they may have sold me on instances where it’s probably the right thing to do to eat some meat. If I had a gun to my head and had to give a few criticisms, it’d be cool if Schur included some more modern philosophers and female philosophers. Modern philosophers aren’t getting nearly enough credit and may not get some credit for a few centuries, and it may be due to the fact that I just finished a book on Simone de Beauvoir that I noticed there weren’t many female authors. But, I will say that I don’t think this is some big issue like he’s a sexist or something because that’s definitely not the case. Throughout the book, Schur does more than enough to be conscientious of the reader to try not to offend because he legitimately cares. I could write about how amazing this book is for pages, but I’ll end here. I can’t stress enough how important moral philosophy is in this day and age since we’re so polarized and constantly judging each other for moral digressions. This is a book that anyone can pick up and understand, and I’m most likely going to have my son read it when he gets a little bit older. So, now that you’re done reading this review, go buy the book.

One of my now fav books. I’m probably going to give it another read this year