Books like The pig that wants to be eaten

The pig that wants to be eaten by Julian Baggini reads as thought-provoking, analytical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Think

Simon Blackburn · 1999

Both explore ethics

60% genome match

Philosophy here and now

Lewis Vaughn · 2013

Both explore ethics & critical thinking

71% genome match

Terror

Ferdinand von Schirach · 2016

Both explore morality & ethics

70% genome match

Gute Mensch von Sezuan

Bertolt Brecht · 1965

Both explore morality & human nature

67% genome match

Ishmael

Daniel Quinn · 1992

Both explore human nature

62% genome match

The Screwtape Letters

C. S. Lewis · 1942

Both explore morality & human nature

59% genome match

Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli · 1998

Both explore ethics & morality

63% genome match

Lying on the Couch

Irvin D. Yalom · 1996

Both explore ethics & human nature

61% genome match

Philosophy of mind

Jaegwon Kim · 1996

Same philosophy feel

46% genome match

A Case of Conscience

James Blish · 1958

Both explore morality & ethics

60% genome match

Four Texts on Socrates

Πλάτων · 1984

Both explore ethics

61% genome match

Biedermann und die Brandstifter

Max Frisch · 1958

Both explore human nature

60% genome match