The Wanting Mind

Why We Want What We Want

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Ask the book — ask a question about the chapter in front of you and get an answer grounded in that page. Every philosopher, economist, and prophet diagnosed the same condition. Nobody connected them. Until now. The Wanting Mind is a free, beautifully illustrated interactive book that maps human nature onto a single spectrum — from Type 0 (the disengaged) through Type 4 (the transcendent). It explores why we extract, why we consume, and how some of us learn to generate and give back. READ YOUR WAY • Three reading themes: sepia, light, and dark • Adjust fonts, size, spacing, and column width to your liking • Pick up where you left off — progress saves automatically • Focus mode strips away all distractions for deep reading LISTEN WHILE YOU READ • 12 unique narrators bring each chapter to life • Karaoke-style word highlighting follows along in real time • Full podcast mode with speed control, skip, and seek EXPLORE THE IDEAS • 176 interconnected concepts in an interactive 3D knowledge graph • 530+ labeled relationships across philosophy, economics, psychology • Tap any highlighted concept for a popup with description, related ideas, and chapter appearances INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS • 22 interactive models: Piketty's inequality, Minsky's instability, Prisoner's Dilemma, and more • Adjust variables and see the math behind the ideas in real time • 40 real-world data indices with sparklines, trends, and interactive charts READ IN YOUR LANGUAGE • Full support for English, 中文, 日本語, and ไทย • CJK-optimized typography with proper line-breaking and emphasis marks A BOOK THAT LIVES ON YOUR DEVICE • 36 chapters across 8 sections • 147,000+ words of original analysis • 263 original illustrations across 15 art styles • 36 cinematic hero videos • 230 academic citations Completely free to read. No ads. No paywalls on content. Every chapter, every illustration, every narrator — all free. An optional Supporter upgrade unlocks reading history sync across all your devices, cloud-synced bookmarks, offline downloads, and new chapter updates as they're published — so you can read anywhere, anytime, and never miss what comes next. By kensaurus

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Version 3.8.0 - Ask the book — ask a question about the chapter in front of you and get an answer grounded in that page. - More from KENSAURUS — other books and apps by the same author, on the cover and in settings, with open web links. - Graph search now writes the concept into the address, so you can share or return to the same node. - Home-screen icons for iOS 18 (dark and tinted) and a matching gold enso on Android.

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Seller
  • kensaurus LLC
Size
  • 22 MB
Category
  • Books
Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
  • iPhone
    Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
  • iPad
    Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
  • iPod touch
    Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
  • Mac
    Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
  • Apple Vision
    Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages
  • English
Age Rating
4+
In-App Purchases
Yes
Copyright
  • © 2026 kensaurus LLC