"Tablets" is a book by Amos Bronson Alcott, an American teacher and philosopher who never punished his students, as his main aim was to perfect the human spirit, not to break it. He was also an abolitionist and an advocate for women's rights and propagated the vegan diet before its term was coined. The book is called "Tablets" because it consists of random notes and thoughts on topics like gardens, relations, friends, women, pleasures, and recreations written down on tablets or notebooks, among other daily routines.