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Our aim is to keep philosophy alive.
This list is for those unafraid to think.
For the ones who walk with questions rather than settle for answers.
For those who don’t just read philosophy—but choose to live it.

It’s an invitation to those who’ve stepped out of Plato’s cave and wish to wander through Spinoza’s garden.
Each book here is a doorway—to the self, to truth, and to others.

A call for everyone who believes that philosophy is not merely an academic subject, but a way of being.

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1	Merry-Go-Round Broke Down: A Novel of Guilt, Greed & Globalization by David Woo (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 107 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Absurd Incredulity. Inconceivable Calamity by Mark Comstock it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Das Kapital by Karl Marx 3.91 avg rating — 12,688 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Who Banged the Big Bang!: Trans-Scientific Mysteries: Decoded, Simplified by Prabha Karan (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 86 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Think Like a Stoic: The Ancient Path to a Life Well Lived by Ken Mogi 3.58 avg rating — 109 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Realising The All (God?) Journeying into Feelings and Beyond by Winfried Sedhoff (Goodreads Author) 4.76 avg rating — 129 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Jean Baudrillard by Emmanuelle Fantin 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Metaphysics by Aristotle 4.07 avg rating — 18,535 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Ethics by Baruch Spinoza 4.11 avg rating — 22,172 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert Camus 4.21 avg rating — 66,664 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell 4.13 avg rating — 42,179 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant 3.96 avg rating — 43,898 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche 4.07 avg rating — 182,222 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Letters from a Stoic by Seneca 4.32 avg rating — 60,300 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Phaedo by Plato 4.07 avg rating — 17,155 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant 3.94 avg rating — 12,053 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith 3.89 avg rating — 35,973 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper 4.03 avg rating — 5,522 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars