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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) 4.24 avg rating — 124 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 3.92 avg rating — 12,794 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) 3.82 avg rating — 87 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 3.55 avg rating — 139 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 — 128 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
3	The Inner Citadel: From Overstimulation and Burnout to Emotional Growth Through the Power of Solitude by Mike Noel-Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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	Discovering LIFE'S PURPOSE: RE-EXAMINING THE CLUB by Del H. Smith 4.93 avg rating — 29 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
10	Metaphysics by Aristotle 4.07 avg rating — 18,634 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
11	Ethics by Baruch Spinoza 4.10 avg rating — 22,396 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
12	The Myth of Sisyphus, and Other Essays by Albert Camus 4.21 avg rating — 67,041 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
13	A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell 4.13 avg rating — 42,328 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
14	Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant 3.96 avg rating — 44,334 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
15	Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche 4.07 avg rating — 184,031 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
16	Letters from a Stoic by Seneca 4.32 avg rating — 61,347 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
17	Phaedo by Plato 4.07 avg rating — 17,325 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
18	Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant 3.94 avg rating — 12,095 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
19	An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith 3.89 avg rating — 36,131 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
20	The Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper 4.03 avg rating — 5,552 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