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This list is for the books of thinkers who have made timeless and seminal contributions to the study of philosophy, history and science. (Darwin, Descartes, Erasmus, Euclid, Virgil, Tacitus, Thoreau, Mill, Hayek, Machiaveli, Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, and others who would not appear out of place among this group)
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16 books · 15 voters · list created January 1st, 2013 by Sean (votes) .
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