Works of legendary thinkers (16 books)

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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1	Manifesto of the Free People's Union by Jakub Lasak (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 36 ratings score: 500, and 5 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	Discourse on Method by René Descartes 3.72 avg rating — 25,428 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
3	The Republic by Plato 3.97 avg rating — 226,594 ratings score: 392, 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
4	The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli 3.84 avg rating — 383,944 ratings score: 390, 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
5	Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin 4.02 avg rating — 8,466 ratings score: 297, and 3 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
6	Apology by Plato 4.19 avg rating — 67,340 ratings score: 197, 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
6	Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche 4.03 avg rating — 114,625 ratings score: 197, 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
8	Symposium/The Phaedrus by Plato 3.95 avg rating — 1,200 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	Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1 by Karl Marx 4.30 avg rating — 14,256 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	Annihilation of Caste by B.R. Ambedkar 4.61 avg rating — 8,697 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	Some Answered Questions by Abdu'l-Bahá 4.72 avg rating — 413 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
12	Fear and Trembling by Søren Kierkegaard really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 31,627 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
12	The Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude by Bahá'u'lláh 4.64 avg rating — 429 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
14	Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16,691 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
15	The Road to Serfdom by Friedrich A. Hayek 4.15 avg rating — 26,052 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
15	Faust, and the Urfaust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 4.02 avg rating — 1,456 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