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Meditations Meditations (Paperback)
by (shelved 15405 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.28 — 330,417 ratings — published 180
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 12698 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.97 — 222,364 ratings — published -400
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
by (shelved 10109 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.07 — 172,175 ratings — published 1883
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 9830 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.03 — 111,188 ratings — published 1886
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 8916 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,346,430 ratings — published 1942
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 8324 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.37 — 848,699 ratings — published 1946
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 7877 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.84 — 376,059 ratings — published 1513
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Sophie’s World Sophie’s World (Paperback)
by (shelved 7319 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.97 — 277,980 ratings — published 1991
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The Nicomachean Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 6859 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.00 — 58,390 ratings — published -350
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 6734 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.29 — 179,348 ratings — published -350
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 6665 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.95 — 558,271 ratings — published -500
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Letters from a Stoic Letters from a Stoic (Paperback)
by (shelved 5951 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.33 — 54,125 ratings — published 64
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Critique of Pure Reason Critique of Pure Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 5775 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.96 — 41,475 ratings — published 1781
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A History of Western Philosophy A History of Western Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 5688 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.13 — 41,148 ratings — published 1945
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5631 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.08 — 858,164 ratings — published 1922
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The Symposium The Symposium (Paperback)
by (shelved 5448 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.09 — 87,500 ratings — published -380
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 5186 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.68 — 192,438 ratings — published 1848
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
by (shelved 4967 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.78 — 243,028 ratings — published 1974
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 4658 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.17 — 87,674 ratings — published 1942
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 4519 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,482,135 ratings — published 1988
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Being and Time Being and Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4471 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.05 — 27,368 ratings — published 1927
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Being and Nothingness Being and Nothingness (Paperback)
by (shelved 4245 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.99 — 34,538 ratings — published 1943
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Fear and Trembling Fear and Trembling (Paperback)
by (shelved 4236 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.00 — 30,546 ratings — published 1843
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On the Genealogy of Morals On the Genealogy of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 4149 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.12 — 34,639 ratings — published 1887
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4125 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.93 — 136,351 ratings — published 1938
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 3944 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.76 — 297,285 ratings — published 1759
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 3844 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.22 — 64,294 ratings — published 1942
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Leviathan Leviathan (Paperback)
by (shelved 3832 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.70 — 51,967 ratings — published 1651
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Existentialism is a Humanism Existentialism is a Humanism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3799 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.98 — 45,023 ratings — published 1946
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Apology Apology (Paperback)
by (shelved 3751 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.19 — 64,966 ratings — published -399
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The Social Contract The Social Contract (Paperback)
by (shelved 3593 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.78 — 56,526 ratings — published 1762
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On Liberty On Liberty (Paperback)
by (shelved 3545 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.96 — 42,370 ratings — published 1859
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The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness (Paperback)
by (shelved 3542 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.25 — 35,472 ratings — published 125
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Ethics Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 3532 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.10 — 20,614 ratings — published 1677
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On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It (Penguin Great Ideas) On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It (Penguin Great Ideas)
by (shelved 3461 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.16 — 44,037 ratings — published 49
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 3430 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.77 — 202,237 ratings — published 1854
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The Problems of Philosophy The Problems of Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3406 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.90 — 18,329 ratings — published 1912
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Paperback)
by (shelved 3347 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.94 — 22,149 ratings — published 1748
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The Trial and Death of Socrates (Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo) The Trial and Death of Socrates (Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo)
by (shelved 3252 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,192 ratings — published -400
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Politics Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 3177 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.98 — 42,274 ratings — published -350
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Paperback)
by (shelved 3114 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.10 — 22,009 ratings — published 1921
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Meditations on First Philosophy Meditations on First Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3073 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.74 — 29,016 ratings — published 1641
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The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers (Paperback)
by (shelved 3067 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.15 — 17,826 ratings — published 1926
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 3039 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.24 — 36,220 ratings — published 1975
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 3001 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.83 — 22,330 ratings — published 1785
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Phenomenology of Spirit Phenomenology of Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 2991 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.96 — 20,199 ratings — published 1807
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 2969 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.23 — 324,167 ratings — published 1923
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Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2841 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.77 — 36,260 ratings — published 1637
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 2833 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.02 — 306,026 ratings — published 1947
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Utopia Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 2794 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.55 — 81,488 ratings — published 1516
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Richard Dawkins
“We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.”
Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion

Albert Einstein
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”
Albert Einstein, The World As I See It

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