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Meditations Meditations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16544 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.28 — 371,152 ratings — published 180
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 13365 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.97 — 230,701 ratings — published -400
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
by (shelved 10562 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.07 — 181,224 ratings — published 1883
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 10342 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.02 — 118,279 ratings — published 1886
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 9602 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,482,868 ratings — published 1942
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 8847 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.37 — 918,900 ratings — published 1946
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 8244 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.84 — 395,319 ratings — published 1513
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Sophie’s World Sophie’s World (Paperback)
by (shelved 7623 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.97 — 288,402 ratings — published 1991
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 7387 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.29 — 186,423 ratings — published -350
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The Nicomachean Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 7305 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.00 — 62,527 ratings — published -350
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 6969 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.94 — 589,052 ratings — published -500
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Letters from a Stoic Letters from a Stoic (Paperback)
by (shelved 6352 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.32 — 59,726 ratings — published 64
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Critique of Pure Reason Critique of Pure Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 6065 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.96 — 43,650 ratings — published 1781
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5924 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.09 — 902,172 ratings — published 1922
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A History of Western Philosophy A History of Western Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 5874 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.13 — 42,093 ratings — published 1945
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The Symposium The Symposium (Paperback)
by (shelved 5761 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.09 — 93,732 ratings — published -380
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 5431 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.69 — 205,940 ratings — published 1848
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 5293 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.16 — 103,732 ratings — published 1942
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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 5082 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.78 — 248,968 ratings — published 1974
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 4744 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,691,780 ratings — published 1988
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Being and Time Being and Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4674 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.05 — 28,469 ratings — published 1927
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Fear and Trembling Fear and Trembling (Paperback)
by (shelved 4528 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.00 — 32,833 ratings — published 1843
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On the Genealogy of Morals On the Genealogy of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 4435 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.12 — 37,456 ratings — published 1887
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Being and Nothingness Being and Nothingness (Paperback)
by (shelved 4399 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.99 — 35,678 ratings — published 1943
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4352 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.93 — 144,578 ratings — published 1938
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 4110 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.76 — 307,565 ratings — published 1759
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Existentialism is a Humanism Existentialism is a Humanism (Paperback)
by (shelved 4069 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.98 — 48,581 ratings — published 1946
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Leviathan Leviathan (Paperback)
by (shelved 4015 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.70 — 54,376 ratings — published 1651
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Apology Apology (Paperback)
by (shelved 3964 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.19 — 69,886 ratings — published -399
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 3941 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.21 — 66,494 ratings — published 1942
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Ethics Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 3783 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.10 — 22,040 ratings — published 1677
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The Social Contract The Social Contract (Paperback)
by (shelved 3783 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.78 — 59,472 ratings — published 1762
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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 3724 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.24 — 38,260 ratings — published 125
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On Liberty On Liberty (Paperback)
by (shelved 3685 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.96 — 44,394 ratings — published 1859
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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 3655 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.16 — 48,157 ratings — published 49
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The Problems of Philosophy The Problems of Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3598 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.90 — 19,027 ratings — published 1912
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Paperback)
by (shelved 3564 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.94 — 22,845 ratings — published 1748
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 3556 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.77 — 207,192 ratings — published 1854
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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 3458 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.13 — 47,026 ratings — published -400
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Politics Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 3336 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.98 — 43,598 ratings — published -350
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Paperback)
by (shelved 3265 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.10 — 22,894 ratings — published 1921
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Meditations on First Philosophy Meditations on First Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3247 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.73 — 30,331 ratings — published
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison (Paperback)
by (shelved 3207 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.23 — 37,941 ratings — published 1975
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Phenomenology of Spirit Phenomenology of Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 3196 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.97 — 20,923 ratings — published 1807
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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 3159 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.15 — 18,340 ratings — published 1926
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 3153 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.83 — 23,300 ratings — published 1785
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 3082 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.23 — 335,538 ratings — published 1923
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 2988 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.02 — 326,375 ratings — published 1947
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Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2985 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.77 — 37,484 ratings — published 1637
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The Metamorphosis The Metamorphosis (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 2949 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,508,745 ratings — published 1915
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