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Meditations Meditations (Paperback)
by (shelved 15431 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.28 — 331,386 ratings — published 180
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 12722 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.97 — 222,630 ratings — published -400
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
by (shelved 10126 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.07 — 172,457 ratings — published 1883
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
by (shelved 9850 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.03 — 111,370 ratings — published 1886
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The Stranger The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 8936 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,349,603 ratings — published 1942
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Man's Search for Meaning Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 8352 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.37 — 850,475 ratings — published 1946
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
by (shelved 7887 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.84 — 376,530 ratings — published 1513
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Sophie’s World Sophie’s World (Paperback)
by (shelved 7330 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.97 — 278,276 ratings — published 1991
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 7025 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.29 — 179,570 ratings — published -350
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The Nicomachean Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 6875 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.00 — 58,513 ratings — published -350
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 6675 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.95 — 559,050 ratings — published -500
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Letters from a Stoic Letters from a Stoic (Paperback)
by (shelved 5962 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.33 — 54,264 ratings — published 64
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Critique of Pure Reason Critique of Pure Reason (Paperback)
by (shelved 5788 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.96 — 41,538 ratings — published 1781
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A History of Western Philosophy A History of Western Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 5690 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.13 — 41,173 ratings — published 1945
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Siddhartha Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5645 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.08 — 859,264 ratings — published 1922
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The Symposium The Symposium (Paperback)
by (shelved 5455 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.09 — 87,661 ratings — published -380
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
by (shelved 5195 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.68 — 192,824 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 4968 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.78 — 243,167 ratings — published 1974
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
by (shelved 4676 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.17 — 88,065 ratings — published 1942
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The Alchemist The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 4532 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,487,566 ratings — published 1988
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Being and Time Being and Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4480 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.05 — 27,395 ratings — published 1927
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Being and Nothingness Being and Nothingness (Paperback)
by (shelved 4253 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.99 — 34,573 ratings — published 1943
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Fear and Trembling Fear and Trembling (Paperback)
by (shelved 4247 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.00 — 30,610 ratings — published 1843
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On the Genealogy of Morals On the Genealogy of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 4157 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.12 — 34,719 ratings — published 1887
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Nausea Nausea (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4132 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.93 — 136,556 ratings — published 1938
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
by (shelved 3954 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.76 — 297,529 ratings — published 1759
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The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 3848 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.22 — 64,362 ratings — published 1942
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Leviathan Leviathan (Paperback)
by (shelved 3841 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.70 — 52,038 ratings — published 1651
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Existentialism is a Humanism Existentialism is a Humanism (Paperback)
by (shelved 3808 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.98 — 45,121 ratings — published 1946
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Apology Apology (Paperback)
by (shelved 3766 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.19 — 65,100 ratings — published -399
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The Social Contract The Social Contract (Paperback)
by (shelved 3600 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.78 — 56,624 ratings — published 1762
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On Liberty On Liberty (Paperback)
by (shelved 3557 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.96 — 42,431 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 3556 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.25 — 35,543 ratings — published 125
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Ethics Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 3537 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.10 — 20,656 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 3468 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.16 — 44,121 ratings — published 49
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Walden or, Life in the Woods Walden or, Life in the Woods (Paperback)
by (shelved 3437 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.77 — 202,362 ratings — published 1854
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The Problems of Philosophy The Problems of Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3421 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.90 — 18,353 ratings — published 1912
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Paperback)
by (shelved 3356 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.94 — 22,174 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 3260 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,241 ratings — published -400
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Politics Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 3186 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.98 — 42,329 ratings — published -350
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (Paperback)
by (shelved 3121 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.10 — 22,056 ratings — published 1921
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Meditations on First Philosophy Meditations on First Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 3079 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.73 — 29,051 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 3069 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.15 — 17,863 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 3040 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.24 — 36,265 ratings — published 1975
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Paperback)
by (shelved 3004 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.83 — 22,361 ratings — published 1785
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Phenomenology of Spirit Phenomenology of Spirit (Paperback)
by (shelved 2996 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.96 — 20,221 ratings — published 1807
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The Prophet The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 2972 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.23 — 324,443 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 2847 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.77 — 36,292 ratings — published 1637
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The Plague The Plague (Paperback)
by (shelved 2836 times as philosophy)
avg rating 4.02 — 306,627 ratings — published 1947
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Utopia Utopia (Paperback)
by (shelved 2801 times as philosophy)
avg rating 3.55 — 81,641 ratings — published 1516
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“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
William Shakespear, Hamlet

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