Best Philosophy Books of All Time

Our aim is to keep philosophy alive.
This list is for those unafraid to think.
For the ones who walk with questions rather than settle for answers.
For those who don’t just read philosophy—but choose to live it.

It’s an invitation to those who’ve stepped out of Plato’s cave and wish to wander through Spinoza’s garden.
Each book here is a doorway—to the self, to truth, and to others.

A call for everyone who believes that philosophy is not merely an academic subject, but a way of being.

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1	Das Kapital by Karl Marx 3.89 avg rating — 11,425 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
2	Metaphysics by Aristotle 4.07 avg rating — 17,793 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
3	Ethics by Baruch Spinoza 4.10 avg rating — 20,490 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
4	The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays by Albert Camus 4.22 avg rating — 64,038 ratings score: 97, 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
5	A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell 4.13 avg rating — 41,053 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
6	Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant 3.96 avg rating — 41,223 ratings score: 95, 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
7	Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche 4.07 avg rating — 171,161 ratings score: 94, 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	Letters from a Stoic by Seneca 4.33 avg rating — 53,503 ratings score: 93, 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
9	Phaedo by Plato 4.07 avg rating — 15,953 ratings score: 92, 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
10	Critique of Practical Reason by Immanuel Kant 3.94 avg rating — 11,700 ratings score: 91, 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
11	An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith 3.88 avg rating — 34,499 ratings score: 90, 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 Logic of Scientific Discovery by Karl Popper 4.03 avg rating — 5,374 ratings score: 89, 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