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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 84 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.97 — 224,605 ratings — published -400
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The Nicomachean Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 67 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.00 — 59,496 ratings — published -350
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The Symposium The Symposium (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.09 — 89,018 ratings — published -380
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Meditations Meditations (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.28 — 339,417 ratings — published 180
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Apology Apology (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.19 — 66,161 ratings — published -399
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Letters from a Stoic Letters from a Stoic (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.33 — 55,481 ratings — published 64
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Politics Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.98 — 42,628 ratings — published -350
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Phaedo Phaedo (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.07 — 16,336 ratings — published -380
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Poetics Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.83 — 29,323 ratings — published -335
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Gorgias Gorgias (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.93 — 14,595 ratings — published -380
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Metaphysics Metaphysics (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.07 — 18,014 ratings — published -330
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Plato: Complete Works Plato: Complete Works (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.38 — 12,029 ratings — published -347
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The Way Things Are The Way Things Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.97 — 14,442 ratings — published -55
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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 23 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,745 ratings — published -400
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Phaedrus Phaedrus (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.96 — 11,242 ratings — published -370
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De Anima (On the Soul) De Anima (On the Soul)
by (shelved 22 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.03 — 6,673 ratings — published -350
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Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.16 — 24,110 ratings — published -385
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Meno Meno (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.93 — 10,273 ratings — published -386
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Fragments Fragments (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.18 — 7,881 ratings — published -501
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Theaetetus Theaetetus (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,509 ratings — published -369
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Euthyphro Euthyphro (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.95 — 10,245 ratings — published -399
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The Analects The Analects (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.80 — 23,915 ratings — published -475
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Physics Physics (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,420 ratings — published -340
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The Art of Rhetoric The Art of Rhetoric (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.88 — 6,825 ratings — published -322
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Parmenides Parmenides (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.00 — 3,061 ratings — published -340
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Crito Crito (paper)
by (shelved 17 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.92 — 11,382 ratings — published -385
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.29 — 181,182 ratings — published -350
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Early Greek Philosophy Early Greek Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,536 ratings — published 1987
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Discourses and Selected Writings Discourses and Selected Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.40 — 11,673 ratings — published 108
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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 15 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.24 — 36,190 ratings — published 125
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Protagoras (Hackett Classics) Protagoras (Hackett Classics)
by (shelved 15 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.91 — 3,781 ratings — published -390
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The Laws of Plato The Laws of Plato (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,966 ratings — published -360
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The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.95 — 982 ratings — published 2000
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Ion Ion (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.58 — 3,474 ratings — published -390
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On the Republic / On the Laws On the Republic / On the Laws (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,746 ratings — published -51
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Conversations of Socrates Conversations of Socrates (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,965 ratings — published -370
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The Categories The Categories (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,412 ratings — published -350
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Sophist (Hackett Classics) Sophist (Hackett Classics)
by (shelved 12 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,254 ratings — published -360
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.95 — 565,614 ratings — published -500
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The Enneads The Enneads (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,164 ratings — published 250
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The Consolation of Philosophy The Consolation of Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.05 — 17,773 ratings — published 524
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Outlines of Scepticism Outlines of Scepticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.92 — 826 ratings — published 200
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The Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised Oxford Translation, Vol. 1 The Complete Works of Aristotle: The Revised Oxford Translation, Vol. 1 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.41 — 2,482 ratings — published -322
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The Basic Works of Aristotle The Basic Works of Aristotle (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,461 ratings — published -322
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Philebus Philebus (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.86 — 1,014 ratings — published -360
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Timaeus Timaeus (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.85 — 3,332 ratings — published -360
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The Art of Happiness The Art of Happiness (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.80 — 6,184 ratings — published -300
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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 10 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.16 — 44,873 ratings — published 49
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Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.67 — 1,040 ratings — published 1982
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Plato: A Very Short Introduction Plato: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.58 — 1,209 ratings — published 2003
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Neel Burton
“Socrates is a shining example of a man who bravely lived up to his ideals, and, in the end, bravely died for them. Throughout his life, he never lost faith in the mind’s ability to discern and decide, and so to apprehend and master reality. Nor did he ever betray truth and integrity for a pitiable life of self-deception and semi-consciousness. In seeking relentlessly to align mind with matter and thought with fact, he remained faithful both to himself and to the world, with the result that he is still alive in this sentence and millions of others that have been written about him. More than a great philosopher, Socrates was the living embodiment of the dream that philosophy might one day set us free.”
Neel Burton, Heaven and Hell: The Psychology of the Emotions

Aristotle
“It is impossible, or not easy, to alter by argument what has long been absorbed by habit”
Aristotle

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