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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.97 — 221,800 ratings — published -400
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The Nicomachean Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics (Paperback)
by (shelved 65 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.00 — 58,102 ratings — published -350
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The Symposium The Symposium (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.09 — 87,103 ratings — published -380
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Meditations Meditations (Paperback)
by (shelved 52 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.28 — 328,057 ratings — published 180
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Apology Apology (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.19 — 64,659 ratings — published -399
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Letters from a Stoic Letters from a Stoic (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.33 — 53,758 ratings — published 64
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Politics Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.98 — 42,156 ratings — published -350
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Metaphysics Metaphysics (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.07 — 17,817 ratings — published -330
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Poetics Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.83 — 28,789 ratings — published -335
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Gorgias Gorgias (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.93 — 14,319 ratings — published -380
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Plato: Complete Works Plato: Complete Works (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.37 — 11,973 ratings — published -347
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The Way Things Are The Way Things Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.97 — 14,309 ratings — published -55
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Phaedo Phaedo (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.07 — 15,991 ratings — published -380
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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 24 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.12 — 45,091 ratings — published -400
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Phaedrus (Hackett Classics) Phaedrus (Hackett Classics)
by (shelved 22 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.96 — 11,057 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 — 6,590 ratings — published -350
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Fragments Fragments (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.18 — 7,767 ratings — published -501
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Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.16 — 23,788 ratings — published -385
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Theaetetus Theaetetus (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.11 — 6,424 ratings — published -369
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Meno Meno (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.92 — 10,063 ratings — published -386
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The Analects The Analects (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.81 — 23,639 ratings — published -475
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The Art of Rhetoric The Art of Rhetoric (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.88 — 6,680 ratings — published -322
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Crito Crito (paper)
by (shelved 18 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.92 — 11,165 ratings — published -385
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Physics Physics (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.98 — 4,384 ratings — published -340
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.29 — 178,798 ratings — published -350
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Early Greek Philosophy Early Greek Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,526 ratings — published 1987
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Parmenides Parmenides (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.01 — 3,026 ratings — published -340
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Euthyphro Euthyphro (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.95 — 10,050 ratings — published -399
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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 16 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.25 — 35,250 ratings — published 125
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Discourses and Selected Writings Discourses and Selected Writings (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.41 — 11,201 ratings — published 108
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Protagoras (Hackett Classics) Protagoras (Hackett Classics)
by (shelved 15 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,680 ratings — published -390
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Ion Ion (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.59 — 3,404 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 — 2,941 ratings — published -360
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The Categories The Categories (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.88 — 1,384 ratings — published -350
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The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists The First Philosophers: The Presocratics and Sophists (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.95 — 960 ratings — published 2000
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Sophist (Hackett Classics) Sophist (Hackett Classics)
by (shelved 12 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,198 ratings — published -360
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On the Republic / On the Laws On the Republic / On the Laws (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.89 — 2,714 ratings — published -51
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Conversations of Socrates Conversations of Socrates (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,926 ratings — published -370
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.95 — 556,495 ratings — published -500
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Outlines of Scepticism Outlines of Scepticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.93 — 817 ratings — published 200
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Confessions Confessions (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.99 — 72,170 ratings — published 400
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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 11 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.16 — 43,809 ratings — published 49
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Plato: A Very Short Introduction Plato: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.57 — 1,183 ratings — published 2003
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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 — 2,474 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 4.25 — 2,457 ratings — published -322
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Philebus Philebus (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.86 — 995 ratings — published -360
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The Art of Happiness (Penguin Classics) The Art of Happiness (Penguin Classics)
by (shelved 10 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 3.81 — 6,047 ratings — published -300
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The Enneads The Enneads (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.07 — 3,134 ratings — published 250
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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 — 1,014 ratings — published 1982
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The Consolation of Philosophy The Consolation of Philosophy (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as ancient-philosophy)
avg rating 4.05 — 17,336 ratings — published 524
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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

Seneca
“Non exiguum temporis habemus, sed multum perdidimus.”
Seneca, De Brevitate Vitae - Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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