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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 222,092 ratings — published -400
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The Nicomachean Ethics The Nicomachean Ethics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 58,251 ratings — published -350
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Meditations Meditations (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 329,248 ratings — published 180
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The Symposium The Symposium (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 87,319 ratings — published -380
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Politics Politics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 42,219 ratings — published -350
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Beyond Good and Evil Beyond Good and Evil (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 110,958 ratings — published 1886
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The Trial and Death of Socrates (Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo) The Trial and Death of Socrates (Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Phaedo)
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avg rating 4.12 — 45,150 ratings — published -400
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 171,888 ratings — published 1883
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Leviathan Leviathan (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 51,879 ratings — published 1651
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Letters from a Stoic Letters from a Stoic (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 53,921 ratings — published 64
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Confessions Confessions (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 72,330 ratings — published 400
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The Consolation of Philosophy The Consolation of Philosophy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 17,379 ratings — published 524
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Apology Apology (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 64,808 ratings — published -399
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Poetics Poetics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 28,856 ratings — published -335
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 22,123 ratings — published 1748
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Ethics Ethics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 20,570 ratings — published 1677
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The Analects The Analects (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 23,667 ratings — published -475
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 192,030 ratings — published 1848
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Tao Te Ching Tao Te Ching (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 179,081 ratings — published -350
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Gorgias Gorgias (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 14,352 ratings — published -380
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Critique of Pure Reason Critique of Pure Reason (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 41,387 ratings — published 1781
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 375,493 ratings — published 1513
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Phenomenology of Spirit Phenomenology of Spirit (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 20,181 ratings — published 1807
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The Complete Essays The Complete Essays (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 21,717 ratings — published 1580
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Phaedrus (Hackett Classics) Phaedrus (Hackett Classics)
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avg rating 3.96 — 11,074 ratings — published -370
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City of God City of God (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 13,541 ratings — published 426
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Phaedo Phaedo (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 16,024 ratings — published -380
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On the Genealogy of Morals On the Genealogy of Morals (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 34,560 ratings — published 1887
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On Liberty On Liberty (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 42,295 ratings — published 1859
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A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 3,390 ratings — published 1710
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Utopia Utopia (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.55 — 81,379 ratings — published 1516
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Plato: Complete Works Plato: Complete Works (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 11,983 ratings — published -347
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Metaphysics Metaphysics (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 17,847 ratings — published -330
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The Art of Rhetoric The Art of Rhetoric (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 6,694 ratings — published -322
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Euthyphro Euthyphro (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 10,070 ratings — published -399
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Candide Candide (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 296,957 ratings — published 1759
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The Myth of Sisyphus The Myth of Sisyphus (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 87,248 ratings — published 1942
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A History of Western Philosophy A History of Western Philosophy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 41,115 ratings — published 1945
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Meno Meno (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 10,083 ratings — published -386
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 557,373 ratings — published -500
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The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs The Gay Science: With a Prelude in Rhymes and an Appendix of Songs (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 20,079 ratings — published 1882
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Two Treatises of Government Two Treatises of Government (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 19,463 ratings — published 1689
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The Social Contract The Social Contract (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 56,405 ratings — published 1762
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Discourses and Selected Writings Discourses and Selected Writings (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.41 — 11,245 ratings — published 108
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Theaetetus Theaetetus (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 6,432 ratings — published -369
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The Categories The Categories (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 1,386 ratings — published -350
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Physics Physics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.98 — 4,390 ratings — published -340
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 22,295 ratings — published 1785
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De Anima (On the Soul) De Anima (On the Soul)
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avg rating 4.03 — 6,596 ratings — published -350
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A Treatise of Human Nature A Treatise of Human Nature (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 12,589 ratings — published 1739
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