Twentieth Century
Modernism, relativity, psychoanalysis, existentialism and the crises of the modern state.
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To the LighthouseVirginia Woolf · 1927On 5 listsThe Great BooksThe Souls of Black FolkW. E. B. Du BoisThe Souls of Black FolkW. E. B. Du Bois · 1903On 4 lists
Civilization and Its DiscontentsSigmund Freud · 1930On 4 lists
Simone de Beauvoir The Second SexThe Second SexSimone de Beauvoir · 1949On 4 lists
PragmatismWilliam James · 1907On 3 lists
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManJames Joyce · 1916On 3 listsThe Great BooksIntroductory Lectures on PsychoanalysisSigmund FreudSigmund Freud Introductory Lectures on PsychoanalysisIntroductory Lectures on PsychoanalysisSigmund Freud · 1916-1917On 3 listsThe Great BooksScience and HypothesisHenri PoincaréScience and HypothesisHenri Poincaré · 1902On 2 listsThe Great BooksFive Lectures on Psycho-AnalysisSigmund FreudFive Lectures on Psycho-AnalysisSigmund Freud · 1910On 2 listsThe Great BooksAn Introduction to MathematicsAlfred North WhiteheadAn Introduction to MathematicsAlfred North Whitehead · 1911On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Problems of PhilosophyBertrand RussellThe Problems of PhilosophyBertrand Russell · 1912On 2 lists
Marcel Proust Swann's WaySwann's WayMarcel Proust · 1913On 2 lists
DublinersJames Joyce · 1914On 2 lists
Relativity: The Special and the General TheoryAlbert Einstein · 1917On 2 lists
Beyond the Pleasure PrincipleSigmund Freud · 1920On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Waste LandT. S. EliotThe Waste LandT. S. Eliot · 1922On 2 listsThe Great BooksSaint JoanGeorge Bernard ShawSaint JoanGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1923On 2 listsThe Great BooksScience and the Modern WorldAlfred North WhiteheadScience and the Modern WorldAlfred North Whitehead · 1925On 2 listsThe Great BooksA Room of One's OwnVirginia WoolfA Room of One's OwnVirginia Woolf · 1929On 2 listsThe Great BooksNew Introductory Lectures on PsychoanalysisSigmund FreudNew Introductory Lectures on PsychoanalysisSigmund Freud · 1933On 2 listsThe Great BooksIntroduction to MetaphysicsMartin HeideggerIntroduction to MetaphysicsMartin Heidegger · 1935On 2 lists
The BearWilliam Faulkner · 1942On 2 listsThe Great BooksScientific AutobiographyMax PlanckScientific AutobiographyMax Planck · 1948On 2 listsThe Great BooksSong of SolomonToni MorrisonSong of SolomonToni Morrison · 1977On 2 lists
William James The Varieties of Religious ExperienceThe Varieties of Religious ExperienceWilliam James · 1902On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Introduction to MetaphysicsHenri BergsonAn Introduction to MetaphysicsHenri Bergson · 1903On 1 listThe Great BooksMan and SupermanGeorge Bernard ShawMan and SupermanGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1903On 1 listThe Great BooksThe AmbassadorsHenry JamesHenry James The AmbassadorsThe AmbassadorsHenry James · 1903On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Beast in the JungleHenry JamesThe Beast in the JungleHenry James · 1903On 1 listThe Great BooksHadji MuratLeo TolstoyHadji MuratLeo Tolstoy · 1896On 1 listThe Great BooksMajor BarbaraGeorge Bernard ShawMajor BarbaraGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1905On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Life of ReasonGeorge SantayanaGeorge Santayana The Life of ReasonThe Life of ReasonGeorge Santayana · 1905-1906On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismMax WeberThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismMax Weber · 1904On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Extent of the UniverseSimon NewcombThe Extent of the UniverseSimon Newcomb · 1906On 1 listThe Great BooksTwenty-Three TalesLeo TolstoyTwenty-Three TalesLeo Tolstoy · 1872On 1 list
Henri Bergson Creative EvolutionCreative EvolutionHenri Bergson · 1907On 1 listThe Great BooksPascendi Dominici GregisPope Pius XPascendi Dominici GregisPope Pius X · 1907On 1 listThe Great BooksScience and MethodHenri PoincaréScience and MethodHenri Poincaré · 1908On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Mysterious StrangerMark TwainThe Mysterious StrangerMark Twain · 1897On 1 listThe Great BooksHind Swaraj, or Indian Home RuleMohandas K. GandhiHind Swaraj, or Indian Home RuleMohandas K. Gandhi · 1909On 1 listThe Great BooksHow We ThinkJohn DeweyHow We ThinkJohn Dewey · 1910On 1 listThe Great BooksHymns of the Christian ChurchVarious authorsHymns of the Christian ChurchVarious authors · 1910On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Editor's Introduction and Reader's GuideCharles W. EliotCharles W. Eliot The Editor's Introduction and Reader's GuideThe Editor's Introduction and Reader's GuideCharles W. Eliot · 1910On 1 listThe Great BooksDeath in VeniceThomas MannDeath in VeniceThomas Mann · 1912On 1 listThe Great BooksEssays in Radical EmpiricismWilliam JamesEssays in Radical EmpiricismWilliam James · 1904On 1 listThe Great BooksPygmalionGeorge Bernard ShawPygmalionGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1912On 1 listThe Great BooksIn Search of Lost TimeMarcel ProustMarcel Proust In Search of Lost TimeIn Search of Lost TimeMarcel Proust · 1913-1927On 1 listThe Great BooksLectures on the Harvard ClassicsWilliam Allan NeilsonWilliam Allan Neilson Lectures on the Harvard ClassicsLectures on the Harvard ClassicsWilliam Allan Neilson · 1914On 1 list
On NarcissismSigmund Freud · 1914On 1 listRemembering, Repeating and Working-ThroughSigmund Freud · 1914On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Prussian OfficerD. H. LawrenceThe Prussian OfficerD. H. Lawrence · 1914On 1 list
The MetamorphosisFranz Kafka · 1915On 1 listThe UnconsciousSigmund Freud · 1915On 1 listThoughts for the Times on War and DeathSigmund Freud · 1915On 1 listThe Great BooksDemocracy and EducationJohn DeweyJohn Dewey Democracy and EducationDemocracy and EducationJohn Dewey · 1916On 1 listThe Great BooksA General Introduction to Psycho-AnalysisSigmund FreudSigmund Freud A General Introduction to Psycho-AnalysisA General Introduction to Psycho-AnalysisSigmund Freud · 1916-1917On 1 listMourning and MelancholiaSigmund Freud · 1917On 1 listThe Great BooksThe State and RevolutionVladimir LeninThe State and RevolutionVladimir Lenin · 1917On 1 listThe Great BooksMy ÁntoniaWilla CatherMy ÁntoniaWilla Cather · 1918On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Waning of the Middle AgesJohan HuizingaJohan Huizinga The Waning of the Middle AgesThe Waning of the Middle AgesJohan Huizinga · 1919On 1 listThe Great BooksArt and ScholasticismJacques MaritainArt and ScholasticismJacques Maritain · 1920On 1 listThe Great BooksOrigin and Development of the Quantum TheoryMax PlanckOrigin and Development of the Quantum TheoryMax Planck · 1920On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Acquisitive SocietyR. H. TawneyThe Acquisitive SocietyR. H. Tawney · 1920On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Souls of White FolkW. E. B. Du BoisThe Souls of White FolkW. E. B. Du Bois · 1910On 1 listThe Great BooksGroup Psychology and the Analysis of the EgoSigmund FreudGroup Psychology and the Analysis of the EgoSigmund Freud · 1921On 1 listThe Great BooksSix Characters in Search of an AuthorLuigi PirandelloSix Characters in Search of an AuthorLuigi Pirandello · 1921On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Analysis of MindBertrand RussellThe Analysis of MindBertrand Russell · 1921On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Meaning of RelativityAlbert EinsteinThe Meaning of RelativityAlbert Einstein · 1922On 1 list
James Joyce UlyssesUlyssesJames Joyce · 1922On 1 listThe Great BooksA Lost LadyWilla CatherA Lost LadyWilla Cather · 1923On 1 list
Skepticism and Animal FaithGeorge Santayana · 1923On 1 list
The Ego and the IdSigmund Freud · 1923On 1 list
Thomas Mann The Magic MountainThe Magic MountainThomas Mann · 1924On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Word of God and the Word of ManKarl BarthThe Word of God and the Word of ManKarl Barth · 1924On 1 listThe Great BooksExperience and NatureJohn DeweyJohn Dewey Experience and NatureExperience and NatureJohn Dewey · 1925On 1 list
The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925On 1 list
The TrialFranz Kafka · 1925On 1 listThe Great BooksInhibitions, Symptoms, and AnxietySigmund FreudInhibitions, Symptoms, and AnxietySigmund Freud · 1926On 1 list
The CastleFranz Kafka · 1926On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Aims of Education and Other EssaysAlfred North WhiteheadThe Aims of Education and Other EssaysAlfred North Whitehead · 1929On 1 list
What Is Metaphysics?Martin Heidegger · 1929On 1 listThe Great BooksA Rose for EmilyWilliam FaulknerA Rose for EmilyWilliam Faulkner · 1930On 1 listThe Great BooksMourning Becomes ElectraEugene O'NeillMourning Becomes ElectraEugene O'Neill · 1931On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Degrees of KnowledgeJacques MaritainJacques Maritain The Degrees of KnowledgeThe Degrees of KnowledgeJacques Maritain · 1932On 1 list
The Two Sources of Morality and ReligionHenri Bergson · 1932On 1 listThe Great BooksWhere Is Science Going?Max PlanckWhere Is Science Going?Max Planck · 1932On 1 listThe Great BooksAdventures of IdeasAlfred North WhiteheadAdventures of IdeasAlfred North Whitehead · 1933On 1 listThe Great BooksJoseph and His BrothersThomas MannThomas Mann Joseph and His BrothersJoseph and His BrothersThomas Mann · 1933-1943On 1 list
On the Method of Theoretical PhysicsAlbert Einstein · 1933On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Blue BookLudwig WittgensteinThe Blue BookLudwig Wittgenstein · 1933-1934On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Expanding UniverseArthur EddingtonThe Expanding UniverseArthur Eddington · 1933On 1 list
Arnold J. Toynbee A Study of HistoryA Study of HistoryArnold J. Toynbee · 1934-1961On 1 listThe Great BooksAtomic Theory and the Description of NatureNiels BohrAtomic Theory and the Description of NatureNiels Bohr · 1929-1934On 1 listThe Great BooksAnalytical PsychologyCarl JungAnalytical PsychologyCarl Jung · 1935On 1 list
Annihilation of CasteB. R. Ambedkar · 1936On 1 listThe Great BooksThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and MoneyJohn Maynard KeynesJohn Maynard Keynes The General Theory of Employment, Interest and MoneyThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and MoneyJohn Maynard Keynes · 1936On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Short Happy Life of Francis MacomberErnest HemingwayThe Short Happy Life of Francis MacomberErnest Hemingway · 1936On 1 listThe Great BooksTrue HumanismJacques MaritainTrue HumanismJacques Maritain · 1936On 1 listThe Great BooksGenetics and the Origin of SpeciesTheodosius DobzhanskyTheodosius Dobzhansky Genetics and the Origin of SpeciesGenetics and the Origin of SpeciesTheodosius Dobzhansky · 1937On 1 listThe Great BooksExperience and EducationJohn DeweyExperience and EducationJohn Dewey · 1938On 1 listThe Great BooksLogic: The Theory of InquiryJohn DeweyJohn Dewey Logic: The Theory of InquiryLogic: The Theory of InquiryJohn Dewey · 1938On 1 listThe Great BooksNauseaJean-Paul SartreNauseaJean-Paul Sartre · 1938On 1 list
The Evolution of PhysicsAlbert Einstein · 1938On 1 listThe Great BooksMother Courage and Her ChildrenBertolt BrechtMother Courage and Her ChildrenBertolt Brecht · 1939On 1 list
A Mathematician's ApologyG. H. Hardy · 1940On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Inquiry into Meaning and TruthBertrand RussellBertrand Russell An Inquiry into Meaning and TruthAn Inquiry into Meaning and TruthBertrand Russell · 1940On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rights of Man and Natural LawJacques MaritainThe Rights of Man and Natural LawJacques Maritain · 1942On 1 list
Jean-Paul Sartre Being and NothingnessBeing and NothingnessJean-Paul Sartre · 1943On 1 listThe Great BooksNo ExitJean-Paul SartreNo ExitJean-Paul Sartre · 1944On 1 listThe Great BooksPersons and PlacesGeorge SantayanaGeorge Santayana Persons and PlacesPersons and PlacesGeorge Santayana · 1944-1953On 1 listThe Great BooksWhat Is Life?Erwin SchrödingerWhat Is Life?Erwin Schrödinger · 1944On 1 listThe Great BooksAnimal FarmGeorge OrwellAnimal FarmGeorge Orwell · 1945On 1 list
Max Weber Essays in SociologyEssays in SociologyMax Weber · 1906On 1 list
If This Is a ManPrimo Levi · 1947On 1 listThe Great BooksCivilization on TrialArnold J. ToynbeeCivilization on TrialArnold J. Toynbee · 1948On 1 listThe Great BooksHuman KnowledgeBertrand RussellBertrand Russell Human KnowledgeHuman KnowledgeBertrand Russell · 1948On 1 list
Hannah Arendt The Origins of TotalitarianismThe Origins of TotalitarianismHannah Arendt · 1951On 1 list
Ralph Ellison Invisible ManInvisible ManRalph Ellison · 1952On 1 list
The Long LonelinessDorothy Day · 1952On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Syntopicon: An Index to the Great IdeasMortimer J. AdlerMortimer J. Adler The Syntopicon: An Index to the Great IdeasThe Syntopicon: An Index to the Great IdeasMortimer J. Adler · 1952On 1 list
Waiting for GodotSamuel Beckett · 1952On 1 listThe Great BooksA Good Man Is Hard to FindFlannery O'ConnorA Good Man Is Hard to FindFlannery O'Connor · 1953On 1 list
Philosophical InvestigationsLudwig Wittgenstein · 1953On 1 list
Physics and PhilosophyWerner Heisenberg · 1958On 1 list
Claude Lévi-Strauss Structural AnthropologyStructural AnthropologyClaude Lévi-Strauss · 1958On 1 listThe Great BooksA Raisin in the SunLorraine HansberryA Raisin in the SunLorraine Hansberry · 1959On 1 list
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of MexicoMiguel León-Portilla (ed.) · 1959On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Nature of LifeC. H. WaddingtonThe Nature of LifeC. H. Waddington · 1961On 1 list
The Wretched of the EarthFrantz Fanon · 1961On 1 listThe Great BooksLetter from Birmingham JailMartin Luther King Jr.Letter from Birmingham JailMartin Luther King Jr. · 1963On 1 list
Personal Responsibility Under DictatorshipHannah Arendt · 1964On 1 listThe Great BooksCancer WardAleksandr SolzhenitsynAleksandr Solzhenitsyn Cancer WardCancer WardAleksandr Solzhenitsyn · 1968On 1 listThe Great BooksThe First CircleAleksandr SolzhenitsynAleksandr Solzhenitsyn The First CircleThe First CircleAleksandr Solzhenitsyn · 1968On 1 listThe Great BooksCrises of the RepublicHannah ArendtCrises of the RepublicHannah Arendt · 1972On 1 list
Discipline and PunishMichel Foucault · 1975On 1 listThe Great BooksA Black Feminist StatementCombahee River CollectiveA Black Feminist StatementCombahee River Collective · 1977On 1 list
BelovedToni Morrison · 1987On 1 list
OmerosDerek Walcott · 1990On 1 listThe Great BooksSlavery, Race, and Ideology in the United States of AmericaBarbara J. FieldsSlavery, Race, and Ideology in the United States of AmericaBarbara J. Fields · 1990On 1 listThe Great BooksVeritatis SplendorPope John Paul IIVeritatis SplendorPope John Paul II · 1993On 1 listThe Great BooksIs It Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate InjusticeKyle Powys WhyteIs It Colonial Déjà Vu? Indigenous Peoples and Climate InjusticeKyle Powys Whyte · 2017On 1 listThe Great BooksDe-Growth vs. a Green New DealRobert PollinDe-Growth vs. a Green New DealRobert Pollin · 2018On 1 listThe Great BooksSlow Down: The Degrowth ManifestoKohei SaitoSlow Down: The Degrowth ManifestoKohei Saito · 2020On 1 list