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The Great BooksDiscourse on the Origin of InequalityJean-Jacques RousseauDiscourse on the Origin of InequalityJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1755On 9 listsThe Great BooksMeditations on First PhilosophyRené DescartesMeditations on First PhilosophyRené Descartes · 1641On 8 lists
Michel de Montaigne EssaysEssaysMichel de Montaigne · 1580-1595On 7 lists
PenséesBlaise Pascal · 1657On 7 lists
The Communist ManifestoKarl Marx · 1848On 7 listsThe Great BooksDiscourse on MethodRené DescartesDiscourse on MethodRené Descartes · 1637On 6 listsThe Great BooksAn Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingDavid HumeAn Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingDavid Hume · 1748On 6 listsThe Great BooksEnchiridionEpictetusEnchiridionEpictetus · c. 125 CEOn 5 lists
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay The Federalist PapersThe Federalist PapersAlexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay · 1787-1788On 5 listsThe Great BooksOn LibertyJohn Stuart MillOn LibertyJohn Stuart Mill · 1859On 5 lists
Beyond Good and EvilFriedrich Nietzsche · 1886On 5 lists
MeditationsMarcus Aurelius · c. 170-180On 4 lists
Fear and TremblingSøren Kierkegaard · 1843On 4 lists
On the Genealogy of MoralsFriedrich Nietzsche · 1887On 4 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 listsThe Great BooksThe Praise of FollyDesiderius ErasmusThe Praise of FollyDesiderius Erasmus · 1511On 3 listsThe Great BooksRules for the Direction of the MindRené DescartesRules for the Direction of the MindRené Descartes · c. 1628On 3 lists
AreopagiticaJohn Milton · 1644On 3 lists
Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844Karl Marx · 1844On 3 listsThe Great BooksUtilitarianismJohn Stuart MillUtilitarianismJohn Stuart Mill · 1861On 3 lists
PragmatismWilliam James · 1907On 3 listsThe Great BooksDiscoursesEpictetusEpictetus DiscoursesDiscoursesEpictetus · c. 108 CEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Advancement of LearningFrancis BaconThe Advancement of LearningFrancis Bacon · 1605On 2 listsThe Great BooksEssaysFrancis BaconEssaysFrancis Bacon · 1597-1625On 2 listsThe Great BooksSome Thoughts Concerning EducationJohn LockeSome Thoughts Concerning EducationJohn Locke · 1693On 2 listsThe Great BooksAn Essay on ManAlexander PopeAn Essay on ManAlexander Pope · 1733-1734On 2 listsThe Great BooksLetters on the EnglishVoltaireLetters on the EnglishVoltaire · 1733On 2 listsThe Great BooksDiscourse on Political EconomyJean-Jacques RousseauDiscourse on Political EconomyJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1755On 2 lists
Reflections on the Revolution in FranceEdmund Burke · 1790On 2 listsThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary Wollstonecraft · 1792On 2 listsThe Great BooksEssaysRalph Waldo EmersonEssaysRalph Waldo Emerson · 1841 and 1844On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe German IdeologyKarl MarxThe German IdeologyKarl Marx · 1845On 2 listsThe Great BooksSelected SpeechesFrederick DouglassFrederick Douglass Selected SpeechesSelected SpeechesFrederick Douglass · 1841-1894On 2 listsThe Great BooksOn the Use and Disadvantage of History for LifeFriedrich NietzscheOn the Use and Disadvantage of History for LifeFriedrich Nietzsche · 1874On 2 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
Relativity: The Special and the General TheoryAlbert Einstein · 1917On 2 lists
Beyond the Pleasure PrincipleSigmund Freud · 1920On 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 BooksIntroduction to MetaphysicsMartin HeideggerIntroduction to MetaphysicsMartin Heidegger · 1935On 2 listsThe Great BooksScientific AutobiographyMax PlanckScientific AutobiographyMax Planck · 1948On 2 listsThe Great BooksEcclesiastesAnonymousEcclesiastesAnonymous · c. 3rd c. BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksMoral and Political EssaysSenecaMoral and Political EssaysSeneca · c. 41-62 CEOn 1 listThe Great BooksGermanyTacitusGermanyTacitus · 98On 1 listThe Great BooksMoraliaPlutarchPlutarch MoraliaMoraliaPlutarch · c. 80-120On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Golden Sayings of EpictetusEpictetusThe Golden Sayings of EpictetusEpictetus · c. 108 CEOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rescuer from ErrorAl-GhazaliThe Rescuer from ErrorAl-Ghazali · c. 1108On 1 list
The Ascent of Mont VentouxPetrarch · 1336On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Imitation of ChristThomas à KempisThe Imitation of ChristThomas à Kempis · c. 1418-1427On 1 listThe Great BooksNotebooksLeonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci NotebooksNotebooksLeonardo da Vinci · c. 1478-1519On 1 listThe Great BooksTwo Kinds of RighteousnessMartin LutherTwo Kinds of RighteousnessMartin Luther · 1519On 1 listThe Great BooksPreface to the Epistle of St. Paul to the RomansMartin LutherPreface to the Epistle of St. Paul to the RomansMartin Luther · 1522On 1 listThe Great BooksFriendly Admonition to Peace Concerning the Twelve Articles of the Swabian PeasantsMartin LutherFriendly Admonition to Peace Concerning the Twelve Articles of the Swabian PeasantsMartin Luther · 1525On 1 listThe Great BooksTable-TalkMartin LutherTable-TalkMartin Luther · 1531On 1 listThe Great BooksA Description of Elizabethan EnglandWilliam HarrisonA Description of Elizabethan EnglandWilliam Harrison · 1577On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Defense of PoesyPhilip SidneyThe Defense of PoesyPhilip Sidney · c. 1580On 1 listThe Great BooksAppeal Concerning the PriestsFelipe Guamán Poma de AyalaAppeal Concerning the PriestsFelipe Guamán Poma de Ayala · c. 1615On 1 list
Religio MediciThomas Browne · 1643On 1 listTractate of EducationJohn Milton · 1644On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Critique of the School for WivesMolièreThe Critique of the School for WivesMolière · 1663On 1 list
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Philosophical EssaysPhilosophical EssaysGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1686-1716On 1 listThe Great BooksFruits of SolitudeWilliam PennFruits of SolitudeWilliam Penn · 1693On 1 listThe Great BooksA Tale of a TubJonathan SwiftA Tale of a TubJonathan Swift · 1704On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Essay on CriticismAlexander PopeAn Essay on CriticismAlexander Pope · 1711On 1 listThe Great BooksA Modest ProposalJonathan SwiftA Modest ProposalJonathan Swift · 1729On 1 listThe Great BooksEssays, Moral and PoliticalDavid HumeEssays, Moral and PoliticalDavid Hume · 1741-1742On 1 listThe Great BooksA Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson A Dictionary of the English LanguageA Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel Johnson · 1755On 1 listThe Great BooksA Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and BeautifulEdmund BurkeA Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and BeautifulEdmund Burke · 1757On 1 listThe Great BooksOf the Standard of TasteDavid HumeOf the Standard of TasteDavid Hume · 1757On 1 list
Profession of Faith of a Savoyard VicarJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762On 1 listThe Great BooksPhilosophical DictionaryVoltaireVoltaire Philosophical DictionaryPhilosophical DictionaryVoltaire · 1764On 1 listThe Great BooksPreface to ShakespeareSamuel JohnsonPreface to ShakespeareSamuel Johnson · 1765On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganSamson OccomSamson Occom The Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganThe Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganSamson Occom · 1750s-1790sOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Journal of John WoolmanJohn WoolmanThe Journal of John WoolmanJohn Woolman · 1774On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Lives of the PoetsSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson The Lives of the PoetsThe Lives of the PoetsSamuel Johnson · 1779-1781On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Education of the Human RaceGotthold Ephraim LessingThe Education of the Human RaceGotthold Ephraim Lessing · 1780On 1 listThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary Wollstonecraft · 1790On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin · 1771On 1 listThe Great BooksPolitical WritingsNicolas de CondorcetPolitical WritingsNicolas de Condorcet · 1786-1794On 1 listThe Great BooksLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich SchillerLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich Schiller · 1795On 1 listThe Great BooksA Letter to a Noble LordEdmund BurkeA Letter to a Noble LordEdmund Burke · 1796On 1 listThe Great BooksLyrical BalladsWilliam WordsworthLyrical BalladsWilliam Wordsworth · 1798On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against SmallpoxEdward JennerThe Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against SmallpoxEdward Jenner · 1798-1800On 1 listThe Great BooksOn the Tragedies of ShakespeareCharles LambOn the Tragedies of ShakespeareCharles Lamb · 1811On 1 listThe Great BooksBiographia LiterariaSamuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor Coleridge Biographia LiterariaBiographia LiterariaSamuel Taylor Coleridge · 1817On 1 listThe Great BooksJournalRalph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson JournalJournalRalph Waldo Emerson · 1820-1882On 1 listThe Great BooksA Defence of PoetryPercy Bysshe ShelleyA Defence of PoetryPercy Bysshe Shelley · 1821On 1 listThe Great BooksOn LoveStendhalOn LoveStendhal · 1822On 1 listThe Great BooksOf Persons One Would Wish to Have SeenWilliam HazlittOf Persons One Would Wish to Have SeenWilliam Hazlitt · 1826On 1 listThe Great BooksCromwellVictor HugoVictor Hugo CromwellCromwellVictor Hugo · 1827On 1 listThe Great BooksMachiavelliThomas Babington MacaulayMachiavelliThomas Babington Macaulay · 1827On 1 listThe Great BooksAppeal to the Colored Citizens of the WorldDavid WalkerAppeal to the Colored Citizens of the WorldDavid Walker · 1829On 1 listThe Great BooksScientific PapersCharles LyellScientific PapersCharles Lyell · 1830On 1 listThe Great BooksCharacteristicsThomas CarlyleCharacteristicsThomas Carlyle · 1831On 1 listThe Great BooksIntroductory Lectures on AestheticsG. W. F. HegelIntroductory Lectures on AestheticsG. W. F. Hegel · 1820On 1 listThe Great BooksSir Walter ScottThomas CarlyleSir Walter ScottThomas Carlyle · 1838On 1 listThe Great BooksByron and GoetheGiuseppe MazziniByron and GoetheGiuseppe Mazzini · 1839On 1 listThe Great BooksEssay on AlgeriaAlexis de TocquevilleEssay on AlgeriaAlexis de Tocqueville · 1841On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Contagiousness of Puerperal FeverOliver Wendell HolmesThe Contagiousness of Puerperal FeverOliver Wendell Holmes · 1843On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Essay on the Development of Christian DoctrineJohn Henry NewmanJohn Henry Newman An Essay on the Development of Christian DoctrineAn Essay on the Development of Christian DoctrineJohn Henry Newman · 1845On 1 list
Civil DisobedienceHenry David Thoreau · 1849On 1 listThe Great BooksRepresentative MenRalph Waldo EmersonRepresentative MenRalph Waldo Emerson · 1850On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Poetic PrincipleEdgar Allan PoeThe Poetic PrincipleEdgar Allan Poe · 1848On 1 listThe Great BooksWhat Is a Classic?Charles Augustin Sainte-BeuveWhat Is a Classic?Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve · 1850On 1 listThe Great BooksStudies in PessimismArthur SchopenhauerStudies in PessimismArthur Schopenhauer · 1851On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Idea of a UniversityJohn Henry NewmanJohn Henry Newman The Idea of a UniversityThe Idea of a UniversityJohn Henry Newman · 1852On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Poetry of the Celtic RacesErnest RenanThe Poetry of the Celtic RacesErnest Renan · 1854On 1 listWaldenHenry David Thoreau · 1854On 1 listThe Great BooksEnglish TraitsRalph Waldo EmersonEnglish TraitsRalph Waldo Emerson · 1856On 1 listThe Great BooksOn the Conservation of ForceHermann von HelmholtzOn the Conservation of ForceHermann von Helmholtz · 1862On 1 listThe Great BooksWalkingHenry David ThoreauWalkingHenry David Thoreau · 1851On 1 listThe Great BooksSesame and LiliesJohn RuskinSesame and LiliesJohn Ruskin · 1865On 1 listThe Great BooksInaugural Address at EdinburghThomas CarlyleInaugural Address at EdinburghThomas Carlyle · 1866On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Subjection of WomenJohn Stuart MillThe Subjection of WomenJohn Stuart Mill · 1869On 1 listThe Great BooksGeographical EvolutionArchibald GeikieGeographical EvolutionArchibald Geikie · 1879On 1 listThe Great BooksScience and CultureThomas Henry HuxleyScience and CultureThomas Henry Huxley · 1880On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Study of PoetryMatthew ArnoldThe Study of PoetryMatthew Arnold · 1880On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Wave Theory of LightLord KelvinThe Wave Theory of LightLord Kelvin · 1884On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Will to PowerFriedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche The Will to PowerThe Will to PowerFriedrich Nietzsche · 1883On 1 listThe Great BooksSelected Papers on HysteriaSigmund FreudSelected Papers on HysteriaSigmund Freud · 1893-1909On 1 listThe Great BooksWhat Is Art?Leo TolstoyWhat Is Art?Leo Tolstoy · 1897On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Introduction to MetaphysicsHenri BergsonAn Introduction to MetaphysicsHenri Bergson · 1903On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Life of ReasonGeorge SantayanaGeorge Santayana The Life of ReasonThe Life of ReasonGeorge Santayana · 1905-1906On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Extent of the UniverseSimon NewcombThe Extent of the UniverseSimon Newcomb · 1906On 1 listThe Great BooksScience and MethodHenri PoincaréScience and MethodHenri Poincaré · 1908On 1 listThe Great BooksHow We ThinkJohn DeweyHow We ThinkJohn Dewey · 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 BooksEssays in Radical EmpiricismWilliam JamesEssays in Radical EmpiricismWilliam James · 1904On 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 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 listMourning and MelancholiaSigmund Freud · 1917On 1 listThe Great BooksArt and ScholasticismJacques MaritainArt and ScholasticismJacques Maritain · 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 list
The Ego and the IdSigmund Freud · 1923On 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 listThe Great BooksInhibitions, Symptoms, and AnxietySigmund FreudInhibitions, Symptoms, and AnxietySigmund Freud · 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 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 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 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 BooksExperience and EducationJohn DeweyExperience and EducationJohn Dewey · 1938On 1 listThe Great BooksNauseaJean-Paul SartreNauseaJean-Paul Sartre · 1938On 1 list
A Mathematician's ApologyG. H. Hardy · 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 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 list
Max Weber Essays in SociologyEssays in SociologyMax Weber · 1906On 1 listThe Great BooksCivilization on TrialArnold J. ToynbeeCivilization on TrialArnold J. Toynbee · 1948On 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
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 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 BooksCrises of the RepublicHannah ArendtCrises of the RepublicHannah Arendt · 1972On 1 listThe Great BooksA Black Feminist StatementCombahee River CollectiveA Black Feminist StatementCombahee River Collective · 1977On 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 list
CitizenClaudia Rankine · 2014On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Ecomodernist ManifestoJohn Asafu-Adjaye et al.An Ecomodernist ManifestoJohn Asafu-Adjaye et al. · 2015On 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 BooksDegrowth: A DefenceMark Burton and Peter SomervilleDegrowth: A DefenceMark Burton and Peter Somerville · 2019On 1 list
Michel de Montaigne EssaysEssaysMichel de Montaigne · 1580-1595On 7 listsPenséesBlaise Pascal · 1657On 7 listsThe Communist ManifestoKarl Marx · 1848On 7 listsThe Great BooksDiscourse on MethodRené DescartesDiscourse on MethodRené Descartes · 1637On 6 listsThe Great BooksAn Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingDavid HumeAn Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingDavid Hume · 1748On 6 listsThe Great BooksEnchiridionEpictetusEnchiridionEpictetus · c. 125 CEOn 5 listsAlexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay The Federalist PapersThe Federalist PapersAlexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay · 1787-1788On 5 listsThe Great BooksOn LibertyJohn Stuart MillOn LibertyJohn Stuart Mill · 1859On 5 listsBeyond Good and EvilFriedrich Nietzsche · 1886On 5 listsMeditationsMarcus Aurelius · c. 170-180On 4 listsFear and TremblingSøren Kierkegaard · 1843On 4 listsOn the Genealogy of MoralsFriedrich Nietzsche · 1887On 4 listsThe Great BooksThe Souls of Black FolkW. E. B. Du BoisThe Souls of Black FolkW. E. B. Du Bois · 1903On 4 listsCivilization and Its DiscontentsSigmund Freud · 1930On 4 listsSimone de Beauvoir The Second SexThe Second SexSimone de Beauvoir · 1949On 4 listsThe Great BooksThe Praise of FollyDesiderius ErasmusThe Praise of FollyDesiderius Erasmus · 1511On 3 listsThe Great BooksRules for the Direction of the MindRené DescartesRules for the Direction of the MindRené Descartes · c. 1628On 3 listsAreopagiticaJohn Milton · 1644On 3 listsEconomic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844Karl Marx · 1844On 3 listsThe Great BooksUtilitarianismJohn Stuart MillUtilitarianismJohn Stuart Mill · 1861On 3 listsPragmatismWilliam James · 1907On 3 listsThe Great BooksDiscoursesEpictetusEpictetus DiscoursesDiscoursesEpictetus · c. 108 CEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Advancement of LearningFrancis BaconThe Advancement of LearningFrancis Bacon · 1605On 2 listsThe Great BooksEssaysFrancis BaconEssaysFrancis Bacon · 1597-1625On 2 listsThe Great BooksSome Thoughts Concerning EducationJohn LockeSome Thoughts Concerning EducationJohn Locke · 1693On 2 listsThe Great BooksAn Essay on ManAlexander PopeAn Essay on ManAlexander Pope · 1733-1734On 2 listsThe Great BooksLetters on the EnglishVoltaireLetters on the EnglishVoltaire · 1733On 2 listsThe Great BooksDiscourse on Political EconomyJean-Jacques RousseauDiscourse on Political EconomyJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1755On 2 listsReflections on the Revolution in FranceEdmund Burke · 1790On 2 listsThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary Wollstonecraft · 1792On 2 listsThe Great BooksEssaysRalph Waldo EmersonEssaysRalph Waldo Emerson · 1841 and 1844On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe German IdeologyKarl MarxThe German IdeologyKarl Marx · 1845On 2 listsThe Great BooksSelected SpeechesFrederick DouglassFrederick Douglass Selected SpeechesSelected SpeechesFrederick Douglass · 1841-1894On 2 listsThe Great BooksOn the Use and Disadvantage of History for LifeFriedrich NietzscheOn the Use and Disadvantage of History for LifeFriedrich Nietzsche · 1874On 2 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 listsRelativity: The Special and the General TheoryAlbert Einstein · 1917On 2 listsBeyond the Pleasure PrincipleSigmund Freud · 1920On 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 BooksIntroduction to MetaphysicsMartin HeideggerIntroduction to MetaphysicsMartin Heidegger · 1935On 2 listsThe Great BooksScientific AutobiographyMax PlanckScientific AutobiographyMax Planck · 1948On 2 listsThe Great BooksEcclesiastesAnonymousEcclesiastesAnonymous · c. 3rd c. BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksMoral and Political EssaysSenecaMoral and Political EssaysSeneca · c. 41-62 CEOn 1 listThe Great BooksGermanyTacitusGermanyTacitus · 98On 1 listThe Great BooksMoraliaPlutarchPlutarch MoraliaMoraliaPlutarch · c. 80-120On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Golden Sayings of EpictetusEpictetusThe Golden Sayings of EpictetusEpictetus · c. 108 CEOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rescuer from ErrorAl-GhazaliThe Rescuer from ErrorAl-Ghazali · c. 1108On 1 listThe Ascent of Mont VentouxPetrarch · 1336On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Imitation of ChristThomas à KempisThe Imitation of ChristThomas à Kempis · c. 1418-1427On 1 listThe Great BooksNotebooksLeonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci NotebooksNotebooksLeonardo da Vinci · c. 1478-1519On 1 listThe Great BooksTwo Kinds of RighteousnessMartin LutherTwo Kinds of RighteousnessMartin Luther · 1519On 1 listThe Great BooksPreface to the Epistle of St. Paul to the RomansMartin LutherPreface to the Epistle of St. Paul to the RomansMartin Luther · 1522On 1 listThe Great BooksFriendly Admonition to Peace Concerning the Twelve Articles of the Swabian PeasantsMartin LutherFriendly Admonition to Peace Concerning the Twelve Articles of the Swabian PeasantsMartin Luther · 1525On 1 listThe Great BooksTable-TalkMartin LutherTable-TalkMartin Luther · 1531On 1 listThe Great BooksA Description of Elizabethan EnglandWilliam HarrisonA Description of Elizabethan EnglandWilliam Harrison · 1577On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Defense of PoesyPhilip SidneyThe Defense of PoesyPhilip Sidney · c. 1580On 1 listThe Great BooksAppeal Concerning the PriestsFelipe Guamán Poma de AyalaAppeal Concerning the PriestsFelipe Guamán Poma de Ayala · c. 1615On 1 listReligio MediciThomas Browne · 1643On 1 listTractate of EducationJohn Milton · 1644On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Critique of the School for WivesMolièreThe Critique of the School for WivesMolière · 1663On 1 listGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Philosophical EssaysPhilosophical EssaysGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1686-1716On 1 listThe Great BooksFruits of SolitudeWilliam PennFruits of SolitudeWilliam Penn · 1693On 1 listThe Great BooksA Tale of a TubJonathan SwiftA Tale of a TubJonathan Swift · 1704On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Essay on CriticismAlexander PopeAn Essay on CriticismAlexander Pope · 1711On 1 listThe Great BooksA Modest ProposalJonathan SwiftA Modest ProposalJonathan Swift · 1729On 1 listThe Great BooksEssays, Moral and PoliticalDavid HumeEssays, Moral and PoliticalDavid Hume · 1741-1742On 1 listThe Great BooksA Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson A Dictionary of the English LanguageA Dictionary of the English LanguageSamuel Johnson · 1755On 1 listThe Great BooksA Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and BeautifulEdmund BurkeA Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and BeautifulEdmund Burke · 1757On 1 listThe Great BooksOf the Standard of TasteDavid HumeOf the Standard of TasteDavid Hume · 1757On 1 listProfession of Faith of a Savoyard VicarJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762On 1 listThe Great BooksPhilosophical DictionaryVoltaireVoltaire Philosophical DictionaryPhilosophical DictionaryVoltaire · 1764On 1 listThe Great BooksPreface to ShakespeareSamuel JohnsonPreface to ShakespeareSamuel Johnson · 1765On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganSamson OccomSamson Occom The Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganThe Collected Writings of Samson Occom, MoheganSamson Occom · 1750s-1790sOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Journal of John WoolmanJohn WoolmanThe Journal of John WoolmanJohn Woolman · 1774On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Lives of the PoetsSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson The Lives of the PoetsThe Lives of the PoetsSamuel Johnson · 1779-1781On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Education of the Human RaceGotthold Ephraim LessingThe Education of the Human RaceGotthold Ephraim Lessing · 1780On 1 listThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary Wollstonecraft · 1790On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin · 1771On 1 listThe Great BooksPolitical WritingsNicolas de CondorcetPolitical WritingsNicolas de Condorcet · 1786-1794On 1 listThe Great BooksLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich SchillerLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich Schiller · 1795On 1 listThe Great BooksA Letter to a Noble LordEdmund BurkeA Letter to a Noble LordEdmund Burke · 1796On 1 listThe Great BooksLyrical BalladsWilliam WordsworthLyrical BalladsWilliam Wordsworth · 1798On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against SmallpoxEdward JennerThe Three Original Publications on Vaccination Against SmallpoxEdward Jenner · 1798-1800On 1 listThe Great BooksOn the Tragedies of ShakespeareCharles LambOn the Tragedies of ShakespeareCharles Lamb · 1811On 1 listThe Great BooksBiographia LiterariaSamuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor Coleridge Biographia LiterariaBiographia LiterariaSamuel Taylor Coleridge · 1817On 1 listThe Great BooksJournalRalph Waldo EmersonRalph Waldo Emerson JournalJournalRalph Waldo Emerson · 1820-1882On 1 listThe Great BooksA Defence of PoetryPercy Bysshe ShelleyA Defence of PoetryPercy Bysshe Shelley · 1821On 1 listThe Great BooksOn LoveStendhalOn LoveStendhal · 1822On 1 listThe Great BooksOf Persons One Would Wish to Have SeenWilliam HazlittOf Persons One Would Wish to Have SeenWilliam Hazlitt · 1826On 1 listThe Great BooksCromwellVictor HugoVictor Hugo CromwellCromwellVictor Hugo · 1827On 1 listThe Great BooksMachiavelliThomas Babington MacaulayMachiavelliThomas Babington Macaulay · 1827On 1 listThe Great BooksAppeal to the Colored Citizens of the WorldDavid WalkerAppeal to the Colored Citizens of the WorldDavid Walker · 1829On 1 listThe Great BooksScientific PapersCharles LyellScientific PapersCharles Lyell · 1830On 1 listThe Great BooksCharacteristicsThomas CarlyleCharacteristicsThomas Carlyle · 1831On 1 listThe Great BooksIntroductory Lectures on AestheticsG. W. F. HegelIntroductory Lectures on AestheticsG. W. F. 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