Philosophy
837 books, ranked by score.
2007–2026The Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, David Chandler
Recommended by 263 · mentioned by 666263 recommend · 666 mention263 recommend · 666263 recommend
2007–2026Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M. Pirsig
Recommended by 302 · mentioned by 508302 recommend · 508 mention302 recommend · 508302 recommend
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Emil Frankl
Recommended by 250 · mentioned by 325250 recommend · 325 mention250 recommend · 325250 recommend
2008–2026Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius, Meric Casaubon
Recommended by 184 · mentioned by 251184 recommend · 251 mention184 recommend · 251184 recommend
2007–2026The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas S. Kuhn, Dennis Holland
Recommended by 96 · mentioned by 21596 recommend · 215 mention96 recommend · 21596 recommend
2008–2026Tao Te Ching
Stephen Mitchell
Recommended by 103 · mentioned by 204103 recommend · 204 mention103 recommend · 204103 recommend
2008–2026Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Recommended by 107 · mentioned by 208107 recommend · 208 mention107 recommend · 208107 recommend
2007–2026The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
Recommended by 61 · mentioned by 19461 recommend · 194 mention61 recommend · 19461 recommend
Republic
Plato, Benjamin Jowett
Recommended by 50 · mentioned by 18650 recommend · 186 mention50 recommend · 18650 recommend
2008–2026The Demon-Haunted World
Carl Sagan
Recommended by 93 · mentioned by 16293 recommend · 162 mention93 recommend · 16293 recommend
2007–2026Principia mathematica
Alfred North Whitehead, Bertrand Russell
Recommended by 9 · mentioned by 1619 recommend · 161 mention9 recommend · 1619 recommend
2010–2026A Guide to the Good Life
William B. Irvine
Recommended by 135 · mentioned by 158135 recommend · 158 mention135 recommend · 158135 recommend
2012–2026The Righteous Mind
Jonathan Haidt
Recommended by 94 · mentioned by 14494 recommend · 144 mention94 recommend · 14494 recommend
2007–2026The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
Recommended by 64 · mentioned by 14364 recommend · 143 mention64 recommend · 14364 recommend
2009–2026Critique of Pure Reason
Immanuel Kant
Recommended by 28 · mentioned by 13228 recommend · 132 mention28 recommend · 13228 recommend
2008–2026Walden
Henry David Thoreau
Recommended by 49 · mentioned by 13049 recommend · 130 mention49 recommend · 13049 recommend
2010–2026Philosophical investigations
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Recommended by 42 · mentioned by 11442 recommend · 114 mention42 recommend · 11442 recommend
2016–2026The Coddling of the American Mind
Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt
Recommended by 51 · mentioned by 10951 recommend · 109 mention51 recommend · 10951 recommend
2010–2026On Bullshit
Harry G. Frankfurt
Recommended by 42 · mentioned by 11142 recommend · 111 mention42 recommend · 11142 recommend
2008–2026A History of Western Philosophy
Bertrand Russell
Recommended by 64 · mentioned by 11264 recommend · 112 mention64 recommend · 11264 recommend
In praise of idleness
Bertrand Russell
Recommended by 64 · mentioned by 10964 recommend · 109 mention64 recommend · 10964 recommend
2018–202612 Rules for Life
Jordan B. Peterson
Recommended by 61 · mentioned by 10961 recommend · 109 mention61 recommend · 10961 recommend
2008–2026On Liberty
John Stuart Mill
Recommended by 45 · mentioned by 9545 recommend · 95 mention45 recommend · 9545 recommend
2008–2026Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
Recommended by 22 · mentioned by 10322 recommend · 103 mention22 recommend · 10322 recommend
2008–2026The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
Recommended by 41 · mentioned by 10341 recommend · 103 mention41 recommend · 10341 recommend
2009–2026The Beginning of Infinity
David Deutsch
Recommended by 77 · mentioned by 9177 recommend · 91 mention77 recommend · 9177 recommend
2012–2026Trust Me, I'm Lying
Ryan Holiday
Recommended by 68 · mentioned by 9268 recommend · 92 mention68 recommend · 9268 recommend
2009–2026This is water
David Foster Wallace
Recommended by 48 · mentioned by 8748 recommend · 87 mention48 recommend · 8748 recommend
2007–2026The Open Society and Its Enemies
Karl Popper
Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 8531 recommend · 85 mention31 recommend · 8531 recommend
2007–2026The Language Instinct
Steven Pinker
Recommended by 44 · mentioned by 8344 recommend · 83 mention44 recommend · 8344 recommend
2010–2026Simulacra and Simulation
Jean Baudrillard
Recommended by 25 · mentioned by 8425 recommend · 84 mention25 recommend · 8425 recommend
Beyond good and evil
Friedrich Nietzsche
Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 8535 recommend · 85 mention35 recommend · 8535 recommend
2009–2026Metaphors We Live By
George Lakoff, Mark Johnson, Lakoff
Recommended by 56 · mentioned by 8156 recommend · 81 mention56 recommend · 8156 recommend
2007–2026Metamagical Themas
Douglas R. Hofstadter
Recommended by 45 · mentioned by 8445 recommend · 84 mention45 recommend · 8445 recommend
2008–2026Finite and infinite games
James P. Carse, James Carse
Recommended by 58 · mentioned by 7858 recommend · 78 mention58 recommend · 7858 recommend
2007–2024The Blank Slate
Steven Pinker
Recommended by 42 · mentioned by 7742 recommend · 77 mention42 recommend · 7742 recommend
2009–2026Candide
Voltaire
Recommended by 28 · mentioned by 8028 recommend · 80 mention28 recommend · 8028 recommend
2015–2026Skin in the Game
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 7830 recommend · 78 mention30 recommend · 7830 recommend
2008–2026Consciousness explained
Daniel C. Dennett
Recommended by 35 · mentioned by 7235 recommend · 72 mention35 recommend · 7235 recommend
2009–2025Against Method
Paul K. Feyerabend
Recommended by 32 · mentioned by 7232 recommend · 72 mention32 recommend · 7232 recommend
2009–2026Discipline and Punish
Michel Foucault, Simon Prebble
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 7036 recommend · 70 mention36 recommend · 7036 recommend
2010–2026On the Shortness of Life
Seneca
Recommended by 56 · mentioned by 7056 recommend · 70 mention56 recommend · 7056 recommend
2010–2026Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle
Recommended by 28 · mentioned by 7028 recommend · 70 mention28 recommend · 7028 recommend
2008–2026Tractatus logico-philosophicus
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Isidoro Reguera Pérez, Ivo Hernández, Spanish
Recommended by 21 · mentioned by 7221 recommend · 72 mention21 recommend · 7221 recommend
2009–2026The Enchiridion
Epictetus
Recommended by 47 · mentioned by 6647 recommend · 66 mention47 recommend · 6647 recommend
Myth of Sisyphus
Albert Camus, Daniel Ortega
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 7036 recommend · 70 mention36 recommend · 7036 recommend
2009–2026A theory of justice
John Rawls
Recommended by 23 · mentioned by 6723 recommend · 67 mention23 recommend · 6723 recommend
2008–2026The theory of moral sentiments
Adam Smith
Recommended by 16 · mentioned by 6316 recommend · 63 mention16 recommend · 6316 recommend
2007–2026The transparent society
David Brin
Recommended by 30 · mentioned by 6130 recommend · 61 mention30 recommend · 6130 recommend
2014–2025The Obstacle is the Way
Ryan Holiday
Recommended by 47 · mentioned by 6247 recommend · 62 mention47 recommend · 6247 recommend
2009–2026The Technological Society
Jacques Ellul
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 5236 recommend · 52 mention36 recommend · 5236 recommend
2008–2026Deschooling Society
Ivan Illich
Recommended by 26 · mentioned by 5426 recommend · 54 mention26 recommend · 5426 recommend
2007–2026The Mind's I
Douglas R. Hofstadter, Daniel C. Dennett
Recommended by 36 · mentioned by 5736 recommend · 57 mention36 recommend · 5736 recommend
2008–2026The Happiness Hypothesis
Jonathan Haidt
Recommended by 40 · mentioned by 5140 recommend · 51 mention40 recommend · 5140 recommend
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Friedrich Nietzsche
Recommended by 31 · mentioned by 5831 recommend · 58 mention31 recommend · 5831 recommend
2009–2026Shop class as soulcraft
Matthew B. Crawford
Recommended by 42 · mentioned by 5342 recommend · 53 mention42 recommend · 5342 recommend
2013–2026Moral mazes
Robert Jackall
Recommended by 33 · mentioned by 4933 recommend · 49 mention33 recommend · 4933 recommend
2010–2026Letters from a Stoic
Seneca
Recommended by 40 · mentioned by 5240 recommend · 52 mention40 recommend · 5240 recommend
2008–2024The Mindbody Prescription
John E. Sarno
Recommended by 34 · mentioned by 4734 recommend · 47 mention34 recommend · 4734 recommend
2009–2026The Theory of the Leisure Class
Thorstein Veblen
Recommended by 20 · mentioned by 4620 recommend · 46 mention20 recommend · 4620 recommend