19 Best Philosophers Books
Goal: Find the best Philosophers books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best philosophers books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
19 Best Philosophers Books
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The Prince
by Niccolò Machiavelli
Also recommended by:
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Stewart Brand, Ryan Holiday, Eric Ripert, Garry Tan, Ryan Shea, Fred Wilson, Patrick Bet-David
Meditations
by Marcus Aurelius
Tao Te Ching
by Lao Tzu
Also recommended by:
Rick Rubin, Naval Ravikant, Michael Gervais, Josh Waitzkin, Brian MacKenzie, Stewart Brand, Jack Dorsey, Jason Nemer, Soman Chainani, Jack Ma
The Republic
by Plato
Also recommended by:
Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Altman, Maria Popova, Vlad Tenev, Nolan Bushnell, Mark Manson
Man's Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl
Also recommended by:
Jordan Peterson, Jocko Willink, Esther Perel, Emma Watson, Naval Ravikant, David Blaine, Terry Crews, Jimmy Fallon, Tony Robbins, Simon Sinek, Michael Gervais, Daniel Pink, Ev Williams, Bryan Johnson, Dustin Moskovitz, Sam Altman, Ryan Holiday, Chelsea Handler, Maria Popova, Fedor Holz, Turia Pitt, Aniela Gregorek, Dave Elitch, Chip Conley, Patrick Bet-David, Steve Kerr, Alastair Humphreys, Michael Hyatt, Tom Bilyeu, Phil Jackson, Mark Manson, Shane Parrish, PewDiePie, Robin Black, Lex Fridman, Jim Kwik
The Art Of War
by Sun Tzu
Also recommended by:
Jocko Willink, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Marc Benioff, Evan Spiegel, Vlad Tenev, Fred Wilson, Travis Kalanick, Ryan Petersen, Patrick Bet-David, Dave Camarillo, Lex Fridman, Elon Musk
Beyond Good And Evil
by Friedrich Nietzsche
Also recommended by:
History of Western Philosophy
And Its Connection with Political and Social Circumstances from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
by Bertrand Russell
Also recommended by:
Being and Nothingness
by Jean-Paul Sartre
Beyond Good And Evil
by Friedrich Nietzsche
Critique of Pure Reason
by Immanuel Kant
Sophie's World
A Novel About the History of Philosophy
by Jostein Gaarder
A Treatise of Human Nature
by David Hume
Meditations on First Philosophy
by Rene Descartes
Nicomachean Ethics
by Aristotle
The Dialogues of Plato
by Plato
The Myth of Sisyphus
by Albert Camus
What Does It All Mean?
A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy
by Thomas Nagel
Sources
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Best Philosophy Books (For Beginners and Experts)
whenyouwrite.com
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The Best Philosophy Books Of All Time [Updated For 2022!]
taylorpearson.me
- 3
23 Of The Best Philosophy Books You Must Read (2022)
becomeawritertoday.com
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Best philosophy books
hastyreader.com
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The Best Philosophy Books, Chosen by an Expert in the Field
explorethearchive.com
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