Seventeenth Century
The scientific revolution, Descartes, Hobbes, Milton, Pascal and Locke.
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Thomas Hobbes LeviathanLeviathanThomas Hobbes · 1651On 9 listsThe Great BooksMeditations on First PhilosophyRené DescartesMeditations on First PhilosophyRené Descartes · 1641On 8 lists
Miguel de Cervantes Don QuixoteDon QuixoteMiguel de Cervantes · 1605-1615On 7 lists
PenséesBlaise Pascal · 1657On 7 lists
Second Treatise of GovernmentJohn Locke · 1689On 7 lists
King LearWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1605-1606On 6 lists
The TempestWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1611On 6 lists
Novum OrganumFrancis Bacon · 1620On 6 listsThe Great BooksDiscourse on MethodRené DescartesDiscourse on MethodRené Descartes · 1637On 6 lists
John Milton Paradise LostParadise LostJohn Milton · 1667On 6 lists
Isaac Newton Mathematical Principles of Natural PhilosophyMathematical Principles of Natural PhilosophyIsaac Newton · 1687On 5 listsThe Great BooksMacbethWilliam ShakespeareMacbethWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1606On 4 listsThe Great BooksOn the Motion of the Heart and Blood in AnimalsWilliam HarveyOn the Motion of the Heart and Blood in AnimalsWilliam Harvey · 1628On 4 lists
Samson AgonistesJohn Milton · 1671On 4 listsThe Great BooksPhaedraJean RacinePhaedraJean Racine · 1677On 4 lists
Discourse on MetaphysicsGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1686On 4 lists
OthelloWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1603-1604On 3 listsThe Great BooksSonnetsWilliam ShakespeareSonnetsWilliam Shakespeare · 1609On 3 listsThe Great BooksEpitome of Copernican AstronomyJohannes KeplerEpitome of Copernican AstronomyJohannes Kepler · 1618-1621On 3 listsThe Great BooksNew AtlantisFrancis BaconNew AtlantisFrancis Bacon · 1627On 3 listsThe Great BooksRules for the Direction of the MindRené DescartesRules for the Direction of the MindRené Descartes · c. 1628On 3 listsThe Great BooksGeometryRené DescartesGeometryRené Descartes · 1637On 3 lists
Dialogues Concerning Two New SciencesGalileo Galilei · 1638On 3 listsAreopagiticaJohn Milton · 1644On 3 listsThe Great BooksTartuffeMolièreTartuffeMolière · 1664On 3 listsThe Great BooksEthicsBaruch SpinozaEthicsBaruch Spinoza · 1677On 3 listsThe Great BooksAn Essay Concerning Human UnderstandingJohn LockeJohn Locke An Essay Concerning Human UnderstandingAn Essay Concerning Human UnderstandingJohn Locke · 1689On 3 lists
Twelfth NightWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1601On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Advancement of LearningFrancis BaconThe Advancement of LearningFrancis Bacon · 1605On 2 listsThe Great BooksAntony and CleopatraWilliam ShakespeareAntony and CleopatraWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1606-1607On 2 lists
Concerning the Harmonies of the WorldJohannes Kepler · 1619On 2 listsThe Great BooksEssaysFrancis BaconEssaysFrancis Bacon · 1597-1625On 2 listsEnglish Minor PoemsJohn Milton · 1629-1673On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Provincial LettersBlaise PascalThe Provincial LettersBlaise Pascal · 1656-1657On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe School for WivesMolièreThe School for WivesMolière · 1662On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe MisanthropeMolièreThe MisanthropeMolière · 1666On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe MiserMolièreThe MiserMolière · 1668On 2 listsThe Great BooksA Letter Concerning TolerationJohn LockeA Letter Concerning TolerationJohn Locke · 1689On 2 listsThe Great BooksTreatise on LightChristiaan HuygensTreatise on LightChristiaan Huygens · 1690On 2 listsThe Great BooksSome Thoughts Concerning EducationJohn LockeSome Thoughts Concerning EducationJohn Locke · 1693On 2 listsThe Great BooksTroilus and CressidaWilliam ShakespeareTroilus and CressidaWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1602On 1 listThe Great BooksMeasure for MeasureWilliam ShakespeareMeasure for MeasureWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1603-1604On 1 listThe Great BooksCoriolanusWilliam ShakespeareCoriolanusWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1608On 1 listThe Great BooksPhilasterFrancis Beaumont and John FletcherPhilasterFrancis Beaumont and John Fletcher · c. 1609On 1 listThe Great BooksThe AlchemistBen JonsonThe AlchemistBen Jonson · 1610On 1 list
The Starry MessengerGalileo Galilei · 1610On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Winter's TaleWilliam ShakespeareThe Winter's TaleWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1610-1611On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Duchess of MalfiJohn WebsterThe Duchess of MalfiJohn Webster · c. 1613On 1 listThe Great BooksAppeal Concerning the PriestsFelipe Guamán Poma de AyalaAppeal Concerning the PriestsFelipe Guamán Poma de Ayala · c. 1615On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Mayflower CompactAnonymousThe Mayflower CompactAnonymous · 1620On 1 listThe Great BooksA New Way to Pay Old DebtsPhilip MassingerA New Way to Pay Old DebtsPhilip Massinger · c. 1625On 1 listThe Great BooksSir Francis Drake RevivedPhilip NicholsSir Francis Drake RevivedPhilip Nichols · c. 1593On 1 listThe Great BooksPoemsJohn DonneJohn Donne PoemsPoemsJohn Donne · c. 1590On 1 listThe Great BooksLife Is a DreamPedro Calderón de la BarcaLife Is a DreamPedro Calderón de la Barca · 1635On 1 listThe Great BooksLe CidPierre CorneilleLe CidPierre Corneille · 1637On 1 listThe Great BooksObjections Against the Meditations and RepliesRené DescartesObjections Against the Meditations and RepliesRené Descartes · 1641-1642On 1 listThe Great BooksPolyeuctePierre CorneillePolyeuctePierre Corneille · 1642-1643On 1 listThe Great BooksCorrespondence with DescartesElisabeth of BohemiaCorrespondence with DescartesElisabeth of Bohemia · 1643-1649On 1 list
Religio MediciThomas Browne · 1643On 1 listThe Great BooksPrinciples of PhilosophyRené DescartesPrinciples of PhilosophyRené Descartes · 1644On 1 listTractate of EducationJohn Milton · 1644On 1 listThe Great BooksOn the Circulation of the BloodWilliam HarveyOn the Circulation of the BloodWilliam Harvey · 1649On 1 listThe Great BooksOn the Generation of AnimalsWilliam HarveyWilliam Harvey On the Generation of AnimalsOn the Generation of AnimalsWilliam Harvey · 1651On 1 listThe Great BooksScientific TreatisesBlaise PascalScientific TreatisesBlaise Pascal · 1647-1665On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Critique of the School for WivesMolièreThe Critique of the School for WivesMolière · 1663On 1 listThe Great BooksDon JuanMolièreDon JuanMolière · 1665On 1 listThe Great BooksAndromacheJean RacineAndromacheJean Racine · 1667On 1 listThe Great BooksBéréniceJean RacineBéréniceJean Racine · 1670On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Lives of Donne and HerbertIzaak WaltonThe Lives of Donne and HerbertIzaak Walton · 1640On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Would-Be GentlemanMolièreThe Would-Be GentlemanMolière · 1670On 1 listThe Great BooksTheologico-Political TreatiseBaruch SpinozaTheologico-Political TreatiseBaruch Spinoza · 1670On 1 listParadise RegainedJohn Milton · 1671On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Imaginary InvalidMolièreThe Imaginary InvalidMolière · 1673On 1 listThe Great BooksAll for LoveJohn DrydenAll for LoveJohn Dryden · 1677On 1 list
The Pilgrim's ProgressJohn Bunyan · 1678On 1 list
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Philosophical EssaysPhilosophical EssaysGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1686-1716On 1 list
Selected WorksSor Juana Inés de la Cruz · 1680s-1691On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern PhilosophyAnne ConwayThe Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern PhilosophyAnne Conway · c. 1670On 1 listThe Great BooksFruits of SolitudeWilliam PennFruits of SolitudeWilliam Penn · 1693On 1 list