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Homer The IliadThe IliadHomer · c. 750 BCEOn 8 listsThe Great BooksMeditations on First PhilosophyRené DescartesMeditations on First PhilosophyRené Descartes · 1641On 8 lists
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel Kant · 1785On 8 listsThe Great BooksThe BacchaeEuripidesThe BacchaeEuripides · c. 405 BCEOn 7 lists
Nicomachean EthicsAristotle · c. 340 BCEOn 7 lists
PenséesBlaise Pascal · 1657On 7 listsThe Great BooksHamletWilliam ShakespeareHamletWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1600On 6 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
Gulliver's TravelsJonathan Swift · 1726On 5 lists
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay The Federalist PapersThe Federalist PapersAlexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay · 1787-1788On 5 lists
Beyond Good and EvilFriedrich Nietzsche · 1886On 5 lists
MedeaEuripides · 431 BCEOn 4 lists
HippolytusEuripides · 428 BCEOn 4 lists
MeditationsMarcus Aurelius · c. 170-180On 4 listsThe Great BooksProslogionAnselmProslogionAnselm · c. 1078On 4 listsThe Great BooksPhaedraJean RacinePhaedraJean Racine · 1677On 4 lists
G. W. F. Hegel Phenomenology of SpiritPhenomenology of SpiritG. W. F. Hegel · 1807On 4 lists
Civilization and Its DiscontentsSigmund Freud · 1930On 4 lists
OthelloWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1603-1604On 3 listsThe Great BooksRules for the Direction of the MindRené DescartesRules for the Direction of the MindRené Descartes · c. 1628On 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 listsThe Great BooksA Treatise of Human NatureDavid HumeDavid Hume A Treatise of Human NatureA Treatise of Human NatureDavid Hume · 1739-1740On 3 lists
CandideVoltaire · 1759On 3 listsThe Great BooksUtilitarianismJohn Stuart MillUtilitarianismJohn Stuart Mill · 1861On 3 listsThe Great BooksIntroductory Lectures on PsychoanalysisSigmund FreudSigmund Freud Introductory Lectures on PsychoanalysisIntroductory Lectures on PsychoanalysisSigmund Freud · 1916-1917On 3 lists
RhetoricAristotle · c. 335 BCEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksDiscoursesEpictetusEpictetus DiscoursesDiscoursesEpictetus · c. 108 CEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksAntony and CleopatraWilliam ShakespeareAntony and CleopatraWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1606-1607On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe MisanthropeMolièreThe MisanthropeMolière · 1666On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe MiserMolièreThe MiserMolière · 1668On 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 BooksCritique of Practical ReasonImmanuel KantCritique of Practical ReasonImmanuel Kant · 1788On 2 listsThe Great BooksCritique of JudgmentImmanuel KantImmanuel Kant Critique of JudgmentCritique of JudgmentImmanuel Kant · 1790On 2 listsThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary Wollstonecraft · 1792On 2 lists
William James The Principles of PsychologyThe Principles of PsychologyWilliam James · 1890On 2 lists
Sigmund Freud The Interpretation of DreamsThe Interpretation of DreamsSigmund Freud · 1899On 2 listsThe Great BooksFive Lectures on Psycho-AnalysisSigmund FreudFive Lectures on Psycho-AnalysisSigmund Freud · 1910On 2 lists
Beyond the Pleasure PrincipleSigmund Freud · 1920On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Stoics ReaderVarious authorsThe Stoics ReaderVarious authors · 3rd c. BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksMoral and Political EssaysSenecaMoral and Political EssaysSeneca · c. 41-62 CEOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Golden Sayings of EpictetusEpictetusThe Golden Sayings of EpictetusEpictetus · c. 108 CEOn 1 listThe Great BooksOutlines of ScepticismSextus EmpiricusOutlines of ScepticismSextus Empiricus · c. 200On 1 listThe Great BooksBodhicaryavataraShantidevaBodhicaryavataraShantideva · c. 700 CEOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Rescuer from ErrorAl-GhazaliThe Rescuer from ErrorAl-Ghazali · c. 1108On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Guide of the PerplexedMaimonidesMaimonides The Guide of the PerplexedThe Guide of the PerplexedMaimonides · c. 1190On 1 list
Romeo and JulietWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1595On 1 list
A Midsummer Night's DreamWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1595-1596On 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 BooksCorrespondence with DescartesElisabeth of BohemiaCorrespondence with DescartesElisabeth of Bohemia · 1643-1649On 1 listThe Great BooksPrinciples of PhilosophyRené DescartesPrinciples of PhilosophyRené Descartes · 1644On 1 listThe Great BooksDon JuanMolièreDon JuanMolière · 1665On 1 listThe Great BooksAndromacheJean RacineAndromacheJean Racine · 1667On 1 listThe Great BooksBéréniceJean RacineBéréniceJean Racine · 1670On 1 listThe Great BooksAll for LoveJohn DrydenAll for LoveJohn Dryden · 1677On 1 listThe Great BooksNew Essays Concerning Human UnderstandingGottfried Wilhelm LeibnizGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz New Essays Concerning Human UnderstandingNew Essays Concerning Human UnderstandingGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1704On 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 list
Adam Smith The Theory of Moral SentimentsThe Theory of Moral SentimentsAdam Smith · 1759On 1 list
Laurence Sterne Tristram ShandyTristram ShandyLaurence Sterne · 1759-1767On 1 list
Profession of Faith of a Savoyard VicarJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762On 1 list
A Sentimental Journey Through France and ItalyLaurence Sterne · 1768On 1 listThe Great BooksA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary WollstonecraftA Vindication of the Rights of MenMary Wollstonecraft · 1790On 1 listThe Great BooksLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich SchillerLetters upon the Aesthetic Education of ManFriedrich Schiller · 1795On 1 listThe Great BooksRomantic Poetry ReaderVarious authorsRomantic Poetry ReaderVarious authors · c. 1789-1832On 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 BooksThe Red and the BlackStendhalStendhal The Red and the BlackThe Red and the BlackStendhal · 1830On 1 list
Carl von Clausewitz On WarOn WarCarl von Clausewitz · 1832On 1 list
Hard TimesCharles Dickens · 1854On 1 listThe Great BooksTristan and IsoldeRichard WagnerTristan and IsoldeRichard Wagner · 1857On 1 listThe Great BooksAeterni PatrisPope Leo XIIIAeterni PatrisPope Leo XIII · 1879On 1 listThe Great BooksSelected Papers on HysteriaSigmund FreudSelected Papers on HysteriaSigmund Freud · 1893-1909On 1 listThe Great BooksMan and SupermanGeorge Bernard ShawMan and SupermanGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1903On 1 listThe Great BooksHow We ThinkJohn DeweyHow We ThinkJohn Dewey · 1910On 1 listThe Great BooksDeath in VeniceThomas MannDeath in VeniceThomas Mann · 1912On 1 list
On NarcissismSigmund Freud · 1914On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Prussian OfficerD. H. LawrenceThe Prussian OfficerD. H. Lawrence · 1914On 1 list
The UnconsciousSigmund Freud · 1915On 1 list
Thoughts for the Times on War and DeathSigmund Freud · 1915On 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 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 list
Thomas Mann The Magic MountainThe Magic MountainThomas Mann · 1924On 1 listThe Great BooksInhibitions, Symptoms, and AnxietySigmund FreudInhibitions, Symptoms, and AnxietySigmund Freud · 1926On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Blue BookLudwig WittgensteinThe Blue BookLudwig Wittgenstein · 1933-1934On 1 list
Jean-Paul Sartre Being and NothingnessBeing and NothingnessJean-Paul Sartre · 1943On 1 list
Philosophical InvestigationsLudwig Wittgenstein · 1953On 1 list