Virtue and character
Courage, temperance, wisdom, and how they are learned.
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The PrinceNiccolò Machiavelli · 1513On 9 lists
ApologyPlato · c. 395 BCEOn 8 lists
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel Kant · 1785On 8 listsPhaedoPlato · c. 380 BCEOn 7 lists
Nicomachean EthicsAristotle · c. 340 BCEOn 7 listsThe Great BooksLives of the Noble Grecians and RomansPlutarchPlutarch Lives of the Noble Grecians and RomansLives of the Noble Grecians and RomansPlutarch · c. 100-120On 7 listsThe Great BooksSumma TheologicaThomas AquinasThomas Aquinas Summa TheologicaSumma TheologicaThomas Aquinas · 1265-1274On 7 lists
Michel de Montaigne EssaysEssaysMichel de Montaigne · 1580-1595On 7 listsCritoPlato · c. 395 BCEOn 6 lists
Geoffrey Chaucer The Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury TalesGeoffrey Chaucer · c. 1387-1400On 6 listsMenoPlato · c. 385 BCEOn 5 listsThe Great BooksAnnalsTacitusTacitus AnnalsAnnalsTacitus · c. 115-120On 5 listsThe Great BooksEnchiridionEpictetusEnchiridionEpictetus · c. 125 CEOn 5 listsThe Great BooksDiscourses on the First Ten Books of LivyNiccolò MachiavelliNiccolò Machiavelli Discourses on the First Ten Books of LivyDiscourses on the First Ten Books of LivyNiccolò Machiavelli · c. 1513On 5 lists
Beyond Good and EvilFriedrich Nietzsche · 1886On 5 lists
HippolytusEuripides · 428 BCEOn 4 lists
MeditationsMarcus Aurelius · c. 170-180On 4 listsThe Great BooksOn the Freedom of a ChristianMartin LutherOn the Freedom of a ChristianMartin Luther · 1520On 4 lists
Fear and TremblingSøren Kierkegaard · 1843On 4 lists
Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark Twain · 1884-1885On 4 lists
On the Genealogy of MoralsFriedrich Nietzsche · 1887On 4 listsThe Great BooksMedical WritingsHippocratesHippocrates Medical WritingsMedical WritingsHippocrates · c. 430-350 BCEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksGorgiasPlatoGorgiasPlato · c. 385 BCEOn 3 lists
On DutiesCicero · 44 BCEOn 3 lists
Livy History of RomeHistory of RomeLivy · 20 BCEOn 3 lists
Letter to the RomansThe Bible · c. 57 CEOn 3 listsThe Great BooksThe Praise of FollyDesiderius ErasmusThe Praise of FollyDesiderius Erasmus · 1511On 3 listsThe Great BooksHenry IV, Part 1William ShakespeareHenry IV, Part 1William Shakespeare · c. 1596-1597On 3 lists
AreopagiticaJohn Milton · 1644On 3 listsThe Great BooksTartuffeMolièreTartuffeMolière · 1664On 3 listsThe Great BooksA Treatise of Human NatureDavid HumeDavid Hume A Treatise of Human NatureA Treatise of Human NatureDavid Hume · 1739-1740On 3 lists
Edward Gibbon The Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireThe Decline and Fall of the Roman EmpireEdward Gibbon · 1776-1789On 3 listsThe Great BooksUtilitarianismJohn Stuart MillUtilitarianismJohn Stuart Mill · 1861On 3 lists
Charles Darwin The Descent of ManThe Descent of ManCharles Darwin · 1871On 3 lists
The Sayings of ConfuciusConfucius · c. 5th c. BCEOn 2 listsEuthyphroPlato · c. 395 BCEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksProtagorasPlatoProtagorasPlato · c. 390 BCEOn 2 lists
RhetoricAristotle · c. 335 BCEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksDiscoursesEpictetusEpictetus DiscoursesDiscoursesEpictetus · c. 108 CEOn 2 listsThe Great BooksHistoriesTacitusHistoriesTacitus · c. 105-110On 2 listsThe Great BooksThe Faerie QueeneEdmund SpenserEdmund Spenser The Faerie QueeneThe Faerie QueeneEdmund Spenser · 1590-1596On 2 lists
Julius CaesarWilliam Shakespeare · 1599On 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 MisanthropeMolièreThe MisanthropeMolière · 1666On 2 listsThe Great BooksSome Thoughts Concerning EducationJohn LockeSome Thoughts Concerning EducationJohn Locke · 1693On 2 listsThe Great BooksCritique of Practical ReasonImmanuel KantCritique of Practical ReasonImmanuel Kant · 1788On 2 lists
James Boswell Life of Samuel JohnsonLife of Samuel JohnsonJames Boswell · 1791On 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 BooksFablesAesopFablesAesop · c. 6th c. BCEOn 1 list
LeviticusThe Bible · c. 6th c. BCEOn 1 list
Tao Te ChingLaozi · c. 4th c. BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksLawsPlatoPlato LawsLawsPlato · c. 350 BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Stoics ReaderVarious authorsThe Stoics ReaderVarious authors · 3rd c. BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksThe Bhagavad GitaAnonymousThe Bhagavad GitaAnonymous · c. 2nd c. BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksOn FriendshipCiceroOn FriendshipCicero · 44 BCEOn 1 listThe Great BooksOn Old AgeCiceroOn Old AgeCicero · 44 BCEOn 1 listLetter to the GalatiansThe Bible · c. 48-55 CEOn 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 BooksOutlines of ScepticismSextus EmpiricusOutlines of ScepticismSextus Empiricus · c. 200On 1 listThe Great BooksBodhicaryavataraShantidevaBodhicaryavataraShantideva · c. 700 CEOn 1 listThe Great BooksAn Exact Exposition of the Orthodox FaithJohn of DamascusAn Exact Exposition of the Orthodox FaithJohn of Damascus · c. 743On 1 list
The Attainment of HappinessAl-Farabi · c. 940On 1 list
The Lais of Marie de FranceMarie de France · c. 1160-1190On 1 listThe Great BooksPurgatorioDante AlighieriPurgatorioDante Alighieri · c. 1314-1316On 1 listThe Great BooksSir Gawain and the Green KnightAnonymousSir Gawain and the Green KnightAnonymous · c. 1375-1400On 1 listThe Great BooksChroniclesJean FroissartJean Froissart ChroniclesChroniclesJean Froissart · c. 1370-1400On 1 list
The Book of the City of LadiesChristine de Pizan · 1405On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Imitation of ChristThomas à KempisThe Imitation of ChristThomas à Kempis · c. 1418-1427On 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 BooksThe Life of Sir Thomas MoreWilliam RoperThe Life of Sir Thomas MoreWilliam Roper · c. 1556On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Defense of PoesyPhilip SidneyThe Defense of PoesyPhilip Sidney · c. 1580On 1 listThe Great BooksHenry IV, Part 2William ShakespeareHenry IV, Part 2William Shakespeare · c. 1597-1598On 1 listThe Great BooksMuch Ado About NothingWilliam ShakespeareMuch Ado About NothingWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1598-1599On 1 listThe Great BooksMeasure for MeasureWilliam ShakespeareMeasure for MeasureWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1603-1604On 1 listThe Great BooksCoriolanusWilliam ShakespeareCoriolanusWilliam Shakespeare · c. 1608On 1 listThe Great BooksThe AlchemistBen JonsonThe AlchemistBen Jonson · 1610On 1 listThe Great BooksLe CidPierre CorneilleLe CidPierre Corneille · 1637On 1 listThe Great BooksCorrespondence with DescartesElisabeth of BohemiaCorrespondence with DescartesElisabeth of Bohemia · 1643-1649On 1 listTractate of EducationJohn Milton · 1644On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Lives of Donne and HerbertIzaak WaltonThe Lives of Donne and HerbertIzaak Walton · 1640On 1 listParadise RegainedJohn Milton · 1671On 1 list
The Pilgrim's ProgressJohn Bunyan · 1678On 1 listThe Great BooksFruits of SolitudeWilliam PennFruits of SolitudeWilliam Penn · 1693On 1 listThe Great BooksAn Essay on CriticismAlexander PopeAn Essay on CriticismAlexander Pope · 1711On 1 listThe Great BooksEssays, Moral and PoliticalDavid HumeEssays, Moral and PoliticalDavid Hume · 1741-1742On 1 listThe Great BooksJoseph AndrewsHenry FieldingJoseph AndrewsHenry Fielding · 1742On 1 listThe Great BooksTom JonesHenry FieldingHenry Fielding Tom JonesTom JonesHenry Fielding · 1749On 1 list
Adam Smith The Theory of Moral SentimentsThe Theory of Moral SentimentsAdam Smith · 1759On 1 list
Jean-Jacques Rousseau EmileEmileJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762On 1 listProfession of Faith of a Savoyard VicarJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762On 1 listThe Great BooksRameau's NephewDenis DiderotRameau's NephewDenis Diderot · c. 1761On 1 listThe Great BooksLondon JournalJames BoswellJames Boswell London JournalLondon JournalJames Boswell · 1762On 1 listThe Great BooksPreface to ShakespeareSamuel JohnsonPreface to ShakespeareSamuel Johnson · 1765On 1 list
A Sentimental Journey Through France and ItalyLaurence Sterne · 1768On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Journal of John WoolmanJohn WoolmanThe Journal of John WoolmanJohn Woolman · 1774On 1 listThe Great BooksThe School for ScandalRichard Brinsley SheridanThe School for ScandalRichard Brinsley Sheridan · 1777On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Lives of the PoetsSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson The Lives of the PoetsThe Lives of the PoetsSamuel Johnson · 1779-1781On 1 list
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and LegislationJeremy Bentham · 1789On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin · 1771On 1 listThe Great BooksWashington's Farewell AddressGeorge WashingtonWashington's Farewell AddressGeorge Washington · 1796On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel KantThe Metaphysics of MoralsImmanuel Kant · 1797On 1 list
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Children's and Household TalesChildren's and Household TalesJacob and Wilhelm Grimm · 1812-1857On 1 listThe Great BooksA Defence of PoetryPercy Bysshe ShelleyA Defence of PoetryPercy Bysshe Shelley · 1821On 1 listThe Great BooksMachiavelliThomas Babington MacaulayMachiavelliThomas Babington Macaulay · 1827On 1 listThe Great BooksEugénie GrandetHonoré de BalzacEugénie GrandetHonoré de Balzac · 1833On 1 listThe Great BooksPère GoriotHonoré de BalzacPère GoriotHonoré de Balzac · 1835On 1 list
Civil DisobedienceHenry David Thoreau · 1849On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Poetic PrincipleEdgar Allan PoeThe Poetic PrincipleEdgar Allan Poe · 1848On 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 list
Fyodor Dostoevsky The IdiotThe IdiotFyodor Dostoevsky · 1869On 1 listThe Great BooksThus Spoke ZarathustraFriedrich NietzscheThus Spoke ZarathustraFriedrich Nietzsche · 1883-1885On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Will to PowerFriedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche The Will to PowerThe Will to PowerFriedrich Nietzsche · 1883On 1 listThe Great BooksBilly BuddHerman MelvilleBilly BuddHerman Melville · 1886On 1 listThe Great BooksMajor BarbaraGeorge Bernard ShawMajor BarbaraGeorge Bernard Shaw · 1905On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismMax WeberThe Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismMax Weber · 1904On 1 listThe Great BooksTwenty-Three TalesLeo TolstoyTwenty-Three TalesLeo Tolstoy · 1872On 1 listThe Great BooksHind Swaraj, or Indian Home RuleMohandas K. GandhiHind Swaraj, or Indian Home RuleMohandas K. Gandhi · 1909On 1 listThe Great BooksArt and ScholasticismJacques MaritainArt and ScholasticismJacques Maritain · 1920On 1 list
The Two Sources of Morality and ReligionHenri Bergson · 1932On 1 listThe Great BooksThe Short Happy Life of Francis MacomberErnest HemingwayThe Short Happy Life of Francis MacomberErnest Hemingway · 1936On 1 listThe Great BooksMother Courage and Her ChildrenBertolt BrechtMother Courage and Her ChildrenBertolt Brecht · 1939On 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 BooksThe First CircleAleksandr SolzhenitsynAleksandr Solzhenitsyn The First CircleThe First CircleAleksandr Solzhenitsyn · 1968On 1 listThe Great BooksVeritatis SplendorPope John Paul IIVeritatis SplendorPope John Paul II · 1993On 1 list