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Philosophy

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Cover of Time and Free Will by Henri Bergson

Time and Free Will

Henri Bergson, 1889
Cover of Critique of Cynical Reason by Peter Sloterdijk

Critique of Cynical Reason

Peter Sloterdijk, 1983
Cover of The Scapegoat by René Girard

The Scapegoat

René Girard, 1982

The Philosophers’ Secret Fire: A History of the Imagination

PATRICK HARPUR

The Philosophers’ Secret Fire: A History of the Imagination

Patrick Harpur, 1999
Cover of Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo by Mary Douglas

Purity and Danger: An Analysis of Concepts of Pollution and Taboo

Mary Douglas, 1966
Cover of Ethical Know-How by Francisco J. Varela

Ethical Know-How

Francisco J. Varela, 1988
Cover of Meeting the Universe Halfway by Karen Barad

Meeting the Universe Halfway

Karen Barad, 2006
Cover of What Computers Still Can't Do by Hubert L. Dreyfus

What Computers Still Can't Do

Hubert L. Dreyfus, 1992
Cover of In Search of the Miraculous: Complete with Diagrams by P.D. Ouspensky

In Search of the Miraculous: Complete with Diagrams

P.D. Ouspensky, 1947

Philosophies of India

HEINRICH ROBERT ZIMMER

Philosophies of India

Heinrich Robert Zimmer, 1951
Cover of Lines: A Brief History by Tim Ingold

Lines: A Brief History

Tim Ingold, 2007
Cover of Philosophers of Nothingness: An Essay on the Kyoto School by James W. Heisig

Philosophers of Nothingness: An Essay on the Kyoto School

James W. Heisig, 2001
Cover of Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity by Richard Rorty

Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity

Richard Rorty, 1989

Intelligibility and the Philosophy of Nothingness: Three Philosophical Essays

KITARŌ NISHIDA

Intelligibility and the Philosophy of Nothingness: Three Philosophical Essays

Kitarō Nishida, 1943
Cover of Giving an Account of Oneself by Judith Butler

Giving an Account of Oneself

Judith Butler, 2003
Cover of An Introduction to Indian Philosophy by Roy W. Perrett

An Introduction to Indian Philosophy

Roy W. Perrett, 2016
Cover of The Perception of the Environment: Essays on Livelihood, Dwelling and Skill by Tim Ingold

The Perception of the Environment: Essays on Livelihood, Dwelling and Skill

Tim Ingold, 2000

Beast and Man. Routledge. 2002.

MARY MIDGLEY

Beast and Man. Routledge. 2002.

Mary Midgley, 1978
Cover of Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Neil Postman, 1985
Cover of A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues by Andre Comte-Sponville

A Small Treatise on the Great Virtues

Andre Comte-Sponville, 2001
Cover of TechGnosis: Myth, Magic  Mysticism in the Age of Information by Erik Davis

TechGnosis: Myth, Magic Mysticism in the Age of Information

Erik Davis, 1998
Cover of Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Fooled by Randomness

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2001
Cover of Intuition and Reflection in Self-Consciousness by Kitarō Nishida

Intuition and Reflection in Self-Consciousness

Kitarō Nishida

Bearing Witness to Epiphany: Persons, Things, and the Nature of Erotic Life

JOHN RUSSON

Bearing Witness to Epiphany: Persons, Things, and the Nature of Erotic Life

John Russon, 2009
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§ About this list

Books
417
Published
1889–2016
Average rating (top 24)
4.0 / 5 across 294 ratings
Genres
Classics, General, Social Science, Philosophy

Most-rated on Philosophy

  1. 1Fooled by Randomness · Nassim Nicholas Taleb
  2. 2Amusing Ourselves to Death · Neil Postman
  3. 3In Search of the Miraculous: Complete with Diagrams · P.D. Ouspensky

Common questions about Philosophy

How many books are on Philosophy?
Philosophy has 417 books, published between 1889 and 2016.
Which book on Philosophy is the most popular?
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb is the most-rated book on the list, with 138 ratings and a 3.9 average.
What is the highest-rated book on Philosophy?
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman has the highest average rating among the list's books with at least 100 ratings: 4.1 out of 5.
Where should I start with Philosophy?
Start with Fooled by Randomness, Amusing Ourselves to Death and In Search of the Miraculous: Complete with Diagrams: the three most-rated books on the list.
What genres are on Philosophy?
The books on this list are tagged Classics, General, Social Science and Philosophy.

Explore: Classics · General · Social Science · Philosophy