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Philosophy Books

Introduction

An extensive selection of foundational texts is available for those seeking a deeper understanding of philosophy. This page features a curated list of introductory resources that clarify the structure and core concepts of the field, alongside targeted recommendations for individual thinkers. Many of these seminal works, written by the philosophers themselves, are accessible in digital formats. As you explore the topics on this site, we encourage you to note key ideas and select primary sources that align with your specific areas of inquiry. We trust these recommendations serve as a valuable guide on your intellectual journey.

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Philosophy Books (General Topic)

a

Peter Abelard

Albertus Magnus (AKA St. Albert the Great)

Anaxagoras

Anaximander

St. Anselm of Canterbury

St. Thomas Aquinas

Aristotle

St. Augustine of Hippo

Averroës

Avicenna

Alfred Jules Ayer

b

Roger Bacon

Jeremy Bentham

Bishop George Berkeley

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius

Edmund Burke

c

d

Jacques Derrida

René Descartes

John Dewey

Diogenes of Sinope

e

Empedocles

Epictetus

Desiderius Erasmus

f

Michel Foucault

Gottlob Frege

h

Martin Heidegger

Heraclitus

Thomas Hobbes

David Hume

Edmund Husserl

j

k

Søren Kierkegaard

l

John Locke

m

Moses Maimonides

Nicolas Malebranche

Marcus Aurelius

Karl Marx

John Stuart Mill

George Edward Moore

Sir Thomas More

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o

p

Blaise Pascal

Charles Sanders Peirce

Philo of Alexandria

Plato

Plotinus

Protagoras

Pyrrho

Pythagoras

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r

Bertrand Arthur William Russell

Gilbert Ryle

s

Friedrich Schelling

Arthur Schopenhauer

John Duns Scotus

Adam Smith

Socrates

Baruch Spinoza

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v

w

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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