Philosophy Books

Books that ask the basic questions, what is real, what is good, what do we owe one another, and stay with them.

62 books
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke book cover

2001: A Space Odyssey

Arthur C. Clarke, 1968
33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene book cover
Non-Fiction

33 Strategies of War

Robert Greene, 1998
A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle book cover
Non-Fiction

A New Earth

Eckhart Tolle, 2005
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers book cover
Science Fiction

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

Becky Chambers, 2021
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman book cover
Philosophy

Amusing Ourselves to Death

Neil Postman, 1985
Anathem by Neal Stephenson book cover
Philosophy

Anathem

Neal Stephenson, 2008
Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb book cover
Philosophy

Antifragile

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2012
Be Here Now book cover

Be Here Now

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande book cover
Philosophy

Being Mortal

Atul Gawande, 2014
Blindsight by Peter Watts book cover
Non-Fiction

Blindsight

Peter Watts, 2008
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke book cover
Non-Fiction

Childhood's End

Arthur C. Clarke, 1953
Confess by Colleen Hoover book cover
Memoir

Confess

Colleen Hoover, 2015
Contact by Carl Sagan book cover
Non-Fiction

Contact

Carl Sagan, 1985
Cosmicomics book cover

Cosmicomics

Crime and Punishment book cover

Crime and Punishment

Demian by Hermann Hesse book cover

Demian

Hermann Hesse, 1919
Diaspora by Greg Egan book cover
Non-Fiction

Diaspora

Greg Egan, 1997
Discipline Is Destiny by Ryan Holiday book cover

Discipline Is Destiny

Ryan Holiday, 2022
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick book cover
Non-Fiction

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick, 1968
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday book cover
Non-Fiction

Ego Is the Enemy

Ryan Holiday, 2016
Einstein's Dreams by Alan P. Lightman book cover
Non-Fiction

Einstein's Dreams

Alan P. Lightman, 1993
Everything Is F*cked by Mark Manson book cover
Non-Fiction

Everything Is F*cked

Mark Manson, 2019
Fiasco book cover

Fiasco

Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges book cover
Non-Fiction

Ficciones

Jorge Luis Borges, 1945
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb book cover
Non-Fiction

Fooled by Randomness

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2001
Foucault's Pendulum book cover

Foucault's Pendulum

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley book cover
Non-Fiction

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley, 1818
Getting to Yes by Roger Drummer Fisher book cover
Non-Fiction

Getting to Yes

Roger Drummer Fisher, 1981
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift book cover
Comedy

Gulliver's Travels

Jonathan Swift, 1726
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman book cover
Fantasy

His Dark Materials

Philip Pullman, 1995
His Master's Voice book cover

His Master's Voice

Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari book cover

Homo Deus

Yuval Noah Harari, 2017
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell book cover
Philosophy

How to Do Nothing

Jenny Odell, 2019
Immortality by Milan Kundera book cover

Immortality

Milan Kundera, 1990
Letters from a Stoic by Seneca the Younger book cover
Philosophy

Letters from a Stoic

Seneca the Younger, 1969
Mastery by Robert Greene book cover
Non-Fiction

Mastery

Robert Greene, 2012
Middle Passage by Charles Johnson book cover
Non-Fiction

Middle Passage

Charles Johnson, 1990
Moby Dick book cover

Moby Dick

Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa book cover
Fantasy

Musashi

Eiji Yoshikawa, 1936
Narcissus and Goldmund by Hermann Hesse book cover

Narcissus and Goldmund

Hermann Hesse, 1971
Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre book cover

Nausea

Jean-Paul Sartre, 2000
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky book cover
Non-Fiction

Notes from Underground

Fyodor Dostoevsky
One Day book cover

One Day

Open by Andre Agassi book cover
Philosophy

Open

Andre Agassi, 2009
Peace Is Every Step by Thích Nhất Hạnh book cover
Non-Fiction

Peace Is Every Step

Thích Nhất Hạnh, 1990
Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charles T. Munger book cover
Comedy

Poor Charlie's Almanack

Charles T. Munger, 2005
The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois book cover
Memoir

The Souls of Black Folk

W. E. B. Du Bois, 1903
The Stranger by Albert Camus book cover
Literary Fiction

The Stranger

Albert Camus, 1942
The Trial by Franz Kafka book cover
Literary Fiction

The Trial

Franz Kafka, 1825
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera book cover
Literary Fiction

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Milan Kundera, 2004
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis book cover
Fantasy

Till We Have Faces

C.S. Lewis, 1968
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom book cover
Memoir

Tuesdays with Morrie

Mitch Albom, 1997
Ubik by Philip K. Dick book cover
Non-Fiction

Ubik

Philip K. Dick, 1969
VALIS by Philip K. Dick book cover
Non-Fiction

VALIS

Philip K. Dick, 1981
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho book cover

Veronika Decides to Die

Paulo Coelho, 2006
Walden by Henry David Thoreau book cover
Literary Fiction

Walden

Henry David Thoreau, 2021
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi book cover
Memoir

When Breath Becomes Air

Paul Kalanithi, 2016
When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön book cover
Self-Help

When Things Fall Apart

Pema Chödrön, 1997
Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn book cover
Philosophy

Wherever You Go, There You Are

Jon Kabat-Zinn, 1994
Your Money or Your Life by Vicki Robin book cover

Your Money or Your Life

Vicki Robin, 1992
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig book cover
Memoir

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Robert M. Pirsig, 1974
Zero to One by Peter Thiel book cover

Zero to One

Peter Thiel, 2014
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