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200+ Great Books of the Western World According to Ranker - Page 5

"Compiled by Encyclopedia Britannica, this is a list of the great books of the western world. It is our western canon gathered into a single package of 60 volumes. Initially compiled in the '50s, the Great Books of the Western World was updated in the '90s with a second edition. While the first three volumes of the compendium feature a dissertation on liberal education, Volume 4 and beyond contain various books that we have listed here. Both fiction and non-fiction have been included, as well as all genres. Encyclopedia Britannica did a fantastic job putting together this list of Great Books of the Western World. If you're looking for a great, timeless book, then this is the place to start."
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Novum Organum
Novum Organum
161
Objections Against the Meditations and Replies (Rene Descartes)
Objections Against the Meditations and Replies
162
Rene Descartes
Odyssey (Homer)
Odyssey
163
Homer
The Oedipus Trilogy
The Oedipus Trilogy
164
On Christian Doctrine
On Christian Doctrine
165
On the Circulation of the Blood (William Harvey)
On the Circulation of the Blood
166
William Harvey
On Conoids and Spheroids (Archimedes)
On Conoids and Spheroids
167
Archimedes
On the Gait of Animals (Aristotle)
On the Gait of Animals
168
Aristotle
On Generation and Corruption (Aristotle)
On Generation and Corruption
169
Aristotle
On Interpretation (Aristotle)
On Interpretation
170
Aristotle
On Liberty (John Stuart Mill)
On Liberty
171
John Stuart Mill
On the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies (William Gilbert)
On the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies
172
William Gilbert
On the Motion of Animals (Aristotle)
On the Motion of Animals
173
Aristotle
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals
174
On the Nature of Things
On the Nature of Things
175
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
On the Origin of Species
176
Charles Darwin
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres (On the Shoulders of Giants) By
On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres (On the Shoulders of Giants) By
177
On the Soul (Aristotle)
On the Soul
178
Aristotle
On the Sphere and the Cylinder (Archimedes)
On the Sphere and the Cylinder
179
Archimedes
On Spirals (Archimedes)
On Spirals
180
Archimedes
Optics (Sir Isaac Newton)
Optics
181
Sir Isaac Newton
Oresteia (Aeschylus)
Oresteia
182
Aeschylus
Orestes (Euripides)
Orestes
183
Euripides
Othello (William Shakespeare)
Othello
184
William Shakespeare
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
185
John Milton
Parmenides
Parmenides
186
Parts of Animals & Movement of Animals & Progression of Animals (Aristotle)
Parts of Animals & Movement of Animals & Progression of Animals
187
Aristotle
Pensees (Blaise Pascal)
Pensees
188
Blaise Pascal
Pericles (William Shakespeare)
Pericles
189
William Shakespeare
Persians (Aeschylus)
Persians
190
Aeschylus
Phaedo
Phaedo
191
Phaedrus (Plato)
Phaedrus
192
Plato
Phedre (Jean Racine)
Phedre
193
Jean Racine
Philebus (Plato)
Philebus
194
Plato
Philoctetes - Sophocles
Philoctetes - Sophocles
195
Philosophical Investigations
Philosophical Investigations
196
Phoenician Women (Euripides)
Phoenician Women
197
Euripides
Physics (Aristotle)
Physics
198
Aristotle
Physics and Philosophy (Werner Heisenberg)
Physics and Philosophy
199
Werner Heisenberg
Plotinus' Enneads
Plotinus' Enneads
200
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