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Ignatius Meany's Must Read Philosophy Books

These books are some of the most important works in helping to construct society and our concepts of morals and ethics. I've included pure works of philosophy, some books that provide philosophical perspectives of seemingly normal things, and a few works of fiction given how biting their satire is and thus how important they are as social commentary.
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The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
1
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
2
Dante Alighieri
12 Rules for Life (Jordan B. Peterson)
12 Rules for Life
3
Jordan B. Peterson
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck
4
Mark Manson
Inferno (Dante)
Inferno
5
Dante
Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil
Nietzsche Beyond Good and Evil
6
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
7
Voltaire
The Art of Travel by Alain De Botton
The Art of Travel by Alain De Botton
8
Arguably by Christopher Hitchens
Arguably by Christopher Hitchens
9
Who Rules the World? (Noam Chomsky)
Who Rules the World?
10
Noam Chomsky
The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
11
Plato
Nausea (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Nausea
12
Jean-Paul Sartre
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
13
Marcus Aurelius
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
14
Marcel Proust
Status Anxiety
Status Anxiety
15
Kitchen Confidential (Anthony Bourdain)
Kitchen Confidential
16
Anthony Bourdain
Moneyball (Michael Lewis)
Moneyball
17
Michael Lewis
Utopia (Thomas More)
Utopia
18
Thomas More
The Stranger (Albert Camus)
The Stranger
19
Albert Camus
The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography
The Fry Chronicles: An Autobiography
20
A Theory of Justice (John Rawls)
A Theory of Justice
21
John Rawls
The Consolations of Philosophy (Alain De Botton)
The Consolations of Philosophy
22
Alain De Botton
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
23
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
On Love (Alain De Botton)
On Love
24
Alain De Botton
The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
The Omnivore's Dilemma
25
Michael Pollan
Beyond Order (Jordan B. Peterson)
Beyond Order
26
Jordan B. Peterson
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
27
Homer
The Illiad (Homer)
The Illiad
28
Homer
The Motorcycle Diaries (Ernesto 'Che' Guevara)
The Motorcycle Diaries
29
Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
The Pilgrimage (Paulo Coelho)
The Pilgrimage
30
Paulo Coelho
Being and Nothingness (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Being and Nothingness
31
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Metaphysics (Aristotle)
The Metaphysics
32
Aristotle
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work
33
The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorrows of Young Werther
34
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
35
How Proust Can Change Your Life
How Proust Can Change Your Life
36
Anxiety (Dr. Mark Cross)
Anxiety
37
Dr. Mark Cross
The Philosophy of Aristotle (J.L. Creed and A.E. Wardman)
The Philosophy of Aristotle
38
J.L. Creed and A.E. Wardman
Troy (Stephen Fry)
Troy
39
Stephen Fry
Mythos (Stephen Fry)
Mythos
40
Stephen Fry
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