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The 100 Most Influential Philosophical Works

From Ancient Greece to modern day India, here is a compiled list of the most influential philosophical writings of our time.
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The Sabbath (Abraham Joshua Heschel)
The Sabbath
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Abraham Joshua Heschel
Adam Smith - The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith - The Wealth of Nations
2
The Way of Zen (Alan Watts)
The Way of Zen (Alan Watts)
3
The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
4
Albert Camus
The Quest for the Historical Jesus (Albert Schweitzer)
The Quest for the Historical Jesus
5
Albert Schweitzer
Logic (Alexander Bain)
Logic
6
Alexander Bain
My Past and Thoughts
My Past and Thoughts
7
The True Spouse of Jesus Christ (Alphonsus Liguori)
The True Spouse of Jesus Christ
8
Alphonsus Liguori
Development of Freedom (Amartya Sen)
Development of Freedom
9
Amartya Sen
Consolation of Philosophy
Consolation of Philosophy
10
Alexiad (Anna Komnene)
Alexiad
11
Anna Komnene
Aristotle--Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle--Nicomachean Ethics
12
The Course of Positive Philosophy
The Course of Positive Philosophy
13
The Incoherence of the Incoherence (Averroes)
The Incoherence of the Incoherence
14
Averroes
Blaise Pascal Pensees
Blaise Pascal Pensees
15
Cicero--On the Gods
Cicero--On the Gods
16
The Analects of Confucius
The Analects of Confucius
17
David Hume Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
David Hume Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
18
The Science of the Cross (Edith Stien)
The Science of the Cross
19
Edith Stien
The Division of Labour in Society (Emile Durkheim)
The Division of Labour in Society
20
Emile Durkheim
The Essential Epicurus (Epicurus)
The Essential Epicurus
21
Epicurus
Essays on Truth and Reality (F.H. Bradley)
Essays on Truth and Reality
22
F.H. Bradley
Novum Organum (Francis Bacon)
Novum Organum
23
Francis Bacon
The Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy (Francis A. Schaeffer)
The Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy
24
Francis A. Schaeffer
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
25
Thus Spoke Zarathustra (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
26
Friedrich Nietzsche
On the Genealogy of Morality
On the Genealogy of Morality
27
Letters Upon the Aesthetic Education of Man
Letters Upon the Aesthetic Education of Man
28
The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom
29
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
30
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
31
The Sense of Beauty (George Santayana)
The Sense of Beauty
32
George Santayana
Walden and Civil Disobedience (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden and Civil Disobedience (Henry David Thoreau)
33
Social Statics (Herbert Spencer)
Social Statics
34
Herbert Spencer
THE MUQADDIMAH (Ibn Khaldun)
THE MUQADDIMAH
35
Ibn Khaldun
Kant's Moral Philosophy (H.B. Acton)
Kant's Moral Philosophy
36
H.B. Acton
The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
37
Jean-Paul Sartre: Nausea
Jean-Paul Sartre: Nausea
38
The Panopticon Writings (Jeremy Bentham)
The Panopticon Writings
39
Jeremy Bentham
The First and Last Freedom (J, Krishnamurti)
The First and Last Freedom
40
J, Krishnamurti
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