Interested in philosophy, but don't know where to start? This list is for you! I recommend reading in order, because the thinkers build off of each other, but I try to keep everything in this list entry-level. I also try to keep this list as broad as I can so as not to overwhelm people, so please forgive the lack of depth that each subject/thinker is given.
Philosophy Public
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Tao Te Ching by Laozi, Gia-Fu Feng, Jane English, and 2 others
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For nearly two generations, Gia-fu Feng and Jane English's bestselling translation of the Tao Te Ching has been the standard …
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The ethics of Aristotle by Αριστοτέλης, Aristotle; And Critical Notes Analysis Translator J.E.C. Welldon, C. D. C. Reeve, and 1 other (Penguin classics -- L55)
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An detailed examination of what the best life might be for human beings. In order to anwer this question, Aristotle …
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Aristotle metaphysics. by Αριστοτέλης (Clarendon Aristotle series)
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Conflated. Needs cleanup.
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Discourse on Metaphysics and The Monadology by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (Dover philosophical classics)
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The Discourse on Metaphysics (French: Discours de métaphysique, 1686) is a short treatise by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in which he …
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Second Treatise of Government by John Locke
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Two Treatises of Government (or Two Treatises of Government: In the Former, The False Principles, and Foundation of Sir Robert …
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Groundwork of the metaphysic of morals by Immanuel Kant
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Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (1785; German: Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten; also known as the Foundations of the …
Kantolope says: This one might be tough to get through, but if you want a good understanding of Kant's morals, it's necessary.
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Kantolope says: This isn't that good of an explanation of Hegel's thought, so I really do recommend reading Phenomenology of Spirit, but Hegel is about as far from entry level as one can get.
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