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Black Skin, White Masks Frantz Fanon
Frantz Fanon · 1952
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 5.0 · 2 reviews
Intermediate African & Africana
The Ring of the Dove Ibn Ḥazm
Ibn Ḥazm · c. 1022
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 5.0 · 2 reviews
Beginner Islamic
An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic Graham Priest
Graham Priest · 2001
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.7 · 3 reviews
Advanced Analytic Editors’ pick
Epistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing Miranda Fricker
Miranda Fricker · 2007
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.7 · 3 reviews
Intermediate Analytic Editors’ pick
In Praise of Shadows Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki · 1933
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.7 · 3 reviews
Beginner Japanese & Korean Editors’ pick
Philosophy in the Islamic World Peter Adamson
Peter Adamson · 2016
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.7 · 3 reviews
Beginner Islamic
The Character of Logic in India Bimal Krishna Matilal
Bimal Krishna Matilal · 1998
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.7 · 3 reviews
Intermediate Indian Editors’ pick
A Rasa Reader: Classical Indian Aesthetics Sheldon Pollock (translator and editor)
Sheldon Pollock (translator and editor) · 2016
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Indian Editors’ pick
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft · 1792
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Beginner Modern European
Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction Bence Nanay
Bence Nanay · 2019
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Beginner Analytic
African Philosophy: Myth and Reality Paulin J. Hountondji
Paulin J. Hountondji · 1976 (English translation 1983)
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate African & Africana
Alberuni's India Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī
Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī · c. 1030
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Islamic
Art and Its Objects Richard Wollheim
Richard Wollheim · 1968
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Advanced Analytic Editors’ pick
Dhammapada Traditionally the Buddha (an anthology of verses)
Traditionally the Buddha (an anthology of verses) · c. 3rd century BCE (compiled; dates uncertain)
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Beginner Buddhist
Enneads Plotinus (edited by Porphyry)
Plotinus (edited by Porphyry) · written c. 253–270 CE
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Advanced Greek & Roman
Epistemology, Logic, and Grammar in Indian Philosophical Analysis Bimal Krishna Matilal
Bimal Krishna Matilal · 1971
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Advanced Indian Editors’ pick
Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge Robert Audi
Robert Audi · 1998
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Analytic Editors’ pick
Ethics (Rinrigaku) Watsuji Tetsurō
Watsuji Tetsurō · 1937–1949
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Advanced Japanese & Korean
Evidential Commentary on the Meanings of Terms in the Mencius Dai Zhen
Dai Zhen · 1777
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Advanced Chinese
forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic P. D. Magnus
P. D. Magnus · 2005
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Beginner Analytic Editors’ pick
Han Feizi Han Fei (some chapters probably by other hands)
Han Fei (some chapters probably by other hands) · 3rd century BCE
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Chinese
Handbook (Enchiridion) Epictetus (compiled by Arrian)
Epictetus (compiled by Arrian) · early 2nd century CE
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Beginner Greek & Roman
Instructions for Practical Living Wang Yangming (recorded by his disciples)
Wang Yangming (recorded by his disciples) · 16th century (first part published 1518)
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Chinese
Letters on Ethics (Moral Letters to Lucilius) Seneca
Seneca · c. 62–65 CE
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Beginner Greek & Roman
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The Coordinates of Thought Syed Raheel Shahzad · 2026 · The Syed Group
Tomorrow Became a Country Syed Raheel Shahzad · 2026
The Reality of Existence Syed Raheel Shahzad · The Source of Truth System™, Stage 0
The Book Syed Raheel Shahzad · The Source of Truth System™, Stage 0.5
ONE Syed Raheel Shahzad · The Source of Truth System™, Stage 1
Other Gods Syed Raheel Shahzad · The Source of Truth System™, Stage 1.5
Qadar Syed Raheel Shahzad · The Source of Truth System™, Stage 2
The Reality of Life Syed Raheel Shahzad · The Source of Truth System™, Stage 3
I, Undefined Syed Raheel Shahzad · The Source of Truth System™, Stage 4
The Inner System Syed Raheel Shahzad · The Source of Truth System™, Stage 5
Shajarah Syed Raheel Shahzad · The Source of Truth System™, Stage 6
Haqooq Syed Raheel Shahzad · The Source of Truth System™, Stage 7