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Principia Mathematica Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell
Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell · 1910–1913; second edition 1925–1927
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Advanced Analytic
Principles of Philosophy René Descartes
René Descartes · 1644 (Latin); French translation 1647
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Advanced Modern European
Prison Notebooks Antonio Gramsci
Antonio Gramsci · 1929–1935 (written); first published 1948–1951
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Advanced Continental
Private Government Elizabeth Anderson
Elizabeth Anderson · 2017
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Beginner Analytic
Profile of Man and Culture in Mexico Samuel Ramos
Samuel Ramos · 1934
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Intermediate Latin American
Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant · 1783
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Intermediate Modern European
Proofs and Refutations Imre Lakatos
Imre Lakatos · 1963–1964 (as journal articles); book 1976
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Intermediate Analytic
Proslogion Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury · 1077–1078
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Beginner Medieval Christian
Protagoras Plato
Plato · c. 390–380 BCE
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Intermediate Greek & Roman
Psychology from an Empirical Standpoint Franz Brentano
Franz Brentano · 1874
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Advanced Modern European
Qadar Syed Raheel Shahzad
Syed Raheel Shahzad
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Religion & spirituality By the founder
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Raja Yoga Swami Vivekananda
Swami Vivekananda · 1896
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Beginner Indian
Rameau's Nephew Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot · written c. 1761–1774; first published 1805 (in German)
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Fiction Intermediate Modern European
Rationalism in Politics Michael Oakeshott
Michael Oakeshott · 1962; expanded edition 1991
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Essays Intermediate Modern European
Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy David J. Chalmers
David J. Chalmers · 2022
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Intermediate Analytic
Reason, Truth and History Hilary Putnam
Hilary Putnam · 1981
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Intermediate Analytic
Reasons and Persons Derek Parfit
Derek Parfit · 1984
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Advanced Analytic Editors’ pick
Reflections on the Revolution in France Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke · 1790
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Intermediate Modern European
Reflections on Things at Hand Zhu Xi and Lü Zuqian (compilers)
Zhu Xi and Lü Zuqian (compilers) · 1175
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Intermediate Chinese
Religion and Nothingness Nishitani Keiji
Nishitani Keiji · 1961
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Advanced Japanese & Korean
Religion of Reason out of the Sources of Judaism Hermann Cohen
Hermann Cohen · 1919
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Advanced Jewish
Remarks and Admonitions Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna)
Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) · c. 1030 (late work)
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Advanced Islamic
Republic Plato
Plato · c. 375 BCE
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Intermediate Greek & Roman
Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and Government Philip Pettit
Philip Pettit · 1997
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Intermediate Analytic