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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
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
Reflections on the Revolution in France Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke · 1790
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Intermediate Modern European
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
Republicanism: A Theory of Freedom and Government Philip Pettit
Philip Pettit · 1997
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Intermediate Analytic
Return to the Source Amílcar Cabral
Amílcar Cabral · 1973
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Beginner African & Africana
Revelations of Divine Love Julian of Norwich
Julian of Norwich · after 1373 (Short Text); Long Text c. 1390s or later
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Beginner Medieval Christian
Rhetoric Aristotle
Aristotle · 4th century BCE
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Intermediate Greek & Roman
Rights of Man Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine · 1791–92
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Beginner Modern European
Sādhanā: The Realisation of Life Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore · 1913
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Essays Beginner Indian
Samayasāra (The Essence of the Self) Kundakunda
Kundakunda · dates debated (estimates range from c. 1st century BCE to c. 8th century CE)
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Intermediate Indian