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The Concept of Mind Gilbert Ryle
Gilbert Ryle · 1949
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Intermediate Analytic
The Concept of the Political Carl Schmitt
Carl Schmitt · 1927; expanded 1932
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Intermediate Continental
The Conclusive Argument from God Shāh Walī Allāh
Shāh Walī Allāh · c. 1730s–1740s (exact date uncertain)
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Advanced Islamic
The Conference of the Birds Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār
Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār · c. 1177
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Beginner Persian
The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory David J. Chalmers
David J. Chalmers · 1996
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Advanced Analytic
The Consolation of Philosophy Boethius
Boethius · c. 524
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Intermediate Medieval Christian
The Consolations of Philosophy Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton · 2000
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Beginner Modern European
Syed Raheel Shahzad · 2026
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Beginner By a member
The Correspondence between Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia and René Descartes Elisabeth of Bohemia and René Descartes
Elisabeth of Bohemia and René Descartes · 1643–1649; Elisabeth's letters first published 1879
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Intermediate Modern European
The Cosmic Race José Vasconcelos
José Vasconcelos · 1925
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Beginner Latin American
The Courage to Be Paul Tillich
Paul Tillich · 1952
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Intermediate Continental
The Courage to Be Disliked Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga · 2013 (English translation 2017)
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Beginner Japanese & Korean
The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology Edmund Husserl
Edmund Husserl · 1936 (Parts I–II); complete edition 1954
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Advanced Continental
The Daily Stoic Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman
Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman · 2016
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Beginner Greek & Roman
The Darker Side of Western Modernity Walter D. Mignolo
Walter D. Mignolo · 2011
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Advanced Latin American
The Death of Ivan Ilyich Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy · 1886
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Fiction Beginner Modern European
The Decisive Treatise Ibn Rushd (Averroes)
Ibn Rushd (Averroes) · c. 1178–1180
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Intermediate Islamic
The Defender of the Peace Marsilius of Padua
Marsilius of Padua · 1324
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Advanced Medieval Christian
The Development of Logic William Kneale and Martha Kneale
William Kneale and Martha Kneale · 1962
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Advanced Analytic
The Dialectic of Sex Shulamith Firestone
Shulamith Firestone · 1970
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Intermediate American
The Diamond Sutra Anonymous Mahāyāna sutra
Anonymous Mahāyāna sutra · c. 2nd–4th century CE (dates debated)
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Intermediate Buddhist
The Dispeller of Disputes (Vigrahavyāvartanī) Nagarjuna
Nagarjuna · c. 2nd century CE
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Advanced Buddhist
The Divine Names Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite · c. 500
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Advanced Medieval Christian
The Doctrine of the Mean (Focusing the Familiar) Traditionally attributed to Zisi, grandson of Confucius
Traditionally attributed to Zisi, grandson of Confucius · c. 3rd century BCE (date and authorship disputed)
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Intermediate Chinese