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The Lotus Sutra Anonymous Mahāyāna sutra
Anonymous Mahāyāna sutra · c. 1st century BCE – 2nd century CE (composed in stages)
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Intermediate Buddhist
The Macro-Architecture of the Qur'an Syed Raheel Shahzad
Syed Raheel Shahzad
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Religion & spirituality By the founder
The Meaning of Terms in the Analects and Mencius (Gomō jigi) Itō Jinsai
Itō Jinsai · c. 1683; published 1705
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Advanced Japanese & Korean
The Meccan Revelations Ibn ʿArabī
Ibn ʿArabī · begun 1202; second version completed 1238
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Advanced Islamic
The Metaphysics of The Healing Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna)
Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) · c. 1020s
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Advanced Islamic
The Methods of Ethics Henry Sidgwick
Henry Sidgwick · 1874; 7th edition 1907
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Advanced Modern European
The Miracle of Theism J. L. Mackie
J. L. Mackie · 1982
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Intermediate Analytic
The Mirror of Simple Souls Marguerite Porete
Marguerite Porete · c. 1290–1306
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Advanced Medieval Christian
The Moral Anchor Syed Raheel Shahzad
Syed Raheel Shahzad
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By the founder
The Morality of Freedom Joseph Raz
Joseph Raz · 1986
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Advanced Analytic
The Nasirean Ethics Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī
Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsī · 1235; revised later
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Intermediate Persian
The Need for Roots Simone Weil
Simone Weil · 1949 (written 1943)
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Intermediate Continental
The New Negro Alain Locke (editor)
Alain Locke (editor) · 1925
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Essays Intermediate African & Africana
The New Science Giambattista Vico
Giambattista Vico · 1725; revised 1730 and 1744
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History Advanced Modern European
The Open Society and Its Enemies Karl Popper
Karl Popper · 1945
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Intermediate Analytic
The Origins of Totalitarianism Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt · 1951; enlarged 1958
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History Advanced Continental
The Ornament of the Middle Way (Madhyamakālaṃkāra) Śāntarakṣita
Śāntarakṣita · 8th century CE
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Advanced Buddhist
The Passion of the Western Mind Richard Tarnas
Richard Tarnas · 1991
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History Intermediate Modern European
The Passions of the Soul René Descartes
René Descartes · 1649
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Intermediate Modern European
The Path of Beauty Li Zehou
Li Zehou · 1981
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History Intermediate Chinese
The Path of Purification (Visuddhimagga) Buddhaghosa
Buddhaghosa · c. 5th century CE
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Advanced Buddhist
The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh
Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh · 2016
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Beginner Chinese
The Philosophy of Illumination Shihāb al-Dīn Suhrawardī
Shihāb al-Dīn Suhrawardī · 1186
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Advanced Persian
The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten Julian Baggini
Julian Baggini · 2005
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Beginner Analytic