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The Conference of the Birds Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār
Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār · c. 1177
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Beginner Persian
The Elements of Moral Philosophy James Rachels
James Rachels · 1986
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Beginner Analytic Editors’ pick
The Kuzari Judah Halevi
Judah Halevi · c. 1140
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Jewish
The Masnavi Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī · c. 1258–1273
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Persian
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch Attributed to Huineng (compiled by his disciple Fahai, with later revisions)
Attributed to Huineng (compiled by his disciple Fahai, with later revisions) · 8th century (earliest Dunhuang manuscript); expanded editions later
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Beginner Buddhist
The Refinement of Character Miskawayh
Miskawayh · c. 1000 (late 10th or early 11th century)
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Islamic
The Revival of the Religious Sciences Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī
Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī · late 11th–early 12th century
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Islamic
The Souls of Black Folk W. E. B. Du Bois
W. E. B. Du Bois · 1903
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Beginner African & Africana
The Structure of Iki Kuki Shūzō
Kuki Shūzō · 1930
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Japanese & Korean
The Upanishads (the principal Upanishads) Various anonymous Vedic teachers (dialogues feature Yājñavalkya, Uddālaka Āruṇi and others)
Various anonymous Vedic teachers (dialogues feature Yājñavalkya, Uddālaka Āruṇi and others) · c. 8th–3rd century BCE (dates debated)
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Indian
The Way of the Bodhisattva Śāntideva
Śāntideva · c. 8th century CE
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Buddhist
Thinking About Mathematics: The Philosophy of Mathematics Stewart Shapiro
Stewart Shapiro · 2000
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Analytic
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus Ludwig Wittgenstein
Ludwig Wittgenstein · 1921 (English 1922)
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Advanced Analytic
Treatise on the Golden Lion Fazang
Fazang · c. 700
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Buddhist
Vākyapadīya (On Sentence and Word) Bhartṛhari
Bhartṛhari · c. 5th century CE
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Advanced Indian
What Is This Thing Called Science? Alan Chalmers
Alan Chalmers · 1976
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Beginner Analytic
Yoga Sūtras Attributed to Patañjali
Attributed to Patañjali · c. 2nd century BCE–5th century CE (dates debated)
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.5 · 2 reviews
Intermediate Indian
A Companion to African Philosophy Kwasi Wiredu (ed.)
Kwasi Wiredu (ed.) · 2004
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.3 · 3 reviews
Intermediate African & Africana
A History of Jewish Philosophy in the Middle Ages Colette Sirat
Colette Sirat · 1985
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.3 · 3 reviews
Advanced Jewish
Classical Indian Philosophy Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri
Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri · 2020
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.3 · 3 reviews
Beginner Indian
Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy Bryan W. Van Norden
Bryan W. Van Norden · 2011
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.3 · 3 reviews
Beginner Chinese Editors’ pick
Japanese Philosophy: A Sourcebook James W. Heisig, Thomas P. Kasulis and John C. Maraldo (eds)
James W. Heisig, Thomas P. Kasulis and John C. Maraldo (eds) · 2011
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.3 · 3 reviews
Intermediate Japanese & Korean
Modern Moral Philosophy G. E. M. Anscombe
G. E. M. Anscombe · 1958
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.3 · 3 reviews
Advanced Analytic Editors’ pick
Reasons and Persons Derek Parfit
Derek Parfit · 1984
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4.3 · 3 reviews
Advanced Analytic Editors’ pick