Meditations – Marcus Aurelius
1. Full Citation Marcus Aurelius (c. 180 CE) Meditations [translated by Gregory Hays, 2002]. New York: Modern Library. 2. Introduction…
Category: Philosophy
The Republic – Plato
1. Full Citation Plato (c. 380 BCE) The Republic, translated by Allan Bloom (1968). New York: Basic Books. 2. Introduction…
Nicomachean Ethics – Aristotle
1. Full Citation Aristotle (c. 350 BCE) Nicomachean Ethics, translated by Terence Irwin (1999). Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company. 2. Introduction…
Thus Spoke Zarathustra – Friedrich Nietzsche
1. Full Citation Nietzsche, F. (1883–1885) Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None, translated by Walter Kaufmann (1954).…
Critique of Pure Reason – Immanuel Kant
1. Full Citation Kant, I. (1781; 2nd ed. 1787) Critique of Pure Reason, translated by Paul Guyer and Allen W.…
Being and Time – Martin Heidegger
1. Full Citation Heidegger, M. (1927) Being and Time [Sein und Zeit], translated by John Macquarrie and Edward Robinson (1962).…
The Phenomenology of Spirit – Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
1. Full Citation Hegel, G.W.F. (1807) The Phenomenology of Spirit [Phänomenologie des Geistes], translated by A.V. Miller (1977). Oxford: Oxford…
Beyond Good and Evil – Friedrich Nietzsche
1. Full Citation Nietzsche, F. (1886) Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future, translated by Walter…
The Prince – Niccolò Machiavelli
1. Full Citation Machiavelli, N. (1532) The Prince, translated by Harvey C. Mansfield (1985). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2.…
Leviathan – Thomas Hobbes
1. Full Citation Hobbes, T. (1651) Leviathan, edited by C.B. Macpherson (1968). Harmondsworth: Penguin Classics. 2. Introduction Leviathan is a…
Discourse on Method – René Descartes
1. Full Citation Descartes, R. (1637) Discourse on Method, translated by Ian Maclean (2006). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2. Introduction…
The Art of War – Sun Tzu
1. Full Citation Sun Tzu (5th century BCE) The Art of War, translated by Samuel B. Griffith (1963). Oxford: Oxford…
Tao Te Ching – Lao Tzu
1. Full Citation Lao Tzu (6th century BCE, traditionally) Tao Te Ching, translated by D.C. Lau (1963). London: Penguin Classics.…
The Story of Philosophy – Will Durant
1. Full Citation Durant, W. (1926) The Story of Philosophy. New York: Simon & Schuster. 2. Introduction The Story of…
Letters from a Stoic – Seneca
1. Full Citation Seneca, L.A. (c. 65 CE) Letters from a Stoic [Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium], translated by Robin Campbell…
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living – Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
1. Full Citation Holiday, R., & Hanselman, S. (2016) The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art…
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy – William B. Irvine
1. Full Citation Irvine, W.B. (2008) A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy. New York:…
The Last Lecture – Randy Pausch
1. Full Citation Pausch, R., & Zaslow, J. (2008) The Last Lecture. New York: Hyperion. 2. Introduction The Last Lecture…
Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away – Rebecca Goldstein
1. Full Citation Goldstein, R. (2014) Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away. New York: Pantheon Books. 2.…
Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius – Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman
1. Full Citation Holiday, R., & Hanselman, S. (2020) Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to…