Best Popular Philosophy Books on Goodreads

1.
The Republic
The Republic
by: Plato
3.96 avg rating — 220,225 ratings
2.
Letters from a Stoic
Letters from a Stoic
by: Seneca
4.33 avg rating — 52,589 ratings
3.
The Prince
The Prince 3.84 avg rating — 371,440 ratings
4.
Meditations
Meditations 4.28 avg rating — 320,819 ratings
5.
Beyond Good and Evil
Beyond Good and Evil 4.03 avg rating — 109,334 ratings
6.
The Alchemist
The Alchemist 3.92 avg rating — 3,430,911 ratings
7.
Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning 4.37 avg rating — 832,604 ratings
8.
The Analects
The Analects
by: Confucius
3.81 avg rating — 23,510 ratings
9.
Crito
Crito
by: Plato
3.93 avg rating — 11,036 ratings
10.
The Stranger
The Stranger 4.03 avg rating — 1,315,918 ratings
11.
Meno
Meno
by: Plato
3.93 avg rating — 9,940 ratings
12.
Meditations on First Philosophy
Meditations on First Philosophy 3.74 avg rating — 28,672 ratings
13.
Candide
Candide
by: Voltaire
3.76 avg rating — 294,557 ratings
14.
Walden or, Life in the Woods
Walden or, Life in the Woods 3.78 avg rating — 200,859 ratings
15.
Metaphysics
Metaphysics
by: Aristotle
4.07 avg rating — 17,693 ratings
16.
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment 4.28 avg rating — 1,024,833 ratings
17.
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 4.34 avg rating — 1,201,963 ratings
18.
The Art of War
The Art of War
by: Sun Tzu
3.95 avg rating — 550,669 ratings
19.
Phaedrus
Phaedrus
by: Plato
3.96 avg rating — 10,950 ratings
20.
Euthyphro
Euthyphro
by: Plato
3.95 avg rating — 9,935 ratings
21.
Poetics
Poetics
by: Aristotle
3.83 avg rating — 28,477 ratings
21.
I Am a Strange Loop
I Am a Strange Loop 3.95 avg rating — 8,440 ratings
23.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 4.11 avg rating — 524,938 ratings
23.
The Archaeology of Knowledge and The Discourse on Language
The Archaeology of Knowledge and The Discourse on Language 4.11 avg rating — 7,327 ratings
25.
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals 3.83 avg rating — 22,115 ratings
25.
The Human Condition
The Human Condition 4.20 avg rating — 9,181 ratings
27.
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman 3.92 avg rating — 26,300 ratings
28.
The Road to Serfdom
The Road to Serfdom 4.15 avg rating — 25,382 ratings
29.
Second Treatise of Government
Second Treatise of Government 3.78 avg rating — 23,639 ratings
30.
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Thus Spoke Zarathustra 4.07 avg rating — 169,551 ratings
31.
Sophie’s World
Sophie’s World 3.97 avg rating — 275,151 ratings
32.
One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society
One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society 3.98 avg rating — 7,345 ratings
33.
Phenomenology of Perception
Phenomenology of Perception 4.18 avg rating — 6,330 ratings
34.
1984
1984 4.20 avg rating — 5,227,321 ratings
35.
The Birth of Tragedy
The Birth of Tragedy 3.98 avg rating — 20,458 ratings
36.
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson 4.20 avg rating — 1,154,268 ratings
37.
Apology
Apology
by: Plato
4.19 avg rating — 63,763 ratings
38.
On the Genealogy of Morals
On the Genealogy of Morals 4.12 avg rating — 33,989 ratings
39.
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion 3.97 avg rating — 5,956 ratings
40.
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 4.01 avg rating — 4,357,212 ratings
41.
Essays and Aphorisms
Essays and Aphorisms 4.17 avg rating — 8,829 ratings
42.
Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits
Human, All Too Human: A Book for Free Spirits 4.19 avg rating — 12,863 ratings
43.
The Little Prince
The Little Prince 4.33 avg rating — 2,375,880 ratings
44.
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress 4.20 avg rating — 31,751 ratings
45.
The Wisdom of Life
The Wisdom of Life 4.07 avg rating — 15,418 ratings
46.
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov 4.38 avg rating — 369,592 ratings
47.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 241,472 ratings
48.
Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments
Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments 4.11 avg rating — 8,007 ratings
49.
On Certainty
On Certainty 4.16 avg rating — 4,909 ratings
50.
Anthem
Anthem
by: Ayn Rand
3.61 avg rating — 164,233 ratings
50.
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia 4.17 avg rating — 8,358 ratings
52.
Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo
by: Plato
4.16 avg rating — 23,615 ratings
53.
The Tao of Pooh
The Tao of Pooh 4.01 avg rating — 128,095 ratings
54.
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom 4.19 avg rating — 489,736 ratings
55.
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects
Why I Am Not a Christian and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects 4.01 avg rating — 21,974 ratings
56.
Fragments
Fragments 4.18 avg rating — 7,705 ratings
57.
Free Will
Free Will 3.86 avg rating — 37,236 ratings
57.
A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia
A Thousand Plateaus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia 4.33 avg rating — 6,898 ratings
59.
Being and Nothingness
Being and Nothingness 3.99 avg rating — 34,134 ratings
60.
The Consolation of Philosophy
The Consolation of Philosophy
by: Boethius
4.05 avg rating — 17,145 ratings
60.
Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre
Existentialism from Dostoevsky to Sartre 4.09 avg rating — 5,785 ratings
62.
Philosophical Investigations
Philosophical Investigations 4.26 avg rating — 15,521 ratings
63.
The Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita 4.19 avg rating — 78,229 ratings
64.
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? 4.30 avg rating — 26,886 ratings
65.
Tao Te Ching
Tao Te Ching
by: Lao Tzu
4.29 avg rating — 176,957 ratings
66.
Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism 3.68 avg rating — 24,615 ratings
66.
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race
The Conspiracy Against the Human Race 4.03 avg rating — 8,882 ratings
68.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life 3.87 avg rating — 1,335,695 ratings
69.
The World as Will and Representation, Volume I
The World as Will and Representation, Volume I 4.22 avg rating — 10,850 ratings
70.
Basic Writings
Basic Writings 4.07 avg rating — 5,180 ratings
70.
De Anima
De Anima
by: Aristotle
4.03 avg rating — 6,551 ratings
72.
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays
In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays 4.04 avg rating — 7,325 ratings
73.
The Prophet
The Prophet 4.23 avg rating — 321,144 ratings
73.
The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters 4.27 avg rating — 499,764 ratings
75.
The Anti-Christ
The Anti-Christ 3.89 avg rating — 31,542 ratings
76.
The Art of Loving
The Art of Loving really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 91,482 ratings
76.
Theaetetus
Theaetetus
by: Plato
4.11 avg rating — 6,384 ratings
78.
The Fountainhead
The Fountainhead
by: Ayn Rand
3.89 avg rating — 333,868 ratings
79.
The World as Will and Representation, Volume II
The World as Will and Representation, Volume II 4.25 avg rating — 5,388 ratings
80.
The Trial
The Trial 3.94 avg rating — 377,404 ratings
81.
On Bullshit
On Bullshit 3.58 avg rating — 15,251 ratings
81.
Gorgias
Gorgias
by: Plato
3.93 avg rating — 14,173 ratings
81.
The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto
by: Karl Marx
3.67 avg rating — 189,287 ratings
84.
Being and Time
Being and Time 4.05 avg rating — 27,069 ratings
85.
The Will to Power
The Will to Power 4.06 avg rating — 11,019 ratings
86.
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment 4.15 avg rating — 429,793 ratings
87.
Naming and Necessity
Naming and Necessity really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4,453 ratings
88.
Brave New World
Brave New World 3.99 avg rating — 2,015,905 ratings
88.
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain 4.09 avg rating — 33,999 ratings
90.
Siddhartha
Siddhartha 4.08 avg rating — 846,989 ratings
90.
Humankind: A Hopeful History
Humankind: A Hopeful History 4.32 avg rating — 75,180 ratings
92.
Civilization and Its Discontents
Civilization and Its Discontents 3.79 avg rating — 43,516 ratings
92.
The Trouble With Being Born
The Trouble With Being Born 4.09 avg rating — 10,441 ratings
94.
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction
The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction 4.02 avg rating — 24,964 ratings
95.
The Fall
The Fall 4.03 avg rating — 127,591 ratings
96.
Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason 3.96 avg rating — 40,923 ratings
97.
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
The Logic of Scientific Discovery 4.03 avg rating — 5,360 ratings
98.
Ecce Homo
Ecce Homo 3.81 avg rating — 19,210 ratings
99.
Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
Either/Or: A Fragment of Life 4.16 avg rating — 9,942 ratings
99.
The Art of Rhetoric
The Art of Rhetoric
by: Aristotle
3.88 avg rating — 6,615 ratings
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