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Philosophy books — 54 PDFs & ePubs

54 classic philosophy books · free in PDF & EPUB

From the agora to your armchair: the philosophy shelf holds the books that built how we think — Stoics, skeptics, idealists, and one very loud German. All public domain, free to download in PDF or EPUB, or to read online without an account.

Meditations is the gateway: a Roman emperor's private notes, five minutes at a time. The Republic is the argument the rest of philosophy answers; Thus Spake Zarathustra and Beyond Good and Evil bring the hammer. And The Art of War proves strategy is philosophy in work clothes.

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The Republic

The argument the rest of Western philosophy has spent 2,400 years answering.

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A Confession by Leo Tolstoy — cover
A ConfessionLeo Tolstoy

A Confession

Leo Tolstoy

A Guide to Stoicism by St. George William Joseph Stock — cover
A Guide to StoicismSt. George William Joseph Stock

A Guide to Stoicism

St. George William Joseph Stock

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft — cover
A Vindication of the Rights of WomanMary Wollstonecraft

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman

Mary Wollstonecraft

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume — cover
An Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingDavid Hume

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

David Hume

An enquiry concerning the principles of morals by David Hume — cover
An enquiry concerning the principles of moralsDavid Hume

An enquiry concerning the principles of morals

David Hume

Apology by Plato — cover
ApologyPlato

Apology

Plato

Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche — cover
Beyond Good and EvilFriedrich Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil

Friedrich Nietzsche

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion by David Hume — cover
Dialogues Concerning Natural ReligionDavid Hume

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

David Hume

Discourses on Livy by Niccolò Machiavelli — cover
Discourses on LivyNiccolò Machiavelli

Discourses on Livy

Niccolò Machiavelli

Ecce homo by Friedrich Nietzsche — cover
Ecce homoFriedrich Nietzsche

Ecce homo

Friedrich Nietzsche

Essays, Moral and Political by David Hume — cover
Essays, Moral and PoliticalDavid Hume

Essays, Moral and Political

David Hume

Euthyphro by Plato — cover
EuthyphroPlato

Euthyphro

Plato

The Theory of Moral Sentiments cover

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The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Before free markets, Adam Smith wrote about fellow-feeling.

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Gorgias by Plato — cover
GorgiasPlato

Gorgias

Plato

Human, all too human by Friedrich Nietzsche — cover
Human, all too humanFriedrich Nietzsche

Human, all too human

Friedrich Nietzsche

Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes — cover
LeviathanThomas Hobbes

Leviathan

Thomas Hobbes

Life Without Principle by Henry David Thoreau — cover
Life Without PrincipleHenry David Thoreau

Life Without Principle

Henry David Thoreau

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius — cover
MeditationsMarcus Aurelius

Meditations

Marcus Aurelius

My Religion by Leo Tolstoy — cover
My ReligionLeo Tolstoy

My Religion

Leo Tolstoy

Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle — cover
Nicomachean EthicsAristotle

Nicomachean Ethics

Aristotle

Of the Conduct of the Understanding by John Locke — cover
Of the Conduct of the UnderstandingJohn Locke

Of the Conduct of the Understanding

John Locke

On the Genealogy of Morals by Friedrich Nietzsche — cover
On the Genealogy of MoralsFriedrich Nietzsche

On the Genealogy of Morals

Friedrich Nietzsche

Pensées by Blaise Pascal — cover
PenséesBlaise Pascal

Pensées

Blaise Pascal

Phaedo by Plato — cover
PhaedoPlato

Phaedo

Plato

Phaedrus by Plato — cover
PhaedrusPlato

Phaedrus

Plato

Poor Richard's Almanack by Benjamin Franklin — cover
Poor Richard's AlmanackBenjamin Franklin

Poor Richard's Almanack

Benjamin Franklin

Second Treatise of Government by John Locke — cover
Second Treatise of GovernmentJohn Locke

Second Treatise of Government

John Locke

Some Thoughts Concerning Education by John Locke — cover
Some Thoughts Concerning EducationJohn Locke

Some Thoughts Concerning Education

John Locke

Studies in Pessimism by Arthur Schopenhauer — cover
Studies in PessimismArthur Schopenhauer

Studies in Pessimism

Arthur Schopenhauer

Summa theologica by Thomas Aquinas — cover
Summa theologicaThomas Aquinas

Summa theologica

Thomas Aquinas

Symposium by Plato — cover
SymposiumPlato

Symposium

Plato

Tao Te Ching by Laozi — cover
Tao Te ChingLaozi

Tao Te Ching

Laozi

The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine — cover
The Age of ReasonThomas Paine

The Age of Reason

Thomas Paine

The Antichrist by Friedrich Nietzsche — cover
The AntichristFriedrich Nietzsche

The Antichrist

Friedrich Nietzsche

The Art of Being Right by Arthur Schopenhauer — cover
The Art of Being RightArthur Schopenhauer

The Art of Being Right

Arthur Schopenhauer

The Art of War by Sun Tzu — cover
The Art of WarSun Tzu

The Art of War

Sun Tzu

The Basis of Morality by Arthur Schopenhauer — cover
The Basis of MoralityArthur Schopenhauer

The Basis of Morality

Arthur Schopenhauer

The Birth of Tragedy by Friedrich Nietzsche — cover
The Birth of TragedyFriedrich Nietzsche

The Birth of Tragedy

Friedrich Nietzsche

The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair — cover
The Book of LifeUpton Sinclair

The Book of Life

Upton Sinclair

The City of God by Saint Augustine of Hippo — cover
The City of GodSaint Augustine of Hippo

The City of God

Saint Augustine of Hippo

The Dawn of Day by Friedrich Nietzsche — cover
The Dawn of DayFriedrich Nietzsche

The Dawn of Day

Friedrich Nietzsche

The Everlasting Man by G. K. Chesterton — cover
The Everlasting ManG. K. Chesterton

The Everlasting Man

G. K. Chesterton

The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy — cover
The Kingdom of God Is Within YouLeo Tolstoy

The Kingdom of God Is Within You

Leo Tolstoy

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli — cover
The PrinceNiccolò Machiavelli

The Prince

Niccolò Machiavelli

The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell — cover
The Problems of PhilosophyBertrand Russell

The Problems of Philosophy

Bertrand Russell

The Republic by Plato — cover
The RepublicPlato

The Republic

Plato

The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau — cover
The Social ContractJean-Jacques Rousseau

The Social Contract

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith — cover
The Theory of Moral SentimentsAdam Smith

The Theory of Moral Sentiments

Adam Smith

The Wisdom of Life by Arthur Schopenhauer — cover
The Wisdom of LifeArthur Schopenhauer

The Wisdom of Life

Arthur Schopenhauer

Thus Spake Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche — cover
Thus Spake ZarathustraFriedrich Nietzsche

Thus Spake Zarathustra

Friedrich Nietzsche

Timaeus by Plato — cover
TimaeusPlato

Timaeus

Plato

Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume — cover
Treatise of Human NatureDavid Hume

Treatise of Human Nature

David Hume

Utopia by Thomas More — cover
UtopiaThomas More

Utopia

Thomas More

Walden by Henry David Thoreau — cover
WaldenHenry David Thoreau

Walden

Henry David Thoreau

What Is Art? by Leo Tolstoy — cover
What Is Art?Leo Tolstoy

What Is Art?

Leo Tolstoy