The Art of War
The most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare and business. Timeless wisdom on conflict and leadership. Read free →
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From Plato's Republic to Nietzsche's Zarathustra. The foundational texts of Western philosophy, available for free. Challenge your thinking with these timeless works.
The Republic
Plato's foundational work of Western philosophy exploring justice, the ideal state, and the nature of reality. Read free →
The City of God, Volume I
The City of God, Volume I by Augustine of Hippo is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Apologetics, Early works to 1800. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
The Confessions of St. Augustine
The Confessions of St. Augustine by Augustine of Hippo is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
Ecce Homo
Ecce Homo by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
A Pickle for the Knowing Ones
A Pickle for the Knowing Ones by Timothy Dexter is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Dexter, Timothy, 1747-1806. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
Leviathan
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Political science, Early works to 1800. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Philosophers, Ancient, Biography. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre
Selected Works of Voltairine de Cleyre by Voltairine De Cleyre is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Anarchism, Literary collections. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
Oedipus King of Thebes
Oedipus King of Thebes by Sophocles is a public-domain philosophy work, free to read online in full. One of Project Gutenberg's most-downloaded titles. It is catalogued under Oedipus (Greek mythological figure), Drama. A full text excerpt is included below, with EPUB and Kindle editions. Read free →
Meditations
The private journal of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Stoic philosophy on resilience, duty, and inner peace. Read free →
The Prince
The foundational work of modern political philosophy on how rulers should acquire and maintain power. Read free →
Walden
Thoreau's account of two years living in a cabin by Walden Pond. A meditation on simple living, self-reliance, and nature. Read free →
Notes from the Underground
The bitter confessions of a retired civil servant living in St. Petersburg. A foundational text of existentialist literature. Read free →
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Nietzsche's philosophical novel follows the prophet Zarathustra as he descends from his mountain to teach humanity about the Superman and the eternal recurrence. Read free →
Beyond Good and Evil
Nietzsche challenges the foundations of traditional morality and philosophy, arguing for a new kind of thinker beyond conventional good and evil. Read free →
Siddhartha
A young man's spiritual journey through ancient India as he seeks enlightenment, encountering the Buddha along the way. Read free →
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