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Focuses on timeless works that explore the human condition, ethics, and the pursuit of a meaningful life; as well as philosophical inquiries into mortality, happiness, and practical wisdom.
This includes classical thinkers (e.g. Seneca, Cicero) and those inspired by them (e.g. Montaigne).
This includes classical thinkers (e.g. Seneca, Cicero) and those inspired by them (e.g. Montaigne).
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The Practicing Stoic
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4.35 avg rating — 4,856 ratings
score: 100,
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Tusculan Disputations
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4.03 avg rating — 508 ratings
score: 99,
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Letters from a Stoic
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4.33 avg rating — 53,836 ratings
score: 98,
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The Complete Essays
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4.23 avg rating — 21,705 ratings
score: 97,
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The Confessions of St. Augustine
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3.99 avg rating — 72,250 ratings
score: 96,
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Meditations
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4.28 avg rating — 328,622 ratings
score: 95,
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The Consolation of Philosophy
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4.05 avg rating — 17,354 ratings
score: 94,
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The Nicomachean Ethics
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score: 93,
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The Art of Wordly Wisdom
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3.74 avg rating — 31 ratings
score: 92,
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Edward Fitzgerald's The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
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3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings
score: 91,
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The Bhagavad Gita
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4.19 avg rating — 80,068 ratings
score: 90,
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The Imitation of Christ
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4.23 avg rating — 25,878 ratings
score: 89,
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