Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle)

Capital vol. 1 (Marx)

The Phenomenology of Spirit (Hegel)

The Social Contract (Rousseau)

A Vindication on The Rights of Women - Wollestonecraft

The Philosophy of Right (Hegel)

The Genealogy of Morals (Nietzsche)

The Prison Notebooks (Gramsci)

The Discourses (Machiavelli)

The German Ideology (Marx)

Notes From the Underground (Dostoyevsky)

The Republic (Plato)

Leviathan (Hobbes)

The Apology (Plato)

Should Trees have Standing (Stone)

Imperialism (Lenin)

The Human Condition (Arendt)

Eichmann in Jerusalem (Arendt)

Meditations (Aurelius)

The Castle (Kafka)

On Liberty (Mill)

The Stranger (Camus)

The Prince (Machiavelli)

Aesthetics (Kant)

Politics (Aristotle)

Beyond Good and Evil (Nietzsche)

Aesthetics (Hegel)

The Metamorphosis (Kafka)

The History of Sexuality (Foucault)

Utilitarianism (Mill)

Second Treatise of Government (Locke)

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Created Mar 12, 2026

Dive into the intellectual arena with this comprehensive ranking of foundational philosophical texts. From the political blueprints of Locke's *Second Treatise* and Hobbes's *Leviathan* to the ethical explorations in Aristotle's *Nicomachean Ethics* and Mill's *Utilitarianism*, discover where these giants of thought stand. Explore the radical critiques of Nietzsche in *The Genealogy of Morals* and Marx's seismic analysis in *Capital Vol. 1*. We also consider existentialist cornerstones like Camus's *The Stranger* and literary philosophical gems such as Kafka's *The Metamorphosis*. This is your guide to the titans of Western thought, ranked by their enduring impact and profound insights.

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