Philosophy reading

And on to philosophy. You know the drill. I enjoy reading philosophy, but have not been systematic about it since my college days. I’m trying to revisit my backlog of philosophy reading and prioritize my reading list. This is not meant to be comprehensive in the least, nor a survey of philosophy in general. It reflects my biases and often leaves out philosophy that I’ve already read (e.g., Hume, Kant, Kierkegaard) and may include works that overlap with political science and economics.

The order below is roughly the order in which I intend to read these books/philosophers. If you do find some glaring omissions in what I’m reading, please do leave me a message. I’d love to hear from you.

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Higher priority

The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy Peter Adamson, Richard Taylor The Cambridge Companion to Arabic Philosophy
Japanese Philosophy H. Gene Blocker, Christopher Starling Japanese Philosophy
A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy Wing-Tsit Chan A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy
The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Philosophy Khaled El-Rouayheb, Sabine Schmidtke The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Philosophy
Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World Rene Girard Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World
The Dream of Reason Anthony Gottlieb The Dream of Reason
Philosophy 1 A. C. Grayling Philosophy 1
Philosophy 2 A. C. Grayling Philosophy 2
The History of Philosophy A. C. Grayling The History of Philosophy
Japanese Philosophy James Heisig, Thomas Kasulis, John Maraldo Japanese Philosophy
A New History of Western Philosophy Anthony Kenny A New History of Western Philosophy
Confessions of a Philosopher Bryan Magee Confessions of a Philosopher
The Great Philosophers Bryan Magee The Great Philosophers
On What Matters Derek Parfit On What Matters
Reasons and Persons Derek Parfit Reasons and Persons
A Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan A Sourcebook in Indian Philosophy
Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy John Rawls Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy
Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy John Rawls Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy
A History of Western Philosophy Bertrand Russell A History of Western Philosophy
A Short History of Modern Philosophy Roger Scruton A Short History of Modern Philosophy

Lower priority

The Constitution of Liberty Friedrich A. Hayek The Constitution of Liberty
The Road to Serfdom Friedrich A. Hayek The Road to Serfdom
Wittgenstein Anthony Kenny Wittgenstein
Fanged Noumena Nick Land Fanged Noumena
Tao Te Ching Lao-Tzu Tao Te Ching
Anarchy, State, and Utopia Robert Nozick Anarchy, State, and Utopia
Philosophical Explanations Robert Nozick Philosophical Explanations
The Open Society and Its Enemies Karl Popper The Open Society and Its Enemies
The Path Michael Puett, Christine Gross-Loh The Path
A Theory of Justice John Rawls A Theory of Justice
My Philosophical Development Bertrand Russell My Philosophical Development
The Problems of Philosophy Bertrand Russell The Problems of Philosophy
Being and Nothingness Jean-Paul Sartre Being and Nothingness
The Wisdom of Life Arthur Schopenhauer The Wisdom of Life
The World As Will and Representation Arthur Schopenhauer The World As Will and Representation
The Methods of Ethics Henry Sidgwick The Methods of Ethics
Natural Right and History Leo Strauss Natural Right and History
Philosophical Investigations Ludwig Wittgenstein Philosophical Investigations
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus Ludwig Wittgenstein Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus


Eichmann in Jerusalem Hannah Arendt Eichmann in Jerusalem
The Human Condition Hannah Arendt The Human Condition
Simulacra and Simulation Jean Baudrillard Simulacra and Simulation
Creative Evolution Henri Bergson Creative Evolution
Matter and Memory Henri Bergson Matter and Memory
Time and Free Will Henri Bergson Time and Free Will
Aspiration Agnes Callard Aspiration
The Temptation to Exist Emil Cioran The Temptation to Exist
The Mechanical Mind Tim Crane The Mechanical Mind
The Society of the Spectacle Guy Debord The Society of the Spectacle
The Order of Things Michel Foucault The Order of Things
Words and Things Ernest Gellner Words and Things
Philosophies of Mathematics Alexander George, Daniel Velleman Philosophies of Mathematics
The Philosophy of Biology Marjorie Grene, David Depew The Philosophy of Biology
Ernest Gellner John A. Hall Ernest Gellner
Rene Girard's Mimetic Theory Wolfgang Palaver Rene Girard's Mimetic Theory
Classics of Philosophy Louis Pojman, Lewis Vaughn Classics of Philosophy
Word and Object W. V. O. Quine Word and Object
In Praise of Idleness Bertrand Russell In Praise of Idleness
Seeing Things As They Are John Searle Seeing Things As They Are
The Construction of Social Reality John Searle The Construction of Social Reality
The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic Stewart Shapiro The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic
Thinking About Mathematics Stewart Shapiro Thinking About Mathematics
On Communication and Social Influence Gabriel Tarde On Communication and Social Influence
The Philosophy of Physics Roberto Torretti The Philosophy of Physics
The Need for Roots Simone Weil The Need for Roots

Formal logic

Mathematical Logic Ian Chiswell, Wilfrid Hodges Mathematical Logic
A Friendly Introduction to Mathematical Logic Christopher C. Leary, Lars Kristiansen A Friendly Introduction to Mathematical Logic
An Introduction to Formal Logic Peter Smith An Introduction to Formal Logic
Computability and Logic George S. Boolos, Richard C. Jeffrey Computability and Logic
Computability Richard L. Epstein, Walter A. Carnielli Computability
An Introduction to Godel's Theorems Peter Smith An Introduction to Godel's Theorems

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