The Greatest Books of All Time on Being

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
517 Being and Time Martin Heidegger 1927 German German
638 Being and Nothingness Jean Paul Sartre 1943 French French
1854 The Courage to Be Paul Tillich 1952 German English
2508 Metaphysics Aristotle -347 Greek Ancient greek
3290 On Being And Essence Thomas Aquinas 1256 Italian Latin
6259 At The Existentialist Café Sarah Bakewell 2016 British English
10304 What Is Called Thinking? Martin Heidegger 1954 German German
14887 What Is Metaphysics? Martin Heidegger 1929 German German
15816 The Mystery Of Being 1 Gabriel Marcel 1949 French French
15897 An Introduction to Metaphysics Henri Bergson 1903 French French
16500 Science Of Logic G. W. F. Hegel 1812 German German
16483 The Ages Of The World F. W. J. Schelling 1815 German German