The Greatest Philosophical Books of 2017

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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
3182 Minor Detail Adania Shibli 2017 Palestinian Arabic
8142 Down Girl Kate Manne 2017 American English
8191 The Order Of Time Carlo Rovelli 2017 Italian Italian
8844 Philosophy of the Tourist Hiroki Azuma 2017 Japanese Unknown
8881 Black and Blur Fred Moten 2017 American English
9216 On Tyranny Timothy Snyder 2017 American English
9824 The Opposite Of A Person Lieke Marsman 2017 Dutch Dutch
11232 Until Stones Become Lighter Than Water António Lobo Antunes 2017 Portuguese Portuguese
11660 The Evolution Of Beauty Richard O. Prum 2017 American English
14122 Life 3.0 Max Tegmark 2017 Swedish English
17117 Women & Power Mary Beard 2017 British English
17117 The Road To Somewhere David Goodhart 2017 British English
17117 The Power Of Meaning Emily Esfahani Smith 2017 American English
17117 Psychopolitics Byung-Chul Han 2017 German German
17117 Scale Geoffrey B. West 2017 American English
17117 Translation As Transhumance Mireille Gansel 2017 French French