The Greatest Books of All Time on Rationalism

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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
543 Discourse on Method Rene Descartes 1637 French French
682 The Open Society and Its Enemies Karl Popper 1945 British English
863 Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems Galileo 1632 Italian Italian
1526 A History of Western Philosophy Bertrand Russell 1945 British English
2079 Rationalism in Politics Michael Oakeshott 1962 British English
2420 Natural Right and History Leo Strauss 1953 American English
3638 Cause, Principle, And Unity Giordano Bruno 1584 Italian Italian
5422 Religion And The Decline Of Magic Keith Thomas 1971 British English
5825 On The Gods Marcus Tullius Cicero 45 Roman Latin
5902 Notes From Underground & Other Stories Fyodor Dostoevsky 1864 Russian Russian
10239 A History of Philosophy Frederick Charles Copleston 1946 British English
11531 Modernity On Endless Trial Leszek Kolakowski 1990 Polish English
15782 Critique Of Religion And Philosophy Walter A. Kaufmann 1958 American English
15897 Enquiry Concerning Political Justice William Godwin 1793 British English
15897 Averroes George F. Hourani 1961 American English
15897 The Padārthatattvanirūpaṇam Of Raghunātha śiromaṇi Karl H. Potter 1957 Unknown Sanskrit
15896 The Retreat To Commitment William Warren Bartley 1962 American English
16641 Kleine Weltgeschichte Der Philosophie Hans Joachim Störig 1950 German German
17117 Common Sense, Science, And Scepticism Alan Musgrave 1993 New Zealand English
17117 Against Method Paul Feyerabend 1975 German English
17117 A Short History Of Modern Philosophy Roger Scruton 1982 British English
17117 The Courtier And The Heretic Matthew Stewart 2006 American English
17117 Freethinkers Susan Jacoby 2004 American English
17117 The Closing Of The Western Mind Charles Freeman 2002 British English
17117 Länsimaisen Filosofian Historia Huipulta Huipulle, Sokrateesta Marxiin Esa Saarinen 1985 Finnish Finnish
16755 The Sleepwalkers Arthur Koestler 1959 British English
17117 Flesh In The Age Of Reason Roy Porter 2003 British English
17117 Worldviews Richard DeWitt 2004 Unknown English
17117 A Study In Scarlet / The Sign Of The Four Arthur Conan Doyle British English
16993 The Twilight Of The Idols Nietzsche 1889 German German