The Greatest Books of All Time on Skepticism

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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
75 Essays Michel de Montaigne 1580 French French
543 Discourse on Method Rene Descartes 1637 French French
1030 Meditations on First Philosophy Rene Descartes 1641 French Latin
1746 Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion David Hume 1779 British English
1803 The Problems of Philosophy Bertrand Russell 1912 British English
1997 An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding David Hume 1748 Scottish English
2240 A Treatise of Human Nature David Hume 1739 British English
3637 Why I Am Not a Christian Bertrand Russell 1927 British English
3637 The Temptation To Exist Emil Cioran 1956 Romanian French
3868 Die Skeptische Generation Helmut Schelsky 1957 German German
4232 Mariette In Ecstasy Ron Hansen 1991 American English
4945 A Short History Of Decay Emil Cioran 1949 French French
5828 On The Gods Marcus Tullius Cicero 45 Roman Latin
6859 A Head Full Of Ghosts Paul Tremblay 2015 American English
7794 The Gay Science Friedrich Nietzsche 1882 German German
9907 The Demon Haunted World Carl Sagan 1995 American English
10633 A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge George Berkeley 1710 Irish English
14554 The Magic Of Reality Richard Dawkins 2011 British English
14754 Outlines of Pyrrhonism Sextus Empiricus -180 Greek Greek
15915 Zibaldone Giacomo Leopardi 1898 Zibaldone Italian
15911 The Retreat To Commitment William Warren Bartley 1962 American English
15894 Winds Of Doctrine George Santayana 1913 American English
17160 Common Sense, Science, And Scepticism Alan Musgrave 1993 New Zealand English
17160 Consider The Following Bill Nye 1995 American English
17160 Padre Pio Sergio Luzzatto 2007 Italian Italian
17160 Pseudoscience And The Paranormal Terence Hines 1988 American English
17160 Freethinkers Susan Jacoby 2004 American English
17160 The Wonder Emma Donoghue 2023 Irish English
17092 Candide And Other Stories Voltaire 1759 French French
17160 The Parrot And The Igloo David Lipsky 2023 American English
17118 The Relic Eça de Queirós 1887 Portuguese Portuguese
16855 Ensayos I Michel de Montaigne 1580 French French
17160 The Polar Express Chris Van Allsburg 1985 American English