Indian Philosophy

The best books on World Philosophy, recommended by Bryan Van Norden

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Republic
by Plato

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A Treatise Of Human Nature
by David Hume

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Mengzi: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries
by Mengzi

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Zhuangzi
by Zhuangzi (aka Chuang Tzu)

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The Bodhicaryāvatāra
by Śāntideva

The best books on World Philosophy, recommended by Bryan Van Norden

The study of philosophy in the Western world is often parochial, and limited to the study of the Anglo-European tradition. It’s time to widen our focus, advises the author and philosopher Bryan Van Norden. Here he selects five foundational texts of philosophical traditions worldwide.

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