Books by Brian Leiter
Brian Leiter is Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the Center for Law, Philosophy, and Human Values at the University of Chicago. He is the author of Nietzsche on Morality and co-editor of several books on Nietzsche’s work. He has also published widely on topics in moral, political and legal philosophy, and runs the influential philosophy blog Leiter Reports
Marx
by Jaime Edwards and Brian Leiter
Marx is a jargon-free introduction to Marx and Marxist thought. It's very clear and readable.
Interviews with Brian Leiter
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Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography
by Rüdiger Safranski & translator Shelley Frisch -
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Nietzsche on Truth and Philosophy
by Maudemarie Clark -
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Nietzsche’s System
by John Richardson -
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Beyond Good and Evil
by Friedrich Nietzsche & Walter Kaufmann (translator) -
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On the Genealogy of Morality
by Friedrich Nietzsche
The Best Nietzsche Books, recommended by Brian Leiter
The Best Nietzsche Books, recommended by Brian Leiter
Relativist, atheist, existentialist, Nazi. All have been said of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, some with more reason than others. We asked Nietzsche expert Brian Leiter to explain the appeal of the controversial philosopher and recommend books to get started with to understand him and his work.
Interviews where books by Brian Leiter were recommended
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Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People
by Emily Herring -
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Facing Down the Furies: Suicide, the Ancient Greeks, and Me
by Edith Hall -
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Marx
by Jaime Edwards and Brian Leiter -
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The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI
by Jonathan Birch -
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We Are Free to Change the World: Hannah Arendt’s Lessons in Love and Disobedience
by Lyndsey Stonebridge
The Best Philosophy Books of 2024, recommended by Nigel Warburton
The Best Philosophy Books of 2024, recommended by Nigel Warburton
We ask our philosophy editor Nigel Warburton to recommend five of the most notable new books in his specialist area at the end of every year. In 2024, his nominations for the best philosophy books of 2024 include an introduction to the work of Karl Marx, a study of sentience in animals, and an examination of suicide through the work of the Greek tragedians.
