The 10 Most Important Philosophy Books To Read In 2021
A list of the most important philosophical investigations as we begin to try to understand what has changed in the past few years.
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5 min readDec 22, 2020
10. Metaphysics, by Aristotle
Aristotle is the only philosopher to make this list twice. Metaphysics is a core component of Aristotle’s philosophy, and we need to understand that much of what has survived from The Philosopher’s time intact is precisely his contribution to metaphysics, which explores the mind’s exploration of sets of principles such as science, including among other things physics itself.
9. The Republic, by Plato
The Republic is an indispensable 2020 text as well, with its classic tale of the strong man of the people who attempts to subvert democracy and replace it with tyranny. Plato’s philosophy is deeply engaged by Karl Popper and the interested reader will likely benefit…
