Western Canon reading path
Ancient Philosophy
The foundational arguments about virtue, knowledge, politics, mortality, and the good life.
How to use this reading path
Begin with Socrates in public, move through Plato's political vision and Aristotle's practical philosophy, then test those systems against Stoic and Epicurean ways of living.
- Books
- 8
- Estimated hours
- 115
- Suggested pace
- 5 months
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
The reading order
- Apology by Plato
Begin with Socrates' defense of the examined life.
Find available editions on Bookshop.org - The Republic by Plato Find available editions on Bookshop.org
- Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle Find available editions on Bookshop.org
- Politics by Aristotle Find available editions on Bookshop.org
- Elements by Euclid Find available editions on Bookshop.org
- On the Nature of Things by Lucretius Find available editions on Bookshop.org
- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Find available editions on Bookshop.org
- The New Testament by Multiple authors Find available editions on Bookshop.org
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