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Philosophy-Esque Books to Read

here are some philosophy and philosophical-like books i would like to read at some point. I know nothing about philosophy so bear with me
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Sophie's World (Jostein Gaarder)
Sophie's World
Jostein Gaarder
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Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Edward Craig)
Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
Edward Craig
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Plato: A Very Short Introduction (Julia Annas)
Plato: A Very Short Introduction
Julia Annas
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Nausea (Jean-Paul Sartre)
Nausea
Jean-Paul Sartre
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The Problems of Philosophy, Bertrand Russel
The Problems of Philosophy, Bertrand Russel
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Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor Frankl
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The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
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The Trial and Death of Socrates
The Trial and Death of Socrates
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Siddhartha (Hermann Hesse)
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
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Mythologies
Mythologies
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Self-Reliance [And Other Essays] (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Self-Reliance [And Other Essays]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Why I Am Not a Christian by Bertrand Russell
Why I Am Not a Christian by Bertrand Russell
13
The River of Consciousness (Oliver Sacks)
The River of Consciousness
Oliver Sacks
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The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
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Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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At the Existentialist Cafe (Sarah Bakewell)
At the Existentialist Cafe
Sarah Bakewell
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Meditations on First Philosophy (Rene Descartes)
Meditations on First Philosophy
Rene Descartes
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No Exit (Jean-Paul Sartre)
No Exit
Jean-Paul Sartre
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The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
Plato
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Robert M Pirsig
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Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction (Jonathan Barnes)
Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction
Jonathan Barnes
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Nicomachean Ethics (Aristotle)
Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle
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The Fall (Albert Camus)
The Fall
Albert Camus
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The Communist Manifesto (Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels)
The Communist Manifesto
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
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The Social Contract (Rosseau)
The Social Contract
Rosseau
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Civilization and Its Discontents (Sigmund Freud)
Civilization and Its Discontents
Sigmund Freud
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Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
Henry David Thoreau
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Emile – Or, on Education (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)
Emile – Or, on Education
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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The Myth of Sisyphus (Camus)
The Myth of Sisyphus
Camus
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Philosophical Investigations
Philosophical Investigations
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Gender Trouble (Judith Butler)
Gender Trouble
Judith Butler
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Fear and Trembling (Soren Kierkegaard)
Fear and Trembling
Soren Kierkegaard
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (Mary Wollstonecraft)
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Mary Wollstonecraft
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Crime and Punishment (Fyodor Dostoevsky)
Crime and Punishment
Fyodor Dostoevsky
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Poetics
Poetics
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Either or (Soren Kierkegaard)
Either Or
Soren Kierkegaard
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Man and His Symbols
Man and His Symbols
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Metaphysics
Metaphysics
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Against Interpretation (Susan Sontag)
Against Interpretation
Susan Sontag
40
A Treatise of Human Nature
A Treatise of Human Nature
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