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So You Want to Be a Critical Thinker?

A list of the most fundamental pieces of literature to improve your critical and political thinking!
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The Art of War (Sun Tzu)
The Art of War
Sun Tzu
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Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis)
Mere Christianity
C.S. Lewis
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Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Zora Neale Hurston
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Guns, Germs, and Steel (Jared Diamond)
Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
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The Prince (Niccolò Machiavelli)
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
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The Republic (Plato)
The Republic
Plato
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
Oliver Sacks
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The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
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Origin of Species
Origin of Species
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A Room of One's Own (Virginia Woolf)
A Room of One's Own
Virginia Woolf
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The Black Swan
The Black Swan
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Collapse
Collapse
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The Interpretation of Dreams (Sigmund Freud)
The Interpretation of Dreams
Sigmund Freud
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Beyond Good and Evil (Friedrich Nietzsche)
Beyond Good and Evil
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Nudge
Nudge
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Confessions (Saint Augustine)
Confessions
Saint Augustine
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Blue Ocean Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy
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The New Jim Crow (Alexander)
The New Jim Crow
Alexander
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Symposium (Plato)
Symposium
Plato
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Leviathan (Thomas Hobbes)
Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
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The Federalist Papers (Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay)
The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay
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Common Sense, the Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Common Sense, the Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
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The Social Contract
The Social Contract
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Nicomachean Ethics
Nicomachean Ethics
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Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
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The History of the Peloponnesian War
The History of the Peloponnesian War
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The Souls of Black Folk (W.E.B. Du Bois)
The Souls of Black Folk
W.E.B. Du Bois
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Politics
Politics
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Critique of Pure Reason (Immanuel Kant)
Critique of Pure Reason
Immanuel Kant
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On Liberty (John Stuart Mill)
On Liberty
John Stuart Mill
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Meditations (Descartes)
Meditations
Descartes
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The Wealth of Nations (Adam Smith)
The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith
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Discipline and Punish
Discipline and Punish
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
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Democracy in America (Alexis De Tocqueville)
Democracy in America
Alexis De Tocqueville
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The Abolition of Man (CS Lewis)
The Abolition of Man
CS Lewis
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The Feminine Mystique (Betty Friedan)
The Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan
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Utilitarianism (John Stuart Mill)
Utilitarianism
John Stuart Mill
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A Random Walk Down Wall Street (Burton G. Malkiel)
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
Burton G. Malkiel
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Fear and Trembling (Soren Kierkegaard)
Fear and Trembling
Soren Kierkegaard
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