Study the works of some of history’s greatest thinkers and philosophers with the Folio Society’s collection of philosophy books. Each classic text includes beautiful illustrations or carefully researched photographs, as well as specially designed hardback covers. See below for the full list of Folio Philosophy books.
In this edition, illustrated with beautiful Sung Dynasty paintings that reflect Confucian subjects and ideas, every reader can profit from the timeless philosophy that remains at the heart of Chinese civilisation and tradition.
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Unclassifiable, inimitable, clever and wonderfully idiosyncratic, Robert Burton’s vast compendium of wit and learning, The Anatomy of Melancholy, is one of the great works of European literature.
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Written over 2,500 years ago, The Art of War remains the most famous military treatise of all time. Sun-tzu’s collection of precepts on strategic warfare has yet to be surpassed.
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The Bhagavad Gita is the cornerstone of the Hindu faith and one of the world’s greatest religious texts. Gandhi called it his ‘spiritual dictionary’, while as a secular work it inspired Einstein, Yeats and Jung. Our edition uses Juan Mascaró’s acclaimed translation, with illustrations by Anna Bhushan.
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One of the most influential religious works ever written, an eloquent and powerful defence of the faith and a fascinating witness to Christianity's early history.
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The first two volumes in this acclaimed and unprecedented work, historian and archaeologist Peter Watson gives us a new history of the world, by explaining the ideas that have shaped civilisation.
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The foundation stone of modern political philosophy, Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan is illustrated in this edition with ingenious images by Mike Wilks.
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How do we know that what we think is true is actually true? Can we prove the existence of God? Descartes’ questions endure. The Folio edition of Meditations is wittily illustrated by Shout, with an introduction by psychologist Nicholas Humphrey.
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Clausewitz’s magnum opus is one of the most influential studies of warfare, military strategy and philosophy ever written. Our edition contains a foreword by Joanna Bourke.
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Blaise Pascal (1623–62) was a mathematician and physicist who invented the mechanical calculator and developed probability theory. After experiencing a crisis and renewal of faith, he set out to write what he titled a ‘Defence of the Christian Religion’.
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The Tao Tê Ching is one of the foundation stones of Chinese ethics, culture and philosophy, ranking alongside the world's great religious works. The oldest extant text, written on slips of bamboo, dates from around 300 BC.
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One of the most explosive books ever published, filled with radical ideas and vivid imagery, it takes the form of a prose poem, recounting the story of a prophet, who descends from the mountains to preach to mankind.
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The concept of paradise is as old as humankind, but it was Thomas More, in 1516, who invented Utopia. He derived it from the Greek meaning ‘no place’, with a pun on the Greek ‘good place’ – a piece of wordplay typical of More and his circle of learned friends.
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Jorge Luis Borges, whose playful and metaphysical stories were heavily influenced by Browne, said, most simply – ‘I love him’.
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