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Moral and political philosophy

Philosophy

Holds works on justice, ethics, liberty and the state, from Adam Smith, Mill and Rawls to Hayek, Soros, Havel and Ayn Rand.

56 books on Moral and political philosophy, 5 of them tier 1, recommended by 43 people including Mohnish Pabrai and Patrick Collison.

56 books · 48 experts

Start here

  1. The Theory of Moral SentimentsAdam Smith, 1759
  2. On the Principles of Political Economy and TaxationDavid Ricardo, 1817
  3. Capitalism, Socialism and DemocracyJoseph A. Schumpeter, 1942
  4. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: Volume 1Adam Smith, 2015
  5. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: Volume 2Adam Smith, 2015

The best books on Moral and political philosophy 56

The Theory of Moral SentimentsThe Theory of Moral Sentiments
T1 The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Adam Smith · 1759
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
On the Principles of Political Economy and TOn the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
T1 On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
David Ricardo · 1817
Open Library
Capitalism, Socialism and DemocracyCapitalism, Socialism and Democracy
T1 Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Joseph A. Schumpeter · 1942
unverified
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of theAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: Volume 1
T1 An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: Volume 1
Adam Smith · 2015
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of theAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: Volume 2
T1 An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: Volume 2
Adam Smith · 2015
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Origins of VirtueThe Origins of Virtue
T2 The Origins of Virtue
Matt Ridley · 1996
Cooperation as an evolved strategy; reciprocity and the prisoner's dilemma
Open Library
“I really highly, highly recommend picking up Genome, The Red Queen, Origins of Virtue, The Rational Optimist, and The Evolution of Everything.”Naval Ravikant
Recommended byMohnish PabraiNaval RavikantRyan Holiday
Stubborn AttachmentsStubborn Attachments
T2 Stubborn Attachments
Tyler Cowen · 2018
Open Library
Recommended byJackie VullinghsPatrick Collison
The MachiavelliansThe Machiavellians
T3 The Machiavellians
James Burnham · 1943
Elite theory: who actually rules, and why stated aims mislead
Open Library
“The book that I always recommend on this topic is called "The Machiavellians," which is this sort of a famous book from the 1940s”Marc Andreessen
Recommended byMarc Andreessen
Discourses on LivyDiscourses on Livy
T4 Discourses on Livy
Niccolò Machiavelli · 1531
Open Library
Recommended byPeter Thiel
AreopagiticaAreopagitica
T4 Areopagitica
John Milton · 1644
Open Library
Recommended byAntonio García Martínez
Autobiography or the Story of My ExperimentsAutobiography or the Story of My Experiments with Truth
T4 Autobiography or the Story of My Experiments with Truth
M.K. Gandhi · 1927
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiTim Cook
Essays in PersuasionEssays in Persuasion
T4 Essays in Persuasion
John Maynard Keynes · 1931
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiWarren Buffett
Atlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
T4 Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand · 1936
Open Library
“Listed on his original "Books for Entrepreneurs" post as a formative read.”Fred Wilson
Recommended byBrian ArmstrongMohnish PabraiNat EliasonRan SegallPeter ThielAbi Tyas TunggalBob MetcalfeCodie Sanchez+13 more
The FountainheadThe Fountainhead
T4 The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand · 1943
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish PabraiEv WilliamsIman GadzhiKevin KellyLarry EllisonMark CubanNiki ScevakTravis Kalanick
On TyrannyOn Tyranny
T4 On Tyranny
Leo Strauss · 1948
Open Library
Recommended byPeter Thiel
Human ActionHuman Action
T4 Human Action
Ludwig von Mises · 1949
Open Library
Recommended byCharles Koch
The God That FailedThe God That Failed
T4 The God That Failed
Richard Crossman · 1949
Open Library
Recommended byMarc Andreessen
New hopes for a changing worldNew hopes for a changing world
T4 New hopes for a changing world
Bertrand Russell · 1951
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Irony of American HistoryThe Irony of American History
T4 The Irony of American History
Reinhold Niebuhr · 1952
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Captive Mind
T4 The Captive Mind
Czeslaw Milosz · 1953
Open Library
Recommended byMarc Andreessen
Human Society in Ethics and PoliticsHuman Society in Ethics and Politics
T4 Human Society in Ethics and Politics
Bertrand Russell · 1954
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Justice as FairnessJustice as Fairness
T4 Justice as Fairness
John Rawls · 1958
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Deschooling SocietyDeschooling Society
T4 Deschooling Society
Ivan Illich · 1970
Open Library
Recommended byAna Fabrega
A Theory of JusticeA Theory of Justice
T4 A Theory of Justice
John Rawls · 1971
Open Library
Recommended byAnn Miura-Ko
Sister OutsiderSister Outsider
T4 Sister Outsider
Audre Lorde · 1984
Open Library
Recommended byAudrey Gelman
The Power of the PowerlessThe Power of the Powerless
T4 The Power of the Powerless
Vaclav Havel · 1985
Open Library
Recommended byMarc Andreessen
A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins oA Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
T4 A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
Thomas Sowell · 1987
Open Library
Recommended byMarc Andreessen
The Fatal ConceitThe Fatal Conceit
T4 The Fatal Conceit
F.A. Hayek · 1988
Open Library
Recommended byNick Szabo
The End of History and the Last ManThe End of History and the Last Man
T4 The End of History and the Last Man
Francis Fukuyama · 1992
Open Library
“Fukuyama's thesis that liberal democracy represents the endpoint of ideological evolution is exactly the kind of consensus Thiel builds his career against. He has engaged with it publicly not to dismiss it but to argue that Fukuyama's endpoint may have arrived prematurely, and that the real contest between order and chaos is still open.”Peter Thiel
Recommended byMarc AndreessenPeter Thiel
To Be RealTo Be Real
T4 To Be Real
Rebecca Walker · 1995
Open Library
Recommended byAudrey Gelman
Open Society: Reforming Global CapitalismOpen Society: Reforming Global Capitalism
T4 Open Society: Reforming Global Capitalism
George Soros · 2000
Open Library lists the short title "Open society".
Open Library
Letters to a Young Contrarian (Art of MentorLetters to a Young Contrarian (Art of Mentoring)
T4 Letters to a Young Contrarian (Art of Mentoring)
Christopher Hitchens · 2001
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Do Business with People You Can Trust: BalanDo Business with People You Can Trust: Balancing Profits and Principles
T4 Do Business with People You Can Trust: Balancing Profits and Principles
L.J. Rittenhouse · 2002
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Morrie In His Own Words: Life Wisdom from a Morrie In His Own Words: Life Wisdom from a Remarkable Man
T4 Morrie In His Own Words: Life Wisdom from a Remarkable Man
Morrie Schwartz · 2005
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
On BullshitOn Bullshit
T4 On Bullshit
Harry G. Frankfurt · 2005
Open Library
Recommended byPaul Graham
Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult TimesWinners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times
T4 Winners Never Cheat: Even in Difficult Times
Jon M. Huntsman · 2005
Open Library
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
The Age of FallibilityThe Age of Fallibility
T4 The Age of Fallibility
George Soros · 2006
Open Library
The Moral LandscapeThe Moral Landscape
T4 The Moral Landscape
Sam Harris · 2010
Open Library
Recommended bySophie Bakalar
The Soros Lectures at the Central European UThe Soros Lectures at the Central European University
T4 The Soros Lectures at the Central European University
George Soros · 2010
Open Library lists the short title "The Soros Lectures".
Open Library
LyingLying
T4 Lying
Sam Harris · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byNat EliasonNaval RavikantVinod KhoslaBrian ArmstrongElon MuskTim Ferriss
The Problem of Political Authority: An ExamiThe Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey
T4 The Problem of Political Authority: An Examination of the Right to Coerce and the Duty to Obey
Michael Huemer · 2013
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Enlightenment 2.0: Restoring sanity to our pEnlightenment 2.0: Restoring sanity to our politics, our economy, and our lives
T4 Enlightenment 2.0: Restoring sanity to our politics, our economy, and our lives
Heath, Joseph · 2014
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Strangers DrowningStrangers Drowning
T4 Strangers Drowning
Larissa Macfarquhar · 2015
Open Library
Recommended byPatrick CollisonNick Thompson
Against EmpathyAgainst Empathy
T4 Against Empathy
Paul Bloom · 2016
Open Library
Recommended byVinod Khosla
In Defense of Open SocietyIn Defense of Open Society
T4 In Defense of Open Society
George Soros · 2019
Published in the UK as In Defence of Open Society.
Open Library
An Introduction to Political Philosophy: TenAn Introduction to Political Philosophy: Ten Essays
T4 An Introduction to Political Philosophy: Ten Essays
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Civil DisobedienceCivil Disobedience
T4 Civil Disobedience
Henry David Thoreau
unverified
Recommended byNat Eliason
Has Man A Future?Has Man A Future?
T4 Has Man A Future?
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
Living Contradictions
T4 Living Contradictions
Alison Jaggar
unverified
Recommended byDiana Kimball
Mohandas Gandhi: Essential WritingsMohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings
T4 Mohandas Gandhi: Essential Writings
Mahatma Gandhi, John Dear
unverified
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Order of Time
T4 Order of Time
Carlo Rovelli
unverified
“He recommends Rovelli's meditation on physics and the nature of time.”Josh Wolfe
Recommended byJames CameronJosh WolfeNaval Ravikant
Polemics
T4 Polemics
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Essential WritingsThe Essential Writings
T4 The Essential Writings
Mahatma Gandhi
unverified
Recommended byNaval Ravikant
The Revolt of the MassesThe Revolt of the Masses
T4 The Revolt of the Masses
unverified
Recommended byPatrick Collison
The Wit and Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew
T4 The Wit and Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew
Kuan Yew Lee
unverified
Recommended byMohnish Pabrai
Unqualified Reservations
T4 Unqualified Reservations
unverified
Recommended byBalaji S. Srinivasan

Experts 48

The people who wrote this page's books, and the people who recommend them.

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George Soroswrote 4 books here
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Adam Smithwrote 3 books hereMahatma Gandhiwrote 2 books hereMatt Ridleywrote 1 book hereTyler Cowenwrote 1 book here

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Mohnish Pabrairecommends 13 books herePatrick Collisonrecommends 13 books hereMarc Andreessenrecommends 6 books herePeter Thielrecommends 4 books hereNaval Ravikantrecommends 4 books here
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Nat Eliasonrecommends 3 books hereAudrey Gelmanrecommends 2 books here
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Brian Armstrongrecommends 2 books hereElon Muskrecommends 2 books hereEv Williamsrecommends 2 books here
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Iman Gadzhirecommends 2 books hereMark Cubanrecommends 2 books here
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Nick Szaborecommends 2 books here
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Balaji S. Srinivasanrecommends 1 book hereBob Metcalferecommends 1 book hereCharles Kochrecommends 1 book here
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Codie Sanchezrecommends 1 book here
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Diana Kimballrecommends 1 book here
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Fred Wilsonrecommends 1 book here
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Jackie Vullinghsrecommends 1 book hereJames Cameronrecommends 1 book here
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Josh Wolferecommends 1 book hereLarry Ellisonrecommends 1 book here
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