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The best ancient philosophy
The foundations of Western thought — Plato, Aristotle and the Stoics, from the Meditations to the Republic. 48 books, each readable in full on Folio — a few finishable pages a day.
Meditations
Folio
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius · 180
The Enchiridion
Epictetus · 125
The Republic
Folio
The Republic
Plato
Apology
Folio
Apology
Plato
Crito
Folio
Crito
Plato
Phaedo
Folio
Phaedo
Plato
Symposium
Folio
Symposium
Plato
The Nicomachean Ethics
Folio
The Nicomachean Ethics
Aristotle
The Consolation of Philosophy
Folio
The Consolation of Philosophy
Boethius · 524
Treatises on Friendship and Old Age
Folio
Treatises on Friendship and Old Age
Marcus Tullius Cicero · -44
Timaeus
Folio
Timaeus
Plato
Meno
Folio
Meno
Plato
Protagoras
Folio
Protagoras
Plato
Gorgias
Folio
Gorgias
Plato
Theaetetus
Folio
Theaetetus
Plato
Laws
Folio
Laws
Plato
Parmenides
Folio
Parmenides
Plato
Statesman
Folio
Statesman
Plato
Ion
Folio
Ion
Plato
Cratylus
Folio
Cratylus
Plato
Politics: A Treatise on Government
Folio
Politics: A Treatise on Government
Aristotle
The Poetics of Aristotle
Folio
The Poetics of Aristotle
Aristotle
The Categories
Folio
The Categories
Aristotle
The Athenian Constitution
Folio
The Athenian Constitution
Aristotle
Cicero's Tusculan Disputations
Folio
Cicero's Tusculan Disputations
Marcus Tullius Cicero
The Golden Sayings of Epictetus
Folio
The Golden Sayings of Epictetus
Epictetus
Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates
Folio
Apology, Crito, and Phaedo of Socrates
Plato
Plutarch's Morals
Folio
Plutarch's Morals
Plutarch
Phaedrus
Folio
Phaedrus
Plato
Euthyphro
Folio
Euthyphro
Plato
Charmides
Folio
Charmides
Plato
Laches
Folio
Laches
Plato
Lysis
Folio
Lysis
Plato
Euthydemus
Folio
Euthydemus
Plato
Philebus
Folio
Philebus
Plato
Critias
Folio
Critias
Plato
Menexenus
Folio
Menexenus
Plato
Alcibiades I
Folio
Alcibiades I
Plato
Lesser Hippias
Folio
Lesser Hippias
Plato
A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus
Folio
A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus
Epictetus
Selected Essays of Plutarch
Folio
Selected Essays of Plutarch
Plutarch
The Republic of Plato
Plato
Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius
Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
The Teaching of Epictetus
Folio
The Teaching of Epictetus
Epictetus
Alcibiades II
Folio
Alcibiades II
Plato
Eryxias
Folio
Eryxias
Plato
Sophist
Folio
Sophist
Plato
L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits
Folio
L. Annaeus Seneca on Benefits
Lucius Annaeus Seneca