Books like Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1
12 books with a reading profile close to Capital: A Critique of Political Economy Volume 1 by Karl Marx. Deep and outward-looking; a demanding read.
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How is Quantum Field Theory Possible?
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, academic
Sunny Auyang identifies the philosophical foundations that allow quantum field theory to function as a coherent description of physical reality.
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The Concept of the Political
by Carl Schmitt
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, academic
Carl Schmitt defines the essence of the political through the specific distinction between friend and enemy.
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Models and Idealizations in Science
by Alejandro Cassini, Juan Redmond
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, academic
This volume examines the ontological and functional roles of scientific models, focusing specifically on the tension between artifactualism and fictionalism.
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Modelling Nature: An Opinionated Introduction to Scientific Representation
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, academic
Roman Frigg and James Nguyen analyze how idealized structures and physical objects function as proxies for physical reality.
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Philosophers of peace and war
by W. B. Gallie
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, academic
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The Construction of Social Reality
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, academic
John Searle details how human beings transform physical objects into institutional facts through collective intentionality.
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Also deep · philosophy, academic
Thomas Kuhn challenges the timeline of linear scientific progress, arguing instead that science operates through distinct cycles.
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Leviathan
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, academic
Published during the English Civil War, this work posits that humanity exists in a natural state of perpetual conflict, driven by competition, diffidence, and glory.
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The Cambridge Companion to the Stoics
by Brad Inwood
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, academic
This collection of scholarly essays provides a technical map of the Stoic philosophical system from its origins in the Hellenistic period through its Roman developments.
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Philosophy in a Time of Terror
by Jürgen Habermas, Jacques Derrida
Also deep and outward-looking · philosophy, academic
This volume documents individual dialogues between Giovanna Borradori and philosophers Jürgen Habermas and Jacques Derrida conducted shortly after the September 11 attacks.
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