Writers & editors
Books recommended by A. C. Grayling
English philosopher
English philosopher. Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on Ideas that Matter.
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This is a selection of sourced recommendations, not a complete list of everything A. C. Grayling has read or praised. How we choose.
Recommendations
Books A. C. Grayling recommends
5 books from 1 source. Each one links to the place where A. recommended it.
The best books on Ideas that Matter
Five Books interview in which A. C. Grayling chooses and discusses five books.
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The Nicomachean Ethics
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2009 Five Books interview “The best books on Ideas that Matter”.
The best books on Ideas that Matter Interviewfivebooks.com
+2 other recommenders: Mark Manson, Martha Nussbaum
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Critique of Pure Reason
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2009 Five Books interview “The best books on Ideas that Matter”.
The best books on Ideas that Matter Interviewfivebooks.com
+2 other recommenders: Simon Blackburn, Mark Manson
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Pride and Prejudice
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2009 Five Books interview “The best books on Ideas that Matter”.
Listed in the source as “Pride and Prejudice (Book)”.
The best books on Ideas that Matter Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Mark Manson
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Table-Talk, Essays on Men and Manners
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2009 Five Books interview “The best books on Ideas that Matter”.
The best books on Ideas that Matter Interviewfivebooks.com
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On the Origin of Species
Explicit recommendationOne of five picks in the 2009 Five Books interview “The best books on Ideas that Matter”.
The best books on Ideas that Matter Interviewfivebooks.com
+1 other recommender: Jerry Coyne
Written by A. C. Grayling
Books A. C. Grayling wrote
Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.
Cross-recommendations
Picks others agree on
4 books A. recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.
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3recommendersCritique of Pure Reason 3 recommendersSimon Blackburn, A. C. Grayling, Mark Manson
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3recommendersThe Nicomachean Ethics 3 recommendersA. C. Grayling, Mark Manson, Martha Nussbaum
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2recommendersOn the Origin of Species 2 recommendersA. C. Grayling, Jerry Coyne
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2recommendersPride and Prejudice 2 recommendersA. C. Grayling, Mark Manson
Cross-recommendations
Who agrees with A.
People in the directory who recommended at least one of the same books.
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