7 must-read philosophy books like Basisboek Ethiek by Martin van Hees

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Basisboek Ethiek

By: Martin van Hees

3.73

Format: 420 pages, Paperback

Een keur aan Nederlandse en Vlaamse auteurs werkte mee aan dit standaardwerk, dat zich met recht de…

If you liked the philosophy plot in Basisboek Ethiek by Martin van Hees , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder, Paulette Møller

1. Sophie’s World

By: Jostein Gaarder , Paulette Møller

3.96

Format: 403 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen c… read more

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"الذي يعرف الخير يفعل الخير"

-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World

"الأكثر ذكاء هو الذي يعرف أنه لا يعرف"

-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World

"Wisest is she who knows she does not know."

-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World

"It's not a silly question if you can't answer it."

-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World

Cover of Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, Gia-Fu Feng, Jane English, Jacob Needleman, Toinette Lippe

2. Tao Te Ching

By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more

Similar categories in Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching book and Martin van Hees's Basisboek Ethiek

  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"The heart that gives, gathers."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

Cover of Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke, Franz Xaver Kappus, Reginald Snell

3. Letters to a Young Poet

By: Rainer Maria Rilke , Franz Xaver Kappus , Reginald Snell

4.29

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

In 1903, a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet, req… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"Everything is gestation and then birthing."

-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

"Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. ...live in the question."

-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

"A work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity. That is the only way one can judge it."

-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

"Perhaps all dragons in our lives are really princesses just waiting to see us just once being beautiful and courageous."

-Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet

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4. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

By: Beatrix Potter

4.22

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

"Now, my dears," said old Mrs Rabbit one morning, "you may go into the fields or down the lane, but… read more

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"I am aware these little books don't last long even if they are a success."

-Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

"Peter was not very well during the evening. His mother put him to bed, and made some chamomile tea: "One table-spoonful to be taken at bedtime."

-Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

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5. Hume: A Very Short Introduction

By: A.J. Ayer

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hume's "naturalist" approach to a wide variety of philosophical topics resulted in highly original … read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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6. Songs of Innocence and of Experience

By: William Blake

4.09

Format: 56 pages, Paperback

Songs of Innocence and of Experience is an collection of poems by William Blake. Note: For a com… read more

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"Cruelty has a human heart, And Jealousy a human face;"

-William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience

"Then cherish pity, lest you drive an angel from your door."

-William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience

"And Priests in black gowns, were walking their rounds, And binding with briars, my joys & desires."

-William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience

"Can I see anothers woe, And not be in sorrow too. Can I see anothers grief, And not seek for kind relief. - On Anothers Sorrow "

-William Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience

7. An Interrupted Life: The Diaries, 1941-1943; and Letters from Westerbork

By: Etty Hillesum , Eva Hoffman

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

For the first time, Etty Hillesum's diary and letters appear together to give us the fullest possib… read more

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8. Brief Answers to the Big Questions

By: Stephen Hawking

4.28

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"I use the word “God"

-Stephen Hawking, Brief Answers to the Big Questions

"This “Hawking temperature"

-Stephen Hawking, Brief Answers to the Big Questions

"So some might imagine that I am an expert on time, although of course these days an expert is not necessarily a good thing to be."

-Stephen Hawking, Brief Answers to the Big Questions

"I think it is legitimate to take a broader view and include externally transmitted information, as well as DNA, in the evolution of the human race."

-Stephen Hawking, Brief Answers to the Big Questions

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9. The Iliad

By: Homer

3.91

Format: 848 pages, Hardcover

One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkes… read more

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"I say no wealth is worth my life."

-Homer, The Iliad

"These were the colloquies in heaven."

-Homer, The Iliad

"The sort of words a man says is the sort he hears in return."

-Homer, The Iliad

"Antilochus! You're the most appalling driver in the world! Go to hell!"

-Homer, The Iliad

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10. Peace of Mind: De Tranquillitate Animi

By: Seneca

4.11

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

“Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor the body.” - Seneca. Peace of Mind (De Tranquillitate … read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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11. Clap When You Land

By: Elizabeth Acevedo

4.24

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times … read more

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"Who knew death must be so damn polite?"

-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

"All these lies that we've all swallowed, they're probably rotting in our stomachs."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

"A queen offers her hand to be kissed, & can form it into a fist while smiling the whole damn time."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

"This whole time she's swallowed her words like bitter pills not realizing they were slow-drip poison."

-Elizabeth Acevedo, Clap When You Land

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12. Plato (Past Masters)

By: R.M. Hare

3.12

Format: 115 pages, Paperback

The earliest philosopher whose work has survived extensively, Plato remains the starting-point in t… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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13. Basisboek Ethiek

By: Martin van Hees

3.73

Format: 420 pages, Paperback

Een keur aan Nederlandse en Vlaamse auteurs werkte mee aan dit standaardwerk, dat zich met recht de… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
Cover of Alles moet Anders: Bevrijdingstheologie voor Witte Nederlanders by Janneke Stegeman

14. Alles moet Anders: Bevrijdingstheologie voor Witte Nederlanders

By: Janneke Stegeman

3.11

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

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15. Wegen en dwarswegen. De geschiedenis van tweeduizend jaar christendom in hoofdlijnen

By: Nico van den Akker

3.53

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

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16. De vijf religies van de wereld: hun oorsprong, bronnen, leer, leefregels, stromingen en verhalen (Dutch Edition)

By: Henk Schouten

3.12

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Beknopt, zakelijk en helder beschrijft Henk Schouten de vijf grote religies die in Nederland en Bel… read more

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  • nonfiction

8 Top nonfiction books like Basisboek Ethiek by Martin van Hees

Transform Your Habits

Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke , Franz Xaver Kappus , Reginald Snell

4.29

Transform Your Habits

Hume: A Very Short Introduction

A.J. Ayer

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Brief Answers to the Big Questions

Stephen Hawking

4.28

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18 Top fiction books like Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo

Transform Your Habits

Monday's Not Coming

Tiffany D. Jackson

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Dear Martin

Nic Stone

4.00

Transform Your Habits

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Erika L. Sánchez

4.57

Transform Your Habits

Long Way Down

Jason Reynolds

4.25

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