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The Great Philosophers

Volume 1: The Ancient World

8 volumes · 316 chapters · Published 2 Nov 2026

Abhinav Pandey

The first 5 chapters of each volume free

Volumes

Vol 1 of 8

Vol 1 · The Ancient World

40 chapters, 1–40. The first five are free to read here.

  1. 1The UpanishadsFree to read · 18 min
  2. 2Thales of MiletusFree to read · 16 min
  3. 3AnaximanderFree to read · 19 min
  4. 4MahāvīraFree to read · 16 min
  5. 5AnaximenesFree to read · 18 min
  6. 6LaoziNot in the free sample · 16 min
  7. 7PythagorasNot in the free sample · 16 min
  8. 8Siddhārtha Gautama (the Buddha)Not in the free sample · 18 min
  9. 9Confucius (Kongzi)Not in the free sample · 18 min
  10. 10HeraclitusNot in the free sample · 17 min
  11. 11ParmenidesNot in the free sample · 17 min
  12. 12AnaxagorasNot in the free sample · 20 min
  13. 13EmpedoclesNot in the free sample · 18 min
  14. 14Zeno of EleaNot in the free sample · 17 min
  15. 15ProtagorasNot in the free sample · 18 min
  16. 16GorgiasNot in the free sample · 18 min
  17. 17Mozi (Mo Di)Not in the free sample · 17 min
  18. 18SocratesNot in the free sample · 10 min
  19. 19DemocritusNot in the free sample · 18 min
  20. 20AntisthenesNot in the free sample · 16 min
  21. 21AristippusNot in the free sample · 17 min
  22. 22PlatoNot in the free sample · 16 min
  23. 23Diogenes of SinopeNot in the free sample · 17 min
  24. 24Shang YangNot in the free sample · 17 min
  25. 25AristotleNot in the free sample · 18 min
  26. 26Mencius (Mengzi)Not in the free sample · 18 min
  27. 27ZhuangziNot in the free sample · 18 min
  28. 28Pyrrho of ElisNot in the free sample · 17 min
  29. 29Kauṭilya (Chāṇakya)Not in the free sample · 18 min
  30. 30EpicurusNot in the free sample · 19 min
  31. 31Zeno of CitiumNot in the free sample · 17 min
  32. 32XunziNot in the free sample · 18 min
  33. 33Han FeiziNot in the free sample · 17 min
  34. 34ChrysippusNot in the free sample · 17 min
  35. 35CarneadesNot in the free sample · 17 min
  36. 36PanaetiusNot in the free sample · 17 min
  37. 37The Bhagavad GitaNot in the free sample · 18 min
  38. 38PosidoniusNot in the free sample · 18 min
  39. 39CiceroNot in the free sample · 17 min
  40. 40LucretiusNot in the free sample · 17 min

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