Philosophy reading list: Oxford, Somerville College (PPE)

Oxford, Somerville College (PPE) lists 6 books for students about to start the course in Philosophy. The list starts with Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes, Utilitarianism by J. S. Mill and Republic by Plato. 4 of the books also appear on other Oxford and Cambridge lists we collected.

The 6 books

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1. 1.

   Meditations on First Philosophy

   René Descartes

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2. 2.

   Utilitarianism

   J. S. Mill

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   Also on: Philosophy · Cambridge, Downing College
3. 3.

   Republic

   Plato

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4. 4.

   The Logic Manual

   Volker Halbach

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   Also on: Classics · Oxford, Balliol College
5. 5.

   Think

   Simon Blackburn

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   Also on: Philosophy · Cambridge, Faculty of Philosophy, Philosophy · Cambridge, Downing College, Classics · Oxford, Balliol College
6. 6.

   Riddles of existence: A guided tour of metaphysics

   Earl Conee and Theodore Sider

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   Also on: Philosophy · Cambridge, Faculty of Philosophy, Classics · Oxford, Balliol College