Books like The Republic

12 books to read next

• The Prince Niccolò Machiavelli 2.9 h
• The Social Contract Jean-Jacques Rousseau 4.6 h
• Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 9.3 h
• A History of Political Theory George H. Sabine 16.0 h
• The New Atlantis Francis Bacon 1.1 h
• Two Treatises on Government John Locke, Ian Shapiro, Lee Ward 7.2 h
• The Advancement of Learning Francis Bacon 4.5 h
• The Politics Aristotle 6.5 h
• Emile or Education Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Barbara Foxley, William Harold Wayne 8.4 h
• The City of the Sun Tommaso Campanella, Emilio G. Estébanez, Javier Gálvez 1.5 h
• Discourses on Livy Niccolò Machiavelli, Harvey C. Mansfield, Nathan Tarcov, Alissa Ardito, Ninian Hill Thomson, Henry Neville 8.2 h
• Essay Concerning the True Original Extent and End of Civil Government John Locke 2.8 h

How long each takes

The Prince Niccolò Machiavelli 2.9 h The Social Contract Jean-Jacques Rousseau 4.6 h Leviathan Thomas Hobbes 9.3 h A History of Political Theory George H. Sabine 16.0 h The New Atlantis Francis Bacon 1.1 h Two Treatises on Government John Locke, Ian Shapiro, Lee Ward 7.2 h The Advancement of Learning Francis Bacon 4.5 h The Politics Aristotle 6.5 h Emile or Education Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Barbara Foxley, William Harold Wayne 8.4 h The City of the Sun Tommaso Campanella, Emilio G. Estébanez, Javier Gálvez 1.5 h Discourses on Livy Niccolò Machiavelli, Harvey C. Mansfield, Nathan Tarcov, Alissa Ardito, Ninian Hill Thomson, Henry Neville 8.2 h Essay Concerning the True Original Extent and End of Civil Government John Locke 2.8 h

Bar height shows length. Estimated at 250 words a minute.