A Book in Order

Series · 40 books

Socrates Books in Order

The complete Socrates reading order — 40 books from 1650–2004.

  1. 01 Memorabilia 1650 Amazon — buy Memorabilia Bookshop — buy Memorabilia ThriftBooks — buy Memorabilia eBooks.com — buy Memorabilia
  2. 02 Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους 1675 Amazon — buy Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους Bookshop — buy Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους ThriftBooks — buy Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους eBooks.com — buy Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους
  3. 03 Socratous Scholastikou kai Ermeiou Sozomenou ekklesiastike istoria = 1695 Amazon — buy Socratous Scholastikou kai Ermeiou Sozomenou ekklesiastike istoria = ThriftBooks — buy Socratous Scholastikou kai Ermeiou Sozomenou ekklesiastike istoria = eBooks.com — buy Socratous Scholastikou kai Ermeiou Sozomenou ekklesiastike istoria =
  4. 04 The Ecclesiastical History 1720 Amazon — buy The Ecclesiastical History Bookshop — buy The Ecclesiastical History ThriftBooks — buy The Ecclesiastical History eBooks.com — buy The Ecclesiastical History
  5. 05 Socratic discourses 1800 Amazon — buy Socratic discourses Bookshop — buy Socratic discourses ThriftBooks — buy Socratic discourses eBooks.com — buy Socratic discourses
  6. 06 Socrates and Jesus campared 1803 Amazon — buy Socrates and Jesus campared Bookshop — buy Socrates and Jesus campared ThriftBooks — buy Socrates and Jesus campared eBooks.com — buy Socrates and Jesus campared
  7. 07 Apology of Socrates and Crito and a part of the Phaedo 1840 Amazon — buy Apology of Socrates and Crito and a part of the Phaedo Bookshop — buy Apology of Socrates and Crito and a part of the Phaedo ThriftBooks — buy Apology of Socrates and Crito and a part of the Phaedo eBooks.com — buy Apology of Socrates and Crito and a part of the Phaedo
  8. 08 Om begrebet ironi 1841 Amazon — buy Om begrebet ironi Bookshop — buy Om begrebet ironi ThriftBooks — buy Om begrebet ironi eBooks.com — buy Om begrebet ironi
  9. 09 Socrates and the Socratic schools 1868 Amazon — buy Socrates and the Socratic schools ThriftBooks — buy Socrates and the Socratic schools eBooks.com — buy Socrates and the Socratic schools
  10. 10 An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt 1895 Amazon — buy An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt ThriftBooks — buy An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt eBooks.com — buy An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt
  11. 11 Socrates 1905 Amazon — buy Socrates Bookshop — buy Socrates ThriftBooks — buy Socrates eBooks.com — buy Socrates
  12. 12 Before and after Socrates 1932 Amazon — buy Before and after Socrates Bookshop — buy Before and after Socrates ThriftBooks — buy Before and after Socrates eBooks.com — buy Before and after Socrates
  13. 13 The pre-Socratic philosophers 1946 Amazon — buy The pre-Socratic philosophers ThriftBooks — buy The pre-Socratic philosophers eBooks.com — buy The pre-Socratic philosophers
  14. 14 Ancilla to the pre-Socratic philosophers 1948 Amazon — buy Ancilla to the pre-Socratic philosophers ThriftBooks — buy Ancilla to the pre-Socratic philosophers eBooks.com — buy Ancilla to the pre-Socratic philosophers
  15. 15 Socratic method and critical philosophy 1949 Amazon — buy Socratic method and critical philosophy Bookshop — buy Socratic method and critical philosophy ThriftBooks — buy Socratic method and critical philosophy eBooks.com — buy Socratic method and critical philosophy
  16. 16 Socrate 1960 Amazon — buy Socrate Bookshop — buy Socrate ThriftBooks — buy Socrate eBooks.com — buy Socrate
  17. 17 Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus 1962 Amazon — buy Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus Bookshop — buy Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus ThriftBooks — buy Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus eBooks.com — buy Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus
  18. 18 Socrates to Sartre 1966 Amazon — buy Socrates to Sartre Bookshop — buy Socrates to Sartre ThriftBooks — buy Socrates to Sartre eBooks.com — buy Socrates to Sartre
  19. 19 Socrates and Aristophanes 1966 Amazon — buy Socrates and Aristophanes Bookshop — buy Socrates and Aristophanes ThriftBooks — buy Socrates and Aristophanes eBooks.com — buy Socrates and Aristophanes
  20. 20 Western Political Thought 1981 Amazon — buy Western Political Thought Bookshop — buy Western Political Thought ThriftBooks — buy Western Political Thought eBooks.com — buy Western Political Thought
  21. 21 The unaborted Socrates 1983 Amazon — buy The unaborted Socrates Bookshop — buy The unaborted Socrates ThriftBooks — buy The unaborted Socrates eBooks.com — buy The unaborted Socrates
  22. 22 Storia della filosofia greca 1983 Amazon — buy Storia della filosofia greca Bookshop — buy Storia della filosofia greca ThriftBooks — buy Storia della filosofia greca eBooks.com — buy Storia della filosofia greca
  23. 23 Four Texts on Socrates 1984 Amazon — buy Four Texts on Socrates Bookshop — buy Four Texts on Socrates ThriftBooks — buy Four Texts on Socrates eBooks.com — buy Four Texts on Socrates
  24. 24 From Socrates to Sartre 1984 Amazon — buy From Socrates to Sartre Bookshop — buy From Socrates to Sartre ThriftBooks — buy From Socrates to Sartre eBooks.com — buy From Socrates to Sartre
  25. 25 Socrates meets Jesus 1987 Amazon — buy Socrates meets Jesus Bookshop — buy Socrates meets Jesus ThriftBooks — buy Socrates meets Jesus eBooks.com — buy Socrates meets Jesus
  26. 26 The Socratic method 1987 Amazon — buy The Socratic method Bookshop — buy The Socratic method ThriftBooks — buy The Socratic method eBooks.com — buy The Socratic method
  27. 27 Beginning with the pre-Socratics 1987 Amazon — buy Beginning with the pre-Socratics Bookshop — buy Beginning with the pre-Socratics ThriftBooks — buy Beginning with the pre-Socratics eBooks.com — buy Beginning with the pre-Socratics
  28. 28 The trial of Socrates 1988 Amazon — buy The trial of Socrates Bookshop — buy The trial of Socrates ThriftBooks — buy The trial of Socrates eBooks.com — buy The trial of Socrates
  29. 29 Dialogue 1989 Amazon — buy Dialogue Bookshop — buy Dialogue ThriftBooks — buy Dialogue eBooks.com — buy Dialogue
  30. 30 The great conversation 1991 Amazon — buy The great conversation Bookshop — buy The great conversation ThriftBooks — buy The great conversation eBooks.com — buy The great conversation
  31. 31 Parallel Thinking 1994 Amazon — buy Parallel Thinking Bookshop — buy Parallel Thinking ThriftBooks — buy Parallel Thinking eBooks.com — buy Parallel Thinking
  32. 32 Thinking Socratically 1997 Amazon — buy Thinking Socratically Bookshop — buy Thinking Socratically ThriftBooks — buy Thinking Socratically eBooks.com — buy Thinking Socratically
  33. 33 Socrates in 90 minutes 1997 Amazon — buy Socrates in 90 minutes Bookshop — buy Socrates in 90 minutes ThriftBooks — buy Socrates in 90 minutes eBooks.com — buy Socrates in 90 minutes
  34. 34 Socrates to Sartre and beyond 2002 Amazon — buy Socrates to Sartre and beyond Bookshop — buy Socrates to Sartre and beyond ThriftBooks — buy Socrates to Sartre and beyond eBooks.com — buy Socrates to Sartre and beyond
  35. 35 Socrates' way 2002 Amazon — buy Socrates' way Bookshop — buy Socrates' way ThriftBooks — buy Socrates' way eBooks.com — buy Socrates' way
  36. 36 Socrates meets Marx 2002 Amazon — buy Socrates meets Marx Bookshop — buy Socrates meets Marx ThriftBooks — buy Socrates meets Marx eBooks.com — buy Socrates meets Marx
  37. 37 The Trials of Socrates 2002 Amazon — buy The Trials of Socrates Bookshop — buy The Trials of Socrates ThriftBooks — buy The Trials of Socrates eBooks.com — buy The Trials of Socrates
  38. 38 The Apology 2002 Amazon — buy The Apology Bookshop — buy The Apology ThriftBooks — buy The Apology eBooks.com — buy The Apology
  39. 39 Socratic logic 2003 Amazon — buy Socratic logic Bookshop — buy Socratic logic ThriftBooks — buy Socratic logic eBooks.com — buy Socratic logic
  40. 40 Six Questions of Socrates 2004 Amazon — buy Six Questions of Socrates Bookshop — buy Six Questions of Socrates ThriftBooks — buy Six Questions of Socrates eBooks.com — buy Six Questions of Socrates

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Read# TitleYear Date finished
1 Memorabilia 1650
2 Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους 1675
3 Socratous Scholastikou kai Ermeiou Sozomenou ekklesiastike istoria = 1695
4 The Ecclesiastical History 1720
5 Socratic discourses 1800
6 Socrates and Jesus campared 1803
7 Apology of Socrates and Crito and a part of the Phaedo 1840
8 Om begrebet ironi 1841
9 Socrates and the Socratic schools 1868
10 An Arabic-English vocabulary of the colloquial Arabic of Egypt 1895
11 Socrates 1905
12 Before and after Socrates 1932
13 The pre-Socratic philosophers 1946
14 Ancilla to the pre-Socratic philosophers 1948
15 Socratic method and critical philosophy 1949
16 Socrate 1960
17 Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus 1962
18 Socrates to Sartre 1966
19 Socrates and Aristophanes 1966
20 Western Political Thought 1981
21 The unaborted Socrates 1983
22 Storia della filosofia greca 1983
23 Four Texts on Socrates 1984
24 From Socrates to Sartre 1984
25 Socrates meets Jesus 1987
26 The Socratic method 1987
27 Beginning with the pre-Socratics 1987
28 The trial of Socrates 1988
29 Dialogue 1989
30 The great conversation 1991
31 Parallel Thinking 1994
32 Thinking Socratically 1997
33 Socrates in 90 minutes 1997
34 Socrates to Sartre and beyond 2002
35 Socrates' way 2002
36 Socrates meets Marx 2002
37 The Trials of Socrates 2002
38 The Apology 2002
39 Socratic logic 2003
40 Six Questions of Socrates 2004

Socrates reading order — abookinorder.com

Where to start

Begin with Memorabilia (1650). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Socrates — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.

Frequently asked

How many Socrates books are there?

40 to date, spanning 1650–2004.

What is the newest Socrates book?

Six Questions of Socrates, published in 2004.