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  1. Michel de Montaigne
    • Essays (1580) – The foundational work of the essay form, exploring human nature, skepticism, and self-reflection.
  2. Francis Bacon
    • Essays (1597, 1625) – A collection of concise, aphoristic essays on topics like truth, death, and ambition.
    • The Advancement of Learning (1605) – A philosophical work on the nature of knowledge.
  3. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
    • Monadology (1714) – A short treatise on metaphysics and the nature of reality.
    • Theodicy (1710) – Explores the problem of evil and the nature of God.
  4. Carl Jung
    • Man and His Symbols (1964) – An exploration of the unconscious and symbolism.
    • Psychological Types (1921) – Introduces concepts like introversion and extroversion.
  5. Friedrich Nietzsche
    • Thus Spoke Zarathustra (1883–1885) – A philosophical novel exploring the Übermensch.
    • Beyond Good and Evil (1886) – A critique of traditional morality.
  6. David Foster Wallace
    • Consider the Lobster and Other Essays (2005) – Essays on culture, politics, and philosophy.
    • A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again (1997) – Includes his famous cruise ship essay.
  7. Edmund Wilson
    • Axel’s Castle (1931) – A study of modernist literature.
  8. Yoshida Kenkō
    • Essays in Idleness (1330–1332) – A collection of reflections on life and aesthetics.
  9. Lionel Trilling
    • The Liberal Imagination (1950) – Essays on literature and politics.
    • Sincerity and Authenticity (1972) – A study of cultural values.
  10. Bertrand Russell
    • The Problems of Philosophy (1912) – An introduction to philosophical inquiry.
    • In Praise of Idleness (1935) – Essays on society and work.,

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