Philosophical Library

Philosophical Library
Founded1941
FounderDagobert D. Runes
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationNew York City
Publication typesBooks
Nonfiction topics
Official websitewww.philosophicallibrary.com

Philosophical Library is a publisher, based in United States, specializing in psychology, philosophy, religion, and history. It was founded in 1941 by Dagobert D. Runes[1] with the intention of publishing the works of European intellectuals fleeing racial and religious persecution in the 1930s. It has published works for 22 Nobel Prize winners and other key figures including Albert Einstein, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Arnold Schoenberg, Paramahansa Yogananda and Albert Schweitzer.[2]

Philosophical Library's top sellers include Einstein's Out of My Later Years, Khalil Gibran's Tears and Laughter, Max Planck's Classical Mathematics, and Sartre's Being and Nothingness. They also curate and publish various collections of work, such as those themed around Continental philosophy or Buddhist philosophy.[2]

The company is based in New York City.[3]

Since 2007, the company has reissued out-of-print titles through Amazon's print-on-demand service.[2]

  1. ^ "Dr. Dagobert Runes, Founder of the Philosophical Library". The New York Times. 1982-09-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  2. ^ a b c www.philosophicallibrary.com (2009). Retrieved 18 Sep 2009.
  3. ^ 'Contact', www.philosophicallibrary.com (2009). Retrieved 18 Sep 2009.