Books like Dei delitte e delle pene

Dei delitte e delle pene by Cesare Beccaria reads as analytical, critical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Some thoughts concerning education

John Locke · 1693

Both explore enlightenment

65% genome match

Du contrat social

Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762

Both explore justice

61% genome match

Essays and treatises on several subjects

David Hume · 1758

Both explore ethics

67% genome match

The portable Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson · 1975

Both explore enlightenment & human rights

66% genome match

Democracy and Education

John Dewey · 1916

Same philosophy feel

61% genome match

An introduction to the principles of morals and legislation

Jeremy Bentham · 1823

Both explore ethics & punishment

62% genome match

Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Adam Smith · 1788

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Rights of Man

Thomas Paine · 1791

Both explore justice & enlightenment

58% genome match

La libertà religiosa nel pensiero di Spinoza

Benedictus de Spinoza · 1883

Both explore ethics & enlightenment

60% genome match

Principia philosophiae

René Descartes · 1644

Same philosophy feel

57% genome match

Constitution

India · 1947

Both explore human rights

55% genome match

Laws, etc

United States · 1789

Both explore human rights

55% genome match