Books like The Problems of Philosophy

The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell reads as analytical, inquisitive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Essay concerning human understanding

John Locke · 1689

Both explore epistemology & knowledge

60% genome match

Sofies verden

Jostein Gaarder · 1991

Both explore knowledge & reality

65% genome match

Prolegomena

Immanuel Kant · 1883

Both explore metaphysics & epistemology

68% genome match

Descartes

René Descartes · 1909

Both explore knowledge & metaphysics

53% genome match

On Liberty

John Stuart Mill · 1859

Same philosophy feel

58% genome match

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

David Hume · 1779

Same philosophy feel

58% genome match

Nouveaux essais sur l'entendement humain

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1873

Both explore epistemology & metaphysics

61% genome match

De cive

Thomas Hobbes · 1949

Same philosophy feel

60% genome match

Philosophical essays

Bertrand Russell · 1910

Both explore epistemology & metaphysics

73% genome match

Lectures on justice, police, revenue and arms

Adam Smith · 1896

Same classic feel

60% genome match

A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge

Alfred Klemmt · 1710

Both explore idealism & metaphysics

56% genome match

Three dialogues between Hylas and Philonous

George Berkeley · 1713

Both explore idealism & metaphysics

58% genome match