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GEP/ERP Committee/2001 1

GIFTED EDUCATION PROGRAMMEENGLISH LANGUAGE (SECONDARY)

EXTENSIVE READING PROGRAMME 2003

Reading List

Fiction Titles Page

(1) ‘Classic’ Novels 2(2) Short Stories 4(3) Poetry 4(4) Drama 5(5) Science Fiction 6(6) Fantasy 7(7) Detective Fiction / Mystery & Suspense 8(8) War Fiction 9(9) Asian / Local Literature 10(10) Movies 10

Non-Fiction Titles Page

(1) Biographies and Autobiographies 11(2) Social History / Commentary 12(3) History - War 12(4) Travelogues 13(5) Science 13(6) Philosophy 13


FICTION TITLES

(1) ‘CLASSIC’ NOVELS

The Individual’s Place in Society

Adams, Richard Watership DownAusten, Jane Pride and Prejudice (Advanced)Austen, Jane Sense and Sensibility (Advanced)Bronte, Charlotte Jane EyreBronte, Emily Wuthering Heights (Advanced)Bunyan, John The Pilgrim’s ProgressDefoe, Daniel Robinson CrusoeDickens, Charles Great Expectations (Advanced)Dickens, Charles Oliver TwistDostoevsky, Fyodor Crime and Punishment (Advanced)Doyle, Roddy Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha (Advanced)Fitzgerald, F.Scott The Great Gatsby (Advanced)Forster, E.M. A Passage to India (Advanced)Gaskell, Elizabeth Wives and Daughters (Advanced)Hammett, Dashiell The Maltese FalconHardy, Thomas Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Advanced)Hardy, Thomas The Mayor of Casterbridge (Advanced)Hawthorne, Nathaniel The Scarlet LetterHeller, Joseph Catch 22 (Advanced)Ishiguro, Kazuo The Remains of the Day (Advanced)James, Henry The Turn of the ScrewKafka, Franz The Metamorphosis (Advanced)London, Jack The Call of the WildMorrison, Toni Beloved (Advanced)Okri, Ben The Famished Road (Advanced)Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye (Advanced)Shelley, Mary FrankensteinSpark, Muriel The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieStevenson, Robert Louis Dr Jekyll and Mr HydeSwift, Jonathan Gulliver's Travels (Advanced)Turgenev, Ivan Fathers and Sons (Advanced)Waugh, Evelyn Brideshead Revisited (Advanced)


Innocence and Experience

Adams, Richard Watership DownBunyan, John The Pilgrim’s ProgressCarroll, Lewis Alice’s Adventures in WonderlandCarroll, Lewis Through the Looking GlassConrad, Joseph Heart of Darkness (Advanced)Dickens, Charles Great Expectations (Advanced)Dickens, Charles Oliver TwistEliot, George Silas MarnerGolding, William The Lord of the FliesHuxley, Aldous Brave New WorldOrwell, George Animal FarmOrwell, George 1984Roddy Doyle Paddy Clark Ha Ha HaSaint-Exupery, Antoine de The Little PrinceSteinbeck, John Of Mice and Men; The PearlTolkien, J.R.R The Lord of the RingsTwain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Advanced)

Justice, Law and Morality

Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights (Advanced)Conrad, Joseph The Return of the Native (Advanced)Cooper, James Fenimore The Last of the MohicansDostoevsky, Fyodor Crime and Punishment (Advanced)Golding, William The Lord of the FliesHammett, Dashiell The Maltese FalconHuxley, Aldous Brave New WorldOrwell, George Animal Farm; 1984Swift, Jonathan Gulliver’s Travels (Advanced)Tolkien, J.R.R The Lord of the Rings

Love and Loss

Bronte, Charlotte Jane EyreBronte, Emily Wuthering Heights (Advanced)Wharton, Edith The Age of Innocence (Advanced)Waugh, Evelyn Brideshead Revisited (Advanced)Wilde, Oscar The Picture of Dorian GrayIshiguro, Kazuo The Remains of the Day


Death, Doubt and Desire

Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights (Advanced)Dostoevsky, Fyodor Crime and Punishment (Advanced)Doyle, Arthur Conan The Hound of the BaskervillesPoe, Edgar Allen The Fall of the House of UsherStoker, Bram DraculaWilde, Oscar The Picture of Dorian Gray

War and Social Strife

Conrad, Joseph The Return of the Native (Advanced)Cooper, James Fenimore The Last of the MohicansCrane, Stephen The Red Badge of CourageForster, E.M. A Passage to India (Advanced)Heller, Joseph Catch 22 (Advanced)Hemingway, Ernest A Farewell to ArmsHemingway, Ernest The Old Man and the SeaLee, Harper To Kill a MockingbirdSalinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye (Advanced)Stowe, Harriet Beecher Uncle Tom’s CabinSwift, Jonathan Gulliver's Travels (Advanced)Waugh, Evelyn Brideshead Revisited (Advanced)

Gender Roles in Society

Austen, Jane Pride and Prejudice (Advanced)Austen, Jane Sense and Sensibility(Advanced)Defoe, Daniel Moll Flanders (Advanced)Fielding, Henry Joseph Andrews (Advanced)Gaskell, Elizabeth Wives and Daughters (Advanced)Hardy, Thomas Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Advanced)Morrison, Toni Beloved (Advanced)Richardson, Samuel Pamela (Advanced)Spark, Muriel The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieWharton, Edith The Age of Innocence (Advanced)

NB: The above archetypal themes are endlessly recurrent throughout Art and Literature. The aboveattempt at thematic "pigeon-holing" serves only as a quick-scan guide, giving, as it were,commonsense recognition to the "foremost" theme(s) present in the listed works.

(2) SHORT STORIES

Bradbury, RayCarver, RaymondChekhov, AntonHemingway, ErnestMansfield, KatherineParker, Dorothy


(3) POETRY – select poems according to difficulty level, although most tend to be ‘advanced’reading

14th Century & earlier Chaucer, GeoffreyDante

16th CenturyShakespeare, WilliamSpenser, EdmundSydney, Sir Philip

17th Century

Crashaw, RichardDonne, JohnHerbert, GeorgeHerrick, RobertMilton, JohnVaughan, Henry

18th CenturyDryden, JohnGoldsmith, WilliamGray, ThomasPope, Alexander

19th CenturyArnold, MatthewBlake, WilliamBronte, EmilyBrowning, RobertColeridge, Samuel TaylorDickinson, EmilyHardy, ThomasKeats, JohnLord ByronMelville, HermanShelley, Percy ByssheTennyson, Lord AlfredWhitman, WaltWordsworth, William


20th Century (list is inexhaustible as ‘canon’ is still undergoing expansion and redefinition…)Auden, W.H.Bishop, ElizabethCummings, E. E.Eliot, T.S.Frost, RobertHeaney, SeamusHopkins, Gerard ManleyHughes, TedLarkin, PhilipLowell, RobertNeruda, PabloPlath, SylviaSexton, AnneThomas, DylanThomas, R.S.Yeats, W.B.

(4) DRAMA

17th Century & earlier

Shakespeare, WilliamA Midsummer Night’s DreamAntony and Cleopatra (Advanced)As You Like ItHamlet (Advanced)Julius CaesarKing Lear (Advanced)Macbeth (Advanced)Othello (Advanced)Romeo and JulietThe Tempest (Advanced)The Winter’s Tale (Advanced)Twelfth Night

18th Century

Gay, John The Beggar’s Opera

19th Century

Chekhov, Anton The Cherry OrchardWilde, Oscar The Importance of Being Earnest (Advanced)


20th Century

Beckett, Samuel Waiting for Godot (Advanced)

Brecht, Bertold Mother Courage (Advanced)

Ibsen, HenrikThe Doll HouseHedda Gabler (Advanced)

Williams, TennesseeA Streetcar Named Desire (Advanced)The Glass Menagerie (Advanced)

(5) SCIENCE FICTION

Adams, Douglas The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the GalaxyAldous Huxley Brave New World Revisited (Advanced)Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange (Advanced)Arthur C. Clarke Childhood’s End (Advanced)Arthur C. Clarke Imperial Earth (Advanced)Arthur C. Clarke The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (Tales of the White Hart, TheStar, The Nine Billion Names of God, Rescue Party, The Sentinel, Imperial Earth, The Lionof Comarre, The Wall of Darkness, All the Time in the World, Breaking Strain, Trouble withthe Natives, How We Got to Mars, Earthlight, Songs of Distant Earth, Guardian Angel)Arthur C. Clarke The Fountains of Paradise (Advanced)Arthur C. Clarke The Songs of Distant Earth (Advanced)Asimov, Issac FoundationAsimov, Issac I, RobotAtwood, Margaret The Handmaid’s TaleBest, Alfred The Stars My DestinationBoulle, Pierre Planet of the ApesBradbury, Ray Classic Stories I: From The Golden Apples of the Sun to R is for RocketBradbury, Ray Fahrenheit 451Bradbury, Ray I Sing the Body Electric and other storiesBradbury, Ray The Illustrated ManBradbury, Ray The Martian ChroniclesC. S. Lewis Out of the Silent Planet (Advanced)Card, Orson Scott Ender’s GameClarke, Arthur C. 2001: A Space OdysseyClarke, Arthur C. Rendezvous with RamaClarke, Arthur C. The City and the StarsDan Simmons Hyperion (Advanced)De Manville, Bernard Fable of the BeesDick, Philip K. Adjustment TeamDick, Philip K. Some Kinds of Life,Dick, Philip K. The Man in the High CastleDick, Philip K. UbikDick, Philip K. We Can Remember It For You WholesaleFrank Herbert Dune (Advanced)


Heinlein, Robert A. Stranger in a Strange LandHunter, Nancy The Eye, the Ear and the ArmHuxley, Aldous Brave New WorldIsaac Asimov The Caves of Steel (Advanced)Isaac Asimov The Naked Sun (Advanced)Le Guin, Ursula K. The Lathe of HeavenLowry, Lois The GiverOrwell, George 1984Philip K. Dick Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Advanced)Philip K. Dick Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said (Advanced)Shelley, Mary FrankensteinStevenson, Robert Louis The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSturgeon, Theodore More Than HumanTheodore Sturgeon The Dreaming Jewels (Advanced)Theodore Sturgeon Venus Plus X (Advanced)Ursula K. Le Guin The Dispossessed (Advanced)Ursula K. Le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness (Advanced)Van Vogt, A.E. SlanVerne, Jules 20,000 Leagues Under The SeaVerne, Jules Around the World in Eighty DaysVerne, Jules From The Earth to the MoonVerne, Jules Journey to the Centre of the EarthVerne, Jules The Mysterious IslandWalter M. Miller, Jr.A Canticle for Leibowitz (Advanced)Wells, H.G. The Island of Dr. MoraeuWells, H.G. The Time MachineWells, H.G. The War of the WorldsWyndham, John The CrysalidsWyndham, John The Day of the Triffids

(6) FANTASY

Beagle, Peter S. The Last UnicornBrooks, Terry Magic Kingdom for Sale – Sold!Brooks, Terry The Sword of Shannara (Advanced)Card, Orson Scott Seventh Son (Advanced)Ende, Michael The Neverending StoryFeist, Raymond E. Magician: Apprentice (Advanced)Feist, Raymond E. Daughter of the Empire (Advanced)Feist, Raymond E. Faerie Tale (Advanced)Goldman, William The Princess BrideHughart, Barry Bridge of BirdsLe Guin, Ursula K. A Wizard of EarthseaMcKillip, Patricia A. The Forgotten Beasts of EldMoorcock, Michael Elric of Melnibone (Advanced)Morrow, James Towing Jehovah (Advanced)Peake, Mervyn Laurence Titus Groan (Advanced)Pratchett, Terry The Colour of MagicPriest, Christopher The Prestige (Advanced)


Stewart, Mary The Crystal Cave (Advanced)Tolkien, J. R. R. The HobbitTolkien, J. R. R. The Fellowship of the RingWhite, Terence Hanbury The Sword in the StoneWolfe, Gene The Shadow of the Torturer (Advanced)Zelazny, Roger Nine Princes in Amber

(7) DETECTIVE FICTION / MYSTERY & SUSPENSE

Atherton, Nancy Aunt Dimity’s DeathBenson, E.F. The Luck of the VailsBuchan, John The 39 stepsCain, James The Postman Always Rings TwiceCannell, Dorothy The Thin WomanCarr, John Dickson The Three CoffinsChristie, Agatha The Murder of Roger AckroydClark, Mary Higgins Pretend You Don’t See HerCollins, Wilkie The MoonstoneConnelly, Michael The Black EchoDexter, Colin The Wench is DeadDoyle, Arthur Conan The Complete Sherlock Holmesdu Maurier, Daphne RebeccaFrancis, Dick ShatteredHare, Cyril An English MurderJames, P.D. The Black TowerKay, Laurie R. The Beekeeper’s ApprenticeKing, Stephen TalismanLe Carre, John The Spy Who Came In From The ColdMacDonald, Ross The Galton CaseMarsh, Ngaio Death of a PeerMelville, James The Bogus BuddhaPerez-Reverte, Arturo The Flanders PanelPeters, Elizabeth Crocodile on the SandbankPeters, Ellis One Corpse Too ManyPoe, Edgar Allan Murders of the Rue Morgue & Other StoriesQueen, Ellery Cat of Many TailsRice, Craig The Wrong MurderSayers, Dorothy The Nine TailorsSaylor, Steven Arms of NemesisTakkagi, Akimitsu & Mizuguchi, Sadako The InformerTey, Josephine The Daughter of TimeTremayne, Peter Absolution by Murdervan Gulik, Robert Judge Dee

(8) WAR FICTION

Ballard, J.G The Empire of the SunBrady, James The Marines of Autumn : A novel on the Korean War


Cormierr, Robert The Chocolate WarCourteney, Bryce The Power of OneFlanagan, Thomas The End of the HuntFoote, Shalby ShilohFord, F. Parade’s EndForester, C.S Horatio HornblowerForester, C.S The African QueenFrazier, Charles Cold MountainFurst, Alan The Polish OfficerGibbons, Kaye On the Occasion of my Last AfternoonGilmore, William Simms Tales of the SouthHackworth, David H. The Price of HonourHarrison, Harry Stars * Stripes Forever. A Novel of Alternate HistoryHasek, J. The Good Soldier SvejkHemmingway, Ernest For Whom The Bell TollsHiggins, Jack The Keys of HellIles, Greg Black CrossJones, Madison Nashville 1864Kakim, Joy Germs of WarKatzenbach, John Hurt’s WarKevin Jr, John The Enfield ConnectionMerzer, Harry A Boy At WarMitchell, Margaret Gone With The WindNinh, Bao The Sorrow of WarO’Brian, Patrick The Yellow AdmiralO’Brian, Patrick The Yellow AdmiralOsbourne, Mary Pope Civil War on SundayPilcher, Rosamunde Coming HomePratt, James Michael The Last ValentineRemarque, E.M All Quiet on the Western FrontRuebsamen, Helga The Song of the TruthSassoon, Siegfried Memoirs of An Infantry OfficerShe, Lao TeahouseSolzhenitsyn, Alexander August 1914Thoene, Bodie The Jerusalem ScrollsTolstoy, Leo War & PeaceWalker, Jim A Soldier’s Book. A Novel of the Civil WarWebb, Frank J The Garies and their FriendsWicker, Tom Unto This HourWilson, Robert The Company of Strangers


(9) ASIAN / LOCAL LITERATURE

Novels

Baratham, Gopal Candle or the Sun (Singapore)Ho, Ming Fong SIng to the Dawn (Thailand)Lim, Christine Suchen A Fistful of Colours (Singapore)Naipaul, V.S. The Mimic Men (India/Africa)Naipaul, V.S. A House for Mr Biswas (India/Africa)Naipaul, V.S. A Bend in the River (India/ Africa)Shelley, Rex The Shrimp People (Singapore)Shelley, Rex Island in the Sun (Singapore)

Short StoriesLim, Catherine Little Ironies of Singapore (Singapore)Narayan R. K. Malguldi Days (India)

DramaChiang, Michael Army Daze and other plays (Singapore)Kon, Stella Emily of Emerald Hill (Singapore)Kuo, Pao Kun The Coffin is too big for the hole (Singapore)

PoetryBoey, Kim Cheng (Singapore)Lee, Tzu Pheng (Singapore)Leong, Liew Geok – More than half the sky (Singapore) – Poetry AnthologyLim, Shirley Geok-lin (Malaysia)Thumboo, Edwin (Singapore)Yap, Arthur (Singapore)

(10) MOVIES

Casablanca (World War I)Citizen Kane (classic)Dead Poet's Society (Identity and selfhood, love for Literature)Gone with the Wind (American Civil War)Hamlet (1990 – Mel Gibson version) (Shakespeare)Little Man Tate – Jodie Foster (deals explicitly with being a gifted child)Psycho (horror)Ran – Akira Kurosawa (in Japanese)Rashomon - Akira Kurosawa (in Japanese)Romeo and Juliet – Franco Zefferelli (1968); Baz Luhrmann (1996)Saving Private Ryan (World War II)Shakespeare in Love (Shakespeare)The Last Emperor (China's history)Throne of Blood – Akira Kurosawa (in Japanese)


NON-FICTION TITLES

(1) BIOGRAPHIES AND AUTOBIOGRAPHIES

Artistic GeniusBeck, James H. Three Worlds of MichelangeloMalraux, Andre Picasso’s MaskNuland, Sherwin B. Leonardo da Vinci

Literary GeniusGordon, Lyndall Virginia WoolfBelford, Barbara Oscar Wilde - A Certain GeniusThwaite, Anne A.A. Milne: His LifeHansberry, Lorraine & Nemiroff, Robert To be Young, Gifted and Black

Scientific GeniusGribbin, John & Gribbin, Mary Richard Feynman: A Life in ScienceFolsing, Albrecht Albert EinsteinFeynman, Richard What Do You Care What Other People Think?

Mathematical GeniusNasar, Sylvia Beautiful Mind- A Biography of John Forbes NashPetsinis, Tom The French Mathematician

Culture and the IndividualMah, Adeline Yen Falling LeavesCheng, Nien Life and Death in Shanghai

Self-Understanding and DiscoveryMah, Adeline Yen Falling LeavesHughes, Ted The Journals of Sylvia PlathJoyce, James A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManKeller, Helen The Story of My LifeLauck, Jennifer Blackbird - A Childhood Lost and FoundCheng, Nien Life and Death in ShanghaiMcCourt, Frank Angela’s AshesSzulc, Tad Pope John Paul II - The Biography (Advanced)Angelou, Maya I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

Self-DeterminationJenkins, Roy Churchill- A BiographyNanda, B.R. Mahatma Gandhi - A Biography (Advanced)King, Martin Luther The Autobiography of Martin Luthur KingMandela, Nelson Long Walk to Freedom


Power and TyrannyKershaw, Ian Hitler: 1936-45 Nemesis (Advanced)Oufkir, Malika and Fitoussi, Michele Stolen Lives

War and Its EffectsKershaw, Ian Hitler: 1936-45 Nemesis (Advanced)Oufkir, Malika and Fitoussi, Michele Stolen LivesSurvivalDouglass, Frederick Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American SlaveMcCourt, Frank Angela’s AshesLauck, Jennifer Blackbird - A Childhood Lost and Found

Politics / Political and Social ChangesJung Chang Wild SwansGandi, Mahtma An Autobiography - The Story of My Experiment with TruthJenkins, Roy Churchill - A BiographyKing, Martin Luther The Autobiography of Martin Luthur KingLee, Kuan Yew The Singapore Story and From Third World to FirstLee, Kwan Yew Memoirs Vol. 1 & 2Mandela, Nelson Long Walk to FreedomNanda, B.R. Mahatma Gandhi - A Biography (Advanced)

Religious and Social RealitiesSzulc, Tad Pope John Paul II - The Biography (Advanced)

(2) SOCIAL HISTORY / COMMENTARY (NATIONAL EDUCATION)

War and Its EffectsChang, Iris The Rape of NankingChong, Denise The Girl in the Picture

Revolution / Power and TyrannyDickens, Charles A Tale of Two CitiesHugo, Victor Les Miserables

Social and Political Realities / ChangesEco, Umberto The Name of the Rose (Advanced)Hughes-Hallet, Penelope The Immortal DinnerJung Chang Wild SwansNaipaul V.S. India: A Wounded Civilisation trilogyTay, Simon Alien Asian

Culture / Religion and the IndividualNaipaul V.S. Beyond BeliefOrwell, George Homage to Catalonia


(3) HISTORY - WAR

Becker, Carl L. The Declaration of IndependenceBovard, James Freedom in ChainsChurchill, Winston The Second World WarD’Souza, Dinesh The End of RacismDinesen, Isak Out of AfricaFoote, Shelby The Civil WarFraser, Nicholas The Voice of Modern HatredFussel, Paul The Great War and Modern MemoryGould, Stephen Jay The Mismeasure of ManHaley, Alex & Malcom X The Autobiography of Malcom XHart, Gary The Minuteman : Restoring An Army of the PeopleHayek, Thomas A Conflict of Visions : Ideological Origins of Political StrugglesKeegan, John The Face of BattleKeegan, John The Second World WarLane, Rose Wilder The Discovery of FreedomLee, R.E Douglas Southall FreemanLefkowitz, Mary Not Out of AfricaMcpherson, James M. Battle Cry of FreedomNovack, Michael Rise of the Unmeltable EthnicsRosenbaum, Ron Explaining HitlerSun Tzu The Art of WarTuchman, Barbara The Guns of AugustWashington, Booker T. Up From SlaveryWright, Richard Black Boy

(4) TRAVELOGUES

Cameron, James An Indian SummerChatwin, Bruce The SonglinesCocteau, Jean Round the World Again in Eighty DaysGallman, Kuki I Dreamed of AfricaGoethe Italian JourneyStevenson, Robert Louis Travels with a Donkey in the CevannesTerzani, Tiziano A Fortune-teller Told Me- Earthbound Travels in the Far East PaulTheroux, Paul Riding the Iron Rooster

(5) SCIENCE

Dawkins, Richard The Selfish Gene (Advanced)Dawkins, Richard The Blind Watchmaker (Advanced)Feynman, Richard Surely You’re Joking, Mr. FeynmanFeynman, Richard What Do You Care What Other People Think?Gould, Stephen Jay Ever Since DarwinGribbin, John In Search of the Big BangGribbin, John In Search of the Double HelixGribbin, John In Search of Schroedinger’s Cat (Advanced)Hawking, Stephen A Brief History of Time (Advanced)


Hawking, Stephen The Universe in a Nutshell (Advanced)Kuhn, Thomas S. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (Advanced)Rhodes, Richard The Making of the Atomic Bomb (1st 270 pages) (Advanced)Sagan, Carl CosmosSagan, Carl The Dragons of EdenSagan, Carl Contact (Advanced)Shilts, Randy And the Band Played On (Advanced)

(6) PHILOSOPHY (Advanced Reading)

GeneralHorner, Chris & Westacott, Emrys Thinking Through Philosophy: An IntroductionBlackburn, Simon Think: A Compelling Introduction to PhilosophyHollis, Martin Invitation to PhilosophyMoral PhilosophyBok, Sissela Common ValuesCrisp, Roger & Slote, Michael (eds.) Virtue Ethics How Should One Live? Essays on theVirtuesElliott, Carl Bioethics, Culture and Identity – A philosophical diseaseFischer, John Martin & Ravizza, Mark Responsibility and Control: A Theory of MoralResponsibilityHiggs, Eric, Light, Andres & Strong, David (eds.) Technology and the Good Life?Lyons, David Ethics and the Rule of LawRobinson, Daniel N. Social Discourse and Moral Judgment

Ø Major Moral PhilosophersKant, Immanuel Grounding for the Metaphysics of MoralsMill, John Stuart Utilitarianism

Philosophy of ArtBurke, Kenneth The Philosophy of Literary Form: Studies in Symbolic ActionCarroll, Noel Philosophy of Art: A Contemporary IntroductionRoth, Richard & Roth, Susan King (eds.) Beauty is Nowhere: Ethical Issues in Art andDesign (Critical Voices in Art, Theory and Culture) The Philosophy of Art (Theory andHistory of Literature, Vol 58)Skilles, Ole Martin Philosophy and Literature : An Introduction

Ø Major Art PhilosophersPlato A Copy Theory of RepresentationAristotle The Emotions Proper to Tragedy, Emotions and MusicKant, Immanuel Art and GeniusDewey, John The Aesthetic Experience

Philosophy of Science / TechnologyClark, Andy Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive ScienceElliott, Carl Bioethics, Culture and Identity – A philosophical diseaseFerre, Frederick Philosophy of Technology


Higgs, Eric, Light, Andres & Strong, David (eds.) Technology and the Good Life?Holton, Gerald Thematic Origins of Scientific Thought: Kepler to EinsteinHolton, Gerald & Brush, Stephen G. Brush Physics, the Human Adventure : FromCopernicus to Einstein and BeyondHolton, Gerald The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens : With a New IntroductionHolton, Gerald & Morison, Robert S. Limits of Scientific Inquiry

Ø Major Science PhilosophersPopper, Karl R. Logic of Scientific DiscoveryKuhn, Thomas S.The Structure of Scientific RevolutionsNagel, Ernest Introduction to Logic and Scientific Method, Principles of the Theory ofProbabilityLakatos, Imre Proofs and Refutations

Political PhilosophyLevine, Andrew Engaging Political Philosophy : From Hobbes to RawlsRiley, Patrick Will and Political Legitimacy : A Critical Exposition of Social Contract Theoryin Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, and HegelStrauss, Leo What is Political Philosophy?Hobbes, Milton The Objectives of Political ScienceStrauss, Leo The Political Philosophy of Hobbes : Its Basis and Its Genesis

Ø Major Political PhilosophersHobbes, Thomas LeviathanLocke, John A Letter Concerning TolerationMill, John Stuart On LibertyNozick, Robert Anarchy, State and UtopiaRawls, John A Theory of Justice

ExistentialismBarrett, William Irrational Man : A Study in Existential PhilosophyJonas, Hans & Vogel, Lawrence The Phenomenon of Life : Toward a PhilosophicalBiology (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy)Kierkegaard, Soren The Living Thoughts of KierkegaardSartre, Jean-Paul Essays in ExistentialismSartre, Jean-Paul Existentialism and Human EmotionsStephenson, Richard, J. The Insanity of Samuel Beckett's Art

Ø Major Existential PhilosophersCamus, Albert The Myth of Sisyphus and Other EssaysDostoyevsky, Fyodor Notes from UndergroundDostoyevsky, Fyodor The Brothers KaramazovKierkegaard, Soren Fear and TremblingNietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm The Birth of TragedyNietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm The Genealogy of MoralsSartre, Jean-Paul Being and NothingnessSartre, Jean-Paul Nausea


Compiled by the ERP Committee:

Ms. Joyce Soh (ACS(I))Mr. Warren Mark Liew (CHS)Ms. Ng Seow Hwee (NYGH)Ms. Lina Tan (RGS(S))Mr. Koh Boon Heng (RI)Ms. Sharon Chan (GE Branch)

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