Some famous inspirational philosophy books include: 1 The Analects of Confucius-A Record of Confucius and His Disciples Da Xue-One of the Confucian classics evolved from the Book of Rites The Doctrine of the Middle Way-One of the Confucian classics that emphasized the way of harmony Mencius-Mencius's records of words and deeds and thoughts emphasize benevolence and giri Capital-Karl's book on the capitalist economic system Tao Te Ching, one of the Taoist classics, talks about the concept and philosophy of Tao. Journey to the West-One of the Buddhist classics tells the story of Tang Sanzang's pilgrimage to the scriptures 8 Water Margins-The legendary novel of the Song Dynasty tells the story of Liangshan heroes Romance of the Three Kingdoms-The legendary novel of the Ming Dynasty tells the history and characters of the Three Kingdoms period. These books contained many profound thoughts and insights about life, morality, politics, philosophy, and other aspects. They played an important role in inspiring and enlightening people.