Philosophical Library

Philosophical Library is a United States publisher specializing in psychology, philosophy, religion, and history. It was founded in 1941 by Dagobert D. Runes to publish the works of European intellectuals after the 1930s diaspora in the face of racial and religious discrimination. The Philosophical Library continues to be a consistent and reliable source for serious readers, libraries, academic institutions, and booksellers worldwide. To date, this family owned business, has published more than 2,500 titles, with a focus on psychology, philosophy, religion, and history. Dagobert D. Runes was a master at identifying important intellectuals early in their careers. It became a repository for over 20 authors on existential themes, many in translation, starting in 1956 with Sartre's Being and Nothingness. It has published works for 22 Nobel Prize winners and other key figures including Albert Einstein, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Paramahansa Yogananda and Albert Schweitzer.[1]

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 7 titles by Sartre including Being and Nothingness.[1]

The company is based in New York City.[2]

Since 2007, the company has reissued out-of-print titles as print-on-demand through Amazon.com.[1]