 | Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief by Jordan Peterson
Buy new: $54.95 / Used from: $40.00 Peterson is one of those rare scientists who helps his students explore. In this work, he lays the foundations for a mind-blowing look at the role of brains in society, as well as a place for evil
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 | The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn
Buy new: $9.23 / Used from: $4.43 This was required reading in a third-year class about the structure of belief and cultural systems (see Peterson, above), but I have cited it often in graduate school too
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 | Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain by Antonio R. Damasio
Buy used from: $0.62 This should be required reading for anyone interested in theoretical or philosophical work touching on things psychological: a good introduction to the importance of an understanding of neuroscience
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 | Introduction to Personality and Psychotherapy: A Theory-Construction Approach by Joseph F. Rychlak
Buy new: $142.35 / Used from: $6.21 This textbook was required reading in Peterson's second-year "Introduction to Personality" class, and it is still a very useful reference
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 | Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas R. Hofstadter
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $6.94 Rather than attending every lecture for a class in AI, I used the time to read the GEB and follow up on the ideas it suggested. Developing its ideas will not guarantee an A+, but it's a start
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 | Knots by R.D. Laing
Buy new: $9.35 / Used from: $0.43 Anyone interested in social psychology should take 40 minutes and read this. The artistry is worth it alone, but the perspective on relationships (including with objects) makes it a must
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 | The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self & Soul by Daniel C. Dennett
Buy new: $17.90 / Used from: $3.88 Of all the "readers" I've seen in philosophy of mind, this was the most enjoyable
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 | The Theory of Moral Sentiments (Great Books in Philosophy) by Adam Smith
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $4.87 For those who read "Wealth of Nations" and thought it was the whole story, here is a volume about Smith's psychology. It is to be read as a companion to WoT, as the two went through revision together
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 | Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View by Immanuel Kant
Buy new: $130.00 / Used from: $79.95 Kant's only full-length book on psychology. It is highly underrated and too often ignored
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 | Constructive Evolution: Origins and Development of Piaget's Thought by Michael Chapman
Buy new: $41.28 / Used from: $19.99 If there's one book about Piaget you should read after having been exposed to the superficial treatment of introductory texts, it's this one.
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 | Genesis: The Evolution of Biology by Jan Sapp
Buy new: $50.00 / Used from: $13.50 A clear and highly readable narrative about the origins, and possible future, of evolutionary ideas. Also, he's Canadian: the work provides a more objective perspective than others I've seen
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 | Translation Studies (New Accents) by Susan Bassnett
Buy new: $26.05 / Used from: $19.54 If you've ever read a scientific work in translation, and wondered about how the translators approached the task of transmitting meaning between linguistic paradigms, this will definitely enlighten
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