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Author: Virginia Woolf Key Points: Advocacy for both a literal and figurative space for women writers within a literary tradition dominated by men.

Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson Key Points: The importance of individualism and self-sufficiency.

Author: Henry David Thoreau Key Points: Advocacy for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.

Author: Michel Foucault Key Points: Questioning the role and significance of the author in the meaning of a text.

Author: David Hume Key Points: Discussion on aesthetics and the subjective nature of beauty and art.

Author: Virginia Woolf Key Points: A contemplation on life, death, and the nature of struggle through the death of a moth.

Author: Albert Camus Key Points: Exploration of the absurd nature of human existence and the concept of suicide.

Author: Jonathan Swift Key Points: A satirical suggestion to solve the poverty in Ireland by selling poor children as food for the wealthy.

Author: George Orwell Key Points: Criticism on the use of vague and misleading language that degrades political discourse.

Author: Arthur Schopenhauer Key Points: Pessimistic perspective on human existence and the omnipresence of suffering.

Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson Key Points: Reflections on the natural world and the human spirit's relationship to nature.

Author: George Orwell Key Points: An account of Orwell's experiences as a police officer in colonial Burma, exploring themes of imperialism and the pressure to conform.

Author: David Foster Wallace Key Points: An examination of the ethics of boiling lobsters alive for the Maine Lobster Festival, reflecting on the larger issues of animal rights.

Author: René Descartes Key Points: Introduction of a new approach to scientific and philosophical inquiry, emphasizing deductive reasoning.

Author: Charles Lamb Key Points: A collection of essays by Lamb, using the persona 'Elia', exploring themes of nostalgia, childhood, and human idiosyncrasies.

Author: W.E.B. Du Bois Key Points: A seminal work in African-American literature, addressing race relations and the struggle for civil rights.

Author: Sigmund Freud Key Points: Foundational text of psychoanalysis, introducing key concepts such as the unconscious, dreams as wish fulfillment, and the Oedipus complex.

Author: Walter Benjamin Key Points: Examination of changes in the perception and reproduction of art in the modern age.

Author: John Stuart Mill Key Points: A philosophical defense of utilitarian ethical theory, formulated as 'the greatest happiness principle'.

Author: René Descartes Key Points: Philosophical treatise laying the foundation of Western philosophy and the notion of 'Cogito, ergo sum' ('I think, therefore I am').

Author: Henry David Thoreau Key Points: Reflections on simple living in natural surroundings, and the pursuit of individual freedom.

Author: James Baldwin Key Points: A series of essays that explore the complexities of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies.

Author: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay Key Points: A series of essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.

Author: Albert Camus Key Points: An essay on man in revolt, addressing metaphysical rebellion and political revolution.

Author: Ludwig Wittgenstein Key Points: The major themes include the limits of language, the reality of the logical structure, and the pursuit of philosophical clarity.

Author: Frantz Fanon Key Points: Examination of the psychological and cultural effects of colonialism on the oppressed.

Author: Rachel Carson Key Points: Environmental science book that raised concerns about the use of pesticides and the impact on the environment.

Author: John Stuart Mill Key Points: Treatise on the importance of individual freedom and the limits of society's authority over the individual.

Author: Edward Said Key Points: Critique of the Western study of Eastern cultures and the concept of 'Orientalism', as a patronizing Western perception of Eastern societies.