Kerstans Kanon is an attempt to create a common collection of knowledge that may be considered "cultural canon". This collection is limited by a very germano-centric perspective, however, others may find this collection interesting nonetheless or specifically therefore.
Kerstan divides his canon into three literary categories:
- History and Philosophy (https://hardcover.app/@Freule/lists/kerstans-kanon-philosophie-geschichte)
- Language and Communication (https://hardcover.app/@Freule/lists/kerstans-kanon-sprache-kommunikation)
- History and Philosophy (https://hardcover.app/@Freule/lists/kerstans-kanon-mathematik-naturwissenschaft)
Beneath the article where this canon was published, a lively discussion developed, where many more works were suggested to be added. I have collected many here: https://hardcover.app/@Freule/lists/kerstans-kanon-leserempfehlungen
The original article (in german) can be found here:
https://fd.phwa.ch/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Kerstan-Kanon.pdf
As published in Zeit:
https://www.zeit.de/2018/34/allgemeinwissen-kanon-globalisierung-digitalisierung-jugend-bildung
-399 • 151 Readers • 62 pages • 4.1
2018 • 1 Reader • 26 pages
1975 • 2 Readers • 307 pages
2024 • 1 Reader • 912 pages
2015 • 1 Reader • 900 pages
2006 • 1 Reader • 222 pages
1988 • 1 Reader • 394 pages
2024 • 1 Reader
2000 • 6 Readers • 304 pages • 4.5
2007 • 2 Readers • 93 pages
1929 • 2 Readers • 4
-180 • 1,298 Readers • 254 pages • 4.2
1848 • 597 Readers • 51 pages • 3.5
1944 • 1,962 Readers • 111 pages • 4
#1 in The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956
1973 • 244 Readers • 676 pages • 4.1
#1 of 3 in The Open Society and its Enemies
1956 • 59 Readers • 766 pages • 4.6
1516 • 55 Readers • 3.5
2003 • 1 Reader • 303 pages
1991 • 236 Readers • 724 pages • 4.3
2012 • 1 Reader • 174 pages