Vassilis Filias has published over 20 books with scientific and political content. He has co-authored numerous Greek and international publications:
- Από την εξαχρείωση στην εξαθλίωση (1974-2012) Οδοιπορικό της Χρεοκωπίας των Κατεστημένων Ελληνικών Ηγεσιών», Athens 2012, (Greek)
- Τhe fallacies of the (etymological) Babiniotis dictionary, Athens, 2010, co-author with the researcher Ioannis Prinianakis (Greek)
- Contribution to the redetermination of psychology as a human science, Athens 2008, (Greek) (Contents)
- Inverted idols, Athens 2007, (Greek) (Contents)
- Sociology of Civilization, Third Volume, Athens 2005, (Greek) (Contents)
- Sociological Interventions, Athens 2002, (Greek) (Contents)
- The logistics of globalization and the logic of the historical defiance (enantiosis), Athens 2001, (Greek)
- Sociology of Civilization, Second Volume, Athens 2001, (Greek) (Contents)
- Sociology of Civilization , First Volume, Athens 2000, (Greek) (Contents)
- The Unforgettable and the forgotten (Dictatorship, resistance and recent Greek politics), Athens 1997, (Greek) (Contents)
- References to the social reality at the end of the 20th Century, Athens 1996, (Greek) (Contents)
- Sociology of the Under-development, Athens 1996, (Greek) (Contents)
- Sociology of the Economy, Athens 1994, (Greek) (Contents)
- Social Systems in the 20th Century, Athens 1993, (Greek) (Contents)
- Fourteen Sociological Essays, Athens 1991, (Greek) (Contents)
- Juxtapositions, Athens 1984, (Greek) (Contents)
- Sociological Approaches, Athens 1983, (Greek) (Contents)
- Aspects of the preservation and change of social systems, Vol. B, Athens 1980, (Greek) (Contents)
- Aspects of conservation and change of the social system, Vol. A, Athens 1979, (Greek) (Contents)
- Social systems, Vol. 2, Athens 1978, (Greek) (Contents)
- Social systems, Vol. 1, Athens 1977, (Greek) (Contents)
- Political texts, Athens 1976, (Greek)
- Max Weber: Systematic Sociology and methodology. An introduction to his work, Athens 1976, (German, Translation into Greek) (Contents)
- Society and power in Greece- Illegal Urbanisation from 1800 to 1864, original edition Athens 1974 (Gutenberg), reprint Athens 2022 (Ionia) (Greek) (Contents)
- Problems of social transformation (Studies), Athens 1974, (Greek) (Contents)
- The problem of creation of productive capital in the underdeveloped economies, Athens 1967, (Greek) (Contents)
- The constitutional right of the freedom of press and the additional protection according to the Article 367 of the Penal Code, Athens 1966, (Greek) (Contents)
In addition to his versatile scientific work, Vassilis Filias was also responsible for the following book series:
- Documents and Testimonies, Papazisis Publishers.
- Sociological Analekta, Vol. 2 (Contents)
- Sociological Analekta, Vol. 1 (Contents)
He was also responsible for the following works:
- Sociology for the Last Class of Lyceum, (Editor), Athens 1983, (Greek) (Contents)
- Introduction to the methodology and the techniques of social researches, (Editor), Athens 1977, (Greek) (Contents)
Furthermore, he published the following books:
- The Family and Its Culture: An Investigation in Seven East and West European Countries, (co-editor with Manfred Biskup, Ivan Vitanyi), 1984, (English)
- Peter Hofstetter: «Introduction to Social Psychology», Athens 1983, (Greek)
- Alfred Von Martin: «Sociology of Renaissance», 1979, (Greek)
- I. Zoger: «Introduction to Sociology», Athens 1977, (Greek)
Together with G. Katsoulis and M. Nikolinakos he published the two volumes:
- Economic history of Modern Greece, Vol. B, Athens 1986, (Greek) (Contents)
- Economic history of Modern Greece, Vol. A, Athens 1985, (Greek) (Contents)
Together with Konstantinos Lagos and Pantelis Vatakis, he published the book shortly before his death:
- Konstantinos D. Perrikos – The biography of a hero, Athens 2018, (Greek)
In addition, the following books were published in Greek under his aegis:
- Marquez: «One Hundred Years of Solitude», Nea Synora Publications.
- Jack London: «The Iron Heel», Nea Synora Publications.
- Andrzejewski: «Ashes and Diamonds», Nea Synora Publications.