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Soren Kierkegaard
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2013]
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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of... more
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Thomas More
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. From the book: Sir Thomas More, son of Sir John More, a justice of the King's Bench, was born in 1478, in Milk... more
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Marcus Aurelius
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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A new translation of one of the most important texts of Western philosophy. Containing wisdom that has been tested for over 2000 years, this is one of the greatest works of spiritual and ethical reflection ever written. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way... more
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Adam Smith ,
Andrew Skinner
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It is in Books IV and V of The Wealth of Nations that Adam Smith offers his considered response to the French Physiocrats, perhaps the first great school of economic theorists, and assesses the nature of the mercantile system, particularly the colonial relationship with America, whose achievements could have been... more
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Bertrand Russell
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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Description: First published in 1946, "History of Western Philosophy" went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this day as the ultimate introduction to Western philosophy. Providing a sophisticated overview of the ideas that have perplexed people from... more
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Jean Paul Sartre ,
Hazel E Barnes
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2012]
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An informative introduction to Sartre and his philosophy and a key to special terminology enhance a handsome edition of Sartre's classic study of modern existentialism. The often criticized philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre encompasses the dilemmas and aspirations of the individual in contemporary society. This work of power and epic scope... more
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Thomas Cathcart ,
Daniel Klein
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2008]
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Here's a lively, hilarious, not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts, and thinkers. It's Philosophy 101 for those who know not to take all this heavy stuff too seriously. (Philosophy) Heres a lively, hilarious, not-so-reverent crash course through the great philosophical traditions, schools, concepts, and thinkers. Its... more
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Simon Blackburn
[Ebook, Microsoft reader desktop 2004]
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Microsoft Digital Rights: Sharing not allowed Printing not allowed. Copying allowed. The Gambler's Fallacy, the Dirty Hands Argument, Wittgenstein's Beetle in the Box--philosophical terms can be both intriguing and baffling. Now, eminent philosopher Simon Blackburn offers the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of philosophy available in a single volume. Nearly... more
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Plato ,
Christopher Gill
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In this text Plato uses a dinner party as a scene for a series of speeches by the guests. From these there emerges a complete and complex philosophy of love. The pivot of the argument is Socrates' speech in which sensuality is transcended and we move from the sensible world... more
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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When Zarathustra was thirty years old, he left his home and the lake of his home, and went into the mountains. There he enjoyed his spirit and solitude, and for ten years did not weary of it. But at last his heart changed,--and rising one morning with the rosy dawn,... more
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Aristotle
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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Despite dating from the 4th century BC, The Art of Rhetoric continues to be regarded by many as the single most important work on the art of persuasion. As democracy began emerging in 5th-century Athens, public speaking and... more
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Rene Descartes ,
F Sutcliffe
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2005]
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Ren Descartes was a central figure in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. In his Discourse on Method he outlined the contrast between mathematics and experimental sciences, and the extent to which each one can achieve certainty. Drawing on his own work in geometry, optics, astronomy and physiology, Descartes... more
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Ben Dupre
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2009]
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In a series of 50 accessible and lucidly written essays, Ben Dupre probes some of the most significant ideas in politics, philosophy, religion, economics, science and the arts. Some of these are unimpeachable (liberty, reason); others mind numbing (The Big Bang chaos); a few mysterious (fate, surrealism) or downright despicable... more
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Plato ,
Scott Buchanan
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 1977]
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Description: Writing in the fourth century B.C., in an Athens that had suffered a humiliating defeat in the Peloponnesian War, Plato formulated questions that have haunted the moral, religious, and political imagination of the West for more than 2,000 years: what is virtue? How should we love? What constitutes a... more
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Jean Jacques Rousseau
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2009]
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Description: The searing indictment of man-made inequality in all its many forms that Rousseau offers in Discourse on Inequality is a must-read for philosophy buffs and supporters of social justice. This artfully composed argument sets forth the core elements of Rousseau's philosophical views, including his unique take on Hobbes' concept... more
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Plato ,
Trevor J Saunders ,
Richard Stalley
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In "The Laws," Plato describes in fascinating detail a comprehensive system of legislation in a small agricultural utopia he named Magnesia. His laws not only govern crime and punishment but also form a code of conduct for all aspects of life in his ideal state?from education, sports, and religion to... more
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Plato
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One of the oldest and most respected documents of philosophy, The Republic is Plato’s crowning achievement. Within the ten sections are profound views on such disperse but socially-relevant topics as the rewards of justice on earth and in the afterlife, equality of the sexes, dramatic poetry’s influence on character, and... more
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Baltasar Gracian ,
Baltasar Gracin Y Morales
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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1892. Excerpt: ... 8 ART OF WORLDLY WISDOM men. Sagacity fights with strategic changes of intention: it never does what it threatens, it aims... more
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 15 selections every 1 days. Printing allowed, unlimited pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. From the book: 1. The Will to Truth, which is to tempt us to many a hazardous enterprise, the famous Truthfulness of which... more
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Plato ,
W H D Rouse
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2008]
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"In Rouse's pages, Soctrates' strength of mind, his dedication to the philosophical truth, are borne in on the modern reader with something of the power that impressed and disturbed the ancient Greeks."-- Time "There has been no adequate translation of Plato since Jowett...and I think Rouse has done it." --Dudley... more
