Philosophy
- Philosophical Explorations of Faith
- Explorations of Human Nature
- Foundations of Political Philosophy
- Philosophical Essays on Existence
- Philosophical Classics of Antiquity
Soren Kierkegaard
The writings listed here represent books about Soren Kierkegaard. A fragment of his work, On the Dedication to "That Single Individual&…
Notes On Democracy
American journalist H.L. Mencken’s Notes On Democracy was originally published in 1926, yet is still relevant almost 100 years later.Mencken…
The Moral Equivalent of War
The Moral Equivalent of War, the last public utterance of William James, is significant as expressing the opinions of a practical psychologi…
Theaetetus
Theaetetus is a profound dialogue by Plato that delves into the nature of knowledge and perception. Through a conversation between Socrates …
The Fable of the Bees
Bernard Mandeville's didactic poem praising the virtues that personal vices bestow on society as a whole, along with several treatises and d…
Social Statics
Social Statics, or The Conditions essential to Happiness specified, and the First of them Developed is an 1851 book by the British polymath …
The Life of Reason
The Life of Reason, subtitled "the Phases of Human Progress", is a book published in five volumes from 1905 to 1906, by Spanish-bo…
Pagan & Christian Creeds
In this work from 1921, Carpenter analyzes the origin of Christian beliefs, arguing that they are derived from pre-Christian myths and relig…
In Vino Veritas
In Vino Veritas is one section of Kierkegaard's Stages on Life's Way, originally published in 1845. In a conscious reference to Plato's Symp…
Walden
Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, a refl…
Fishing with a Worm
Fishing with a Worm invites listeners into the reflective world of Bliss Perry, a professor and passionate fly fisherman. Set against the se…
Representative Men
A series of biographical lectures originally published in 1850. Each chapter is a philosophical treatment of the life of an intellectual. Th…
The Truth About Jesus
The Truth About Jesus presents a thought-provoking examination of the historicity of Jesus, based on a series of studies delivered in 1909 t…
Enneads
The six Enneads (ΕΝΝΕΑΔΕΣ) are the collected writings of the Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus (ΠΛΩΤΙΝΟΣ) arranged by his student Porphyry (Π…
Menexenus
Menexenus is a thought-provoking dialogue by Plato that explores themes of memory, rhetoric, and the nature of civic duty. In this work, Soc…
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
This is the third book of John Locke's Essay on Human Understanding. Book I was Neither Principles Nor Ideas Are Innate. Book II was Of Idea…
Omega
Omega: The Last Days of the World transports listeners to a thought-provoking vision of the 25th century, where humanity faces an impending …
The Prophet
Language: EnglishThe Prophet is the best known work of Khalil Gibran, also known as Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese American poet and artist.…
Short Nonfiction Collection
A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collection we…
Ion
Ion is a thought-provoking dialogue by Plato that delves into the nature of art, inspiration, and the role of the artist. Set in ancient Gre…