Philosophy
- Philosophical Explorations of Faith
- Explorations of Human Nature
- Foundations of Political Philosophy
- Philosophical Essays on Existence
- Philosophical Classics of Antiquity
Of Peace of Mind
Of Peace of Mind is a profound exploration of tranquility in the face of life's inevitable challenges, penned by the Stoic philosopher Senec…
Offences Against One's Self
Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was an English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer. He was a political radical and a leading theor…
Has a Frog a Soul?
Thomas Huxley, known as “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his championing and development of Darwinism, was perhaps the most important Victorian biolog…
On the Ends of Good and Evil
On the Ends of Good and Evil is a profound exploration of philosophical thought, where Cicero delves into the nature of the good life throug…
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is a celebrated collection of quatrains that explores the complexities of life, love, and …
The Passing of the Year
The Passing of the Year is a reflective poem by Robert W. Service that captures the essence of time's passage and the human experience. Thro…
The Anatomy of Melancholy
The Anatomy of Melancholy is a book by Robert Burton, first published in 1621. On its surface, the book is a medical textbook in which Burto…
Pantheisticon
Pantheisticon is a profound exploration of the philosophical and moral underpinnings of pantheism, presented by John Toland, a pioneering th…
The Discovery Of The Future
The Discovery of the Future is a 1902 philosophical lecture by H. G. Wells that argues for the knowability of the future. It was originally …
The New Idealism
The genius of May Sinclair lies in her brilliant bridging of the Victorian and the modern eras, in her determination never to become ossifie…
Mardi
Mardi is Melville's first purely fictional work. In it he contemplates man's beliefs, and questions whether or not one faith has value over …
The Sayings of Confucius
The Sayings of Confucius presents a collection of dialogues that explore the foundational principles of Confucianism through the teachings o…
Marius the Epicurean
The conclusion of Pater's historico-philosophical novel about a young Roman nobleman's search for purpose and meaning. Set in the time of Ca…
Excerpts on Love
Excerpts from the Stromata on love, the quest for perfection, women, and the perfect wife. St. Clement of Alexandria was a philosopher and C…
The Conduct of Life
This is the best of Emerson's later works, qualifying his earlier popular essays, series one and two, with the heavier hand of experience. T…
Human Nature and Conduct
John Dewey, an early 20th Century American philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist. This project encompasses Part 4 of 4 of his book…
The Origins of Christianity
The full title of this book is The Origins of Christianity with an Outline of Van Manen’s Analysis of The Pauline Literature. Willem Christi…
Growing Old
Growing Old is a reflective exploration of the passage of time and the inevitability of aging, penned by the esteemed British poet and cultu…
On the Nature of the Gods
De Natura Deorum (On the Nature of the Gods) outlines Stoic, Epicurean and Academic (Skeptical) views on religious questions. Problems discu…
The Coming People
Dole briefly sketches the history of life, and shows how it has a definite direction - toward the survival of the kind and gentle people. It…