Philosophy
- Philosophical Explorations of Faith
- Explorations of Human Nature
- Foundations of Political Philosophy
- Philosophical Essays on Existence
- Philosophical Classics of Antiquity
Talks by Abdul Baha
“Much has already been written of the visit of Abdul Baha, Abbas Effendi, to Europe,” writes Lady Blomfield in her Preface to Paris Talks, “…
On the Popular Judgment
This tripartite essay – published variously as “On the Popular Judgment” (J. Richardson trans.), “On the Old Saw” (E.B. Ashton trans.), or “…
Thus Spake Zarathustra
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900) was a nineteenth-century German philosopher. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contempo…
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus is the only book-length philosophical work published by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein during h…
Philosophical Rudiments Concerning Government and Society
De Cive ("On the citizen") is one of Thomas Hobbes's major works. "The book was published originally in Latin from Paris in 1…
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is a celebrated collection of quatrains that explores the profound themes of existence, love, …
Enneads
The six Enneads (ΕΝΝΕΑΔΕΣ) are the collected writings of the Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus (ΠΛΩΤΙΝΟΣ) arranged by his student Porphyry (Π…
El libro del té
Si los libros tienen personalidad propia, sin duda este es un volumen sereno y sabio. Esta obra amable, concebida como un acercamiento entre…
Beacon Lights of History
The first of 14 volumes, this book discusses ancient civilization looking primarily at religion and philosophy. Summary by KHand
Beyond Good and Evil
First published in 1886 at Nietzsche’s own expense, the book was not initially considered important. In it, Nietzsche denounced what he cons…
Poetics
Aristotle’s Poetics from the 4th century B.C. aims to give a short study of storytelling. It discusses things like unity of plot, reversal o…
The Book of Lies
The Book of Lies, or Liber 333, is a holy book in the Western occult tradition of Thelema, consisting of 91 short chapters of poems, aphoris…
Sophist
Sophist is a profound dialogue by Plato that delves into the nature of existence, exploring the concepts of being and not-being. Through a s…
Omens and Superstitions of Southern India
Omens and Superstitions of Southern India explores the rich tapestry of beliefs and practices that shape the psychical life of the people in…
The City of the Sun
The City of the Sun invites listeners into a thought-provoking dialogue between a Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitallers and a Genoese sea …
Short Nonfiction Collection
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…
Tusculan Disputations
Tusculan Disputations (Latin: TUSCULANARUM DISPUTATIONUM) is divided into five books which discuss death, pain, grief, perturbations and vir…
On the Heavens
On the Heavens (Greek: Περί ουρανού, Latin: De Caelo or De Caelo et Mundo) is Aristotle's chief cosmological treatise. In it Aristotle argue…
The Poverty of Philosophy
This work is a scathing criticism of the economic and philosophical arguments of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's The Philosophy of Poverty. (Summar…
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…