Philosophy
- Philosophical Explorations of Faith
- Explorations of Human Nature
- Foundations of Political Philosophy
- Philosophical Essays on Existence
- Philosophical Classics of Antiquity
A Dissertation Concerning the Nature of True Virtue
Disproportionately remembered as a hellfire-and-brimstone Puritan preacher on the basis of the excessively-anthologized "Sinners in the…
The Constitution of Athens
The Constitution of Athens (Greek: Ἀθηναίων πολιτεία) was written by Aristotle or his student. The text was lost until discovered in the lat…
Democracy and Education
An important, controversial, and often cited work on public education. Dewey discusses the role of public education in a democracy and the d…
Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll
Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll presents a compelling collection of thought-provoking lectures from one of the most influential orators of t…
Sentiment, Inc.
Sentiment, Inc. explores the intricate relationship between emotions and perceptions in a world where feelings can be manipulated. Imagine a…
Summa Theologica
The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written between 1265–1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas, eve…
Sophistical Elenchi
The Sophistical Elenchi is the sixth of Aristotle's six texts on logic which are collectively known as the Organon ("Instrument").…
Culture and Anarchy
Culture and Anarchy is a series of periodical essays by Matthew Arnold, first published in Cornhill Magazine 1867-68 and collected as a book…
The Brothers Karamazov
The Brothers Karamazov (Russian: Братья Карамазовы) is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered …
Winds of Doctrine
Even before the Great War turned the world upside down, Western civilization was being revolutionized at all levels: intellectually, philos…
Essays
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …
De Profundis
This is a letter written from prison in 1897 by Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas, in which he recounts how he came to be in prison and cha…
Philosophical Essays
Six out of seven essays appearing here were reprinted from other publications; indeed, this 1910 collection went out of print, so that two o…
Svetasvatara Upanishad
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad"…
The Nicomachean Ethics
The Nicomachean Ethics is Aristotle's foundational text on ethics, exploring the nature of the good life and the virtues necessary for achie…
The Phenomenology of Mind
Phänomenologie des Geistes (1807) is Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's most important and widely discussed philosophical work. Hegel's fi…
Selections from the Principles of Philosophy
The Principles of Philosophy, originally published in Latin in 1644, and translated to French in 1647, sets forth the principles of nature--…
Siddhartha
A major preoccupation of Hesse in writing Siddhartha was to cure his "sickness with life" (Lebenskrankheit) by immersing himself i…
Laches
Laches is a philosophical dialogue by Plato that delves into the nature of courage. Through a conversation between Socrates and several prom…
Thoughts are Things
Thoughts are Things by Prentice Mulford explores the profound impact of our thoughts on our lives and the world around us. As a foundational…