Philosophy
Der Königsgaukler
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Manfred Kyber
In diesem "indischen Märchen" erzählt Manfred Kyber die Geschichte von Mantao, der als Sohn armer, einfacher Leute gebor…
The Quest of the Historical Jesus
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Albert Schweitzer
In this book, Schweitzer traces the historical progress of 'Historical Jesus' research, from Hermann Reimarus in the mid 18th century, to Wi…
A Dissertation Concerning the Nature of True Virtue
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Jonathan Edwards
Disproportionately remembered as a hellfire-and-brimstone Puritan preacher on the basis of the excessively-anthologized "Sinners in the…
Days
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Days by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 10, 2012.As a lectur…
The World as Will and Idea, Vol. 2 of 3
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Arthur Schopenhauer
In this work, Schopenhauer explains his fundamental idea that at the root of the reality we see around us is a Will that eternally, insatiab…
Uncle Remus & Friends
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Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus, that genial old storyteller, knows how to spin these wonderful tales about the 'criteers' that the little 6 year old boy (and m…
The Life of Jesus Critically Examined
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David Friedrich Strauss
Strauss was an early pioneer in the ongoing 'Quest of the Historical Jesus' movement, and his Life of Jesus is one of the few landmarks in t…
Commentaries on the Laws of England. Book 1 (1765)
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William Blackstone
~ BOOK THE FIRST ~The Commentaries on the Laws of England are an influential 18th century treatise on the common law of England by Sir Willi…
Some Problems of Philosophy
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William James
For several years before his death Professor William James cherished the purpose of stating his views on certain problems of metaphysics in …
Apology of Socrates (version 2)
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Plato
The Apology is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he defended himself in 399 BC[2] against the charges of "corrupting t…
Kriton
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Plato
Kriton by Platon (428/427 v. Chr. – 348/347 v. Chr.). Übersetzung durch Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (1768-1834) von 1818.Der …
Essays book 2
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Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …
The Philosophy of Logical Atomism
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Bertrand Russell
'The Philosophy of Logical Atomism' is a series of lectures by Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) that touches on numerous topics, including the n…
A Divine Cordial (All Things for Good)
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Thomas Watson
This book is an exposition of Romans 8:28: "We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the c…
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (version 2) (includes annotatio…
Read by John Van Stan
Friedrich Nietzsche
The modern British philosopher, Anthony M. Ludovici, said that this text “is unquestionably Nietzsche’s opus magnum.” However, he warns the …
The New Organon Or True Directions Concerning The Interpretation of Nature
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Francis Bacon and Sir Francis Bacon
The Novum Organum is a philosophical work by Francis Bacon published in 1620. The title translates as "new instrument". This is a …
Fables de La Fontaine, livre 05
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Jean de la Fontaine
En mettant en scène les animaux, Jean de La Fontaine met en lumière les travers, les fourberies, l'orgueil, l'envie, les d&eac…
Sophistical Elenchi
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Aristotle
The Sophistical Elenchi is the sixth of Aristotle's six texts on logic which are collectively known as the Organon ("Instrument").…