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El libro del té
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Kakuzō Okakura
Si los libros tienen personalidad propia, sin duda este es un volumen sereno y sabio. Esta obra amable, concebida como un acercamiento entre…
On Propositions: What They Are and How They Mean
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Bertrand Russell
In this piece, Bertrand Russell offers an account of propositions. This essay has been widely regarded as a turning point in Russell's thoug…
Essays of Schopenhauer
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Arthur Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer is considered to be one of the most influential philosophers of all times. Many of his ideas and quotes have been quoted largel…
Philosophical Essays
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Bertrand Russell
Six out of seven essays appearing here were reprinted from other publications; indeed, this 1910 collection went out of print, so that two o…
The Vocation of the Scholar
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Johann Gottlieb Fichte (German: [ˈjoːhan ˈɡɔtliːp ˈfɪçtə]; May 19, 1762 – January 27, 1814) was a German philosopher. He was one of t…
Talks by Abdul Baha Given in Paris
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Abdu’L-Bahá ‘Abbás
“Much has already been written of the visit of Abdul Baha, Abbas Effendi, to Europe,” writes Lady Blomfield in her Preface to Paris Talks, “…
Fear and Trembling (selections)
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Soren Kierkegaard
"And God tempted Abraham and said unto him: take Isaac, thine only son, whom thou lovest and go to the land Moriah and sacrifice him th…
Anthropology
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Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant gave a series of lectures on anthropology 1772-1773, 1795-1796 at the University of Königsberg, which was founded in 1544…
The Basis Of Morality
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Arthur Schopenhauer
In 1837, the Danish Royal Society of Sciences offered a prize to any essayist who could satisfactorily answer the question, "Is the fou…
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book IV
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John Locke
This is the fourth book of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. His book deals with knowledge and probability. He asks how far…
A Study in the Psychology of Religious Phenomena
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James H. Leuba
"The present essay when complete will contain three parts. Of the two parts now published, the first is an analysis of the conversion p…
Explanation of Catholic Morals
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Rev. John H. Stapleton
A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals. The ten commandments, vice and virtue from the Catholic perspective.The cont…
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book III
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John Locke
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…
Human Nature and Conduct - Part 4, Conclusion
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John Dewey
John Dewey, an early 20th Century American philosopher, psychologist, educational theorist. This project encompasses Part 4 of 4 of his book…
The Brilliant Proof (Burhäne Lämé) in reply to an attack upon the Bahai Revelat…
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Mírzá Abu’L-Fadl Gulpáygání
“In these days,” writes the renowned Bahá’í scholar, Mírzá Abu’l-Fadl, “which are the latter days of 1911, A. D.…
Early Greek Philosophy & Other Essays (Version 2)
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Friedrich Nietzsche
“The essays contained in this volume treat of various subjects. With the exception of perhaps one we must consider all these papers as fragm…
The General Principle of Relativity: In Its Philosophical and Historical Aspect
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Herbert Wildon Carr
The main purpose of this book is to show the historical relations of the new principle to the old philosophical problems and to the classica…
The Book of Tea (Version 2)
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Kakuzō Okakura
The Book of Tea is as much about philosophy, religion and art as it is about a drink made with dried leaves in boiling water. It traces the …
The Prophet (version 5)
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Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet is the best known work of Khalil Gibran, also known as Kahlil Gibran, a Lebanese American poet and artist.The poetic prose of Th…
Christian Science
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Mark Twain
Christian Science is a 1907 collection of essays Mark Twain wrote about Christian Science, beginning with an article that was published in C…