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Culture and Anarchy

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Matthew Arnold


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 Life of the Spirit and the Life of Today

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Evelyn Underhill


Underhill emphasizes the practical, here-and-now nature of spiritual life. She argues that spirituality is a genuine and abiding human fact,…

Perpetual Peace, A Philosophic Essay (Trueblood Translation)

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Immanuel Kant


This essay, written in 1795, puts forth a plan for a lasting peace between nations and peoples. Kant puts forth necessary means to any peace…

History of Modern Philosophy

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Alfred William Benn


This book is a brief, but cogent discussion of Western philosophy-- from Francis Bacon and Giordano Bruno through Descartes, Spinoza, and Le…

The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism

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Bertrand Russell


This book records Bertrand Russell's impressions of the new regime after a 1920 visit to Russia following the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, inc…

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…

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…

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…

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, “…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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