Philosophy
- Philosophical Explorations of Faith
- Explorations of Human Nature
- Foundations of Political Philosophy
- Philosophical Essays on Existence
- Philosophical Classics of Antiquity
The Apology of Socrates
Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial for "corrupting the youth" is a classic summation of his teacher's life and miss…
All Things Are Possible
A passionate exponent of Russian Existentialism, Lev Shestov is little known in the English-speaking world but had an extensive influence on…
The Basis Of Morality
In 1837, the Danish Royal Society of Sciences offered a prize to any essayist who could satisfactorily answer the question, "Is the fou…
Posterior Analytics
Posterior Analytics is a foundational work in the field of logic and epistemology by the ancient philosopher Aristotle. As part of his influ…
Summa Theologica
The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–127…
Six Metaphysical Meditations
These are six meditations by the French philosopher Rene Descartes, best known for his conclusion "Cogito, ergro sum" "I Thin…
The Essays of Francis Bacon
Voltaire was an atheist. Diderot was Enlightened. But trite titles seldom encompass completely the beliefs of any individual. And this one f…
The Antichrist
Save for his raucous, rhapsodical autobiography, Ecce Homo, The Antichrist is the last thing that Nietzsche ever wrote, and so it may be acc…
Philosophy and Fun of Algebra
Mary Everest Boole (1832-1916) was born Mary Everest in England and spent her early years in France. She married mathematician George Boole.…
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…
The Bell
The Bell is a classic radio adaptation of Iris Murdoch's novel, dramatized in three parts. The story explores the conflict between sex and r…
A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus
Selection of text from the four-volume work by Epictetus commonly referred to as the Discourses. The sections are mostly quite short but pac…
Religion and Science from Galileo to Bergson
This history of Western philosophy, published in 1920, explores how people have explained the natural world during the last few centuries, w…
Siddhartha
A major preoccupation of Hesse in writing Siddhartha was to cure his "sickness with life" (Lebenskrankheit) by immersing himself i…
The Philosophy of Immanuel Kant
Born in Scotland, Alexander Dunlop Lindsay was a teacher of philosophy at a number of universities in England in the early 1900s. This brief…
Kaushitaki Upanishad
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad"…
The Unreality of Time
The Unreality of Time by John McTaggart explores the intricate nature of time through a philosophical lens. In this influential essay, McTag…
Prasna Upanishad
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad"…
She-rab Dong-bu
The She-rab Dong-bu (Tree of Wisdom) is a metrical translation in Tibetan of a Sanscrit ethical work entitled Prajnya Danda, written by Naga…
The Symposium
The Symposium (Ancient Greek: Συμπόσιον) is a philosophical book written by Plato sometime after 385 BCE. On one level the book deals with t…