Philosophy
- Philosophical Explorations of Faith
- Explorations of Human Nature
- Foundations of Political Philosophy
- Philosophical Essays on Existence
- Philosophical Classics of Antiquity
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
Civil Disobedience is an essay by Henry David Thoreau. Published in 1849 under the title Resistance to Civil Government, it expressed Thorea…
The Path of Prosperity
Summary from The Path of Prosperity:I looked around upon the world, and saw that it was shadowed by sorrow and scorched by the fierce fires …
The Enchiridion
The Enchiridion (also translated as “Handbook” or “Manual”) of Epictetus is a short collection of Stoic precepts compiled by Arrian, a stude…
The Enchiridion of Epictetus
Epictetus (Greek: Επίκτητος; c.55–c.135) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. The name given by his parents, if one was given, is not known - the …
The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
The Meditations is divided into 12 books that chronicle different periods of Marcus' life. Each book is not in chronological order and it wa…
The Way of Peace
The Way of Peace by James Allen offers a profound exploration of the inner journey toward spiritual fulfillment and tranquility. This insigh…
On Liberty
Published in 1859, On Liberty details Mill's view that individuals should be left wholly free to engage in any activity, thought or belief t…
Progress and Poverty
Progress and Poverty by Henry George explores the intricate relationship between economic progress and social inequality. Written in 1879, t…
Heretics
"Heretics," a series of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. First published in 1905.
Chesterton had a sense of humor, had a sense …
Laotzu's Tao and Wu Wei
The classic of the Way and of High Virtue is the Tao Teh Ching. Its author is generally held as a contemporary of Confucius, Lao Tzu, or Lao…
The Joyful Wisdom
"The Joyful Wisdom," written in 1882, just before "Zarathustra," is rightly judged to be one of Nietzsche's best books. …
In Tune with the Infinite
In Tune with the Infinite invites listeners to explore the profound connection between the individual and the universe. Ralph Waldo Trine pr…
Orthodoxy
"Orthodoxy," a series of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. First published in 1908.
"The only possible excuse for this boo…
Pragmatism
'Pragmatism' contains a series of public lectures held by William James in Boston 1906–7. James provides a popularizing outline of his view …
The Kingdom of God is within you
The title of the book comes from Luke 17:21. It is a non-fiction work of the famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy. He wrote it after many years…
The Birth of Tragedy
This is one of Nietzsche's early academic writings - a scholarly theory about Ancient Greek theatre, specifically tragedies. In a nutshell, …
Meditations on First Philosophy
After several years working on a treatise putting forth his mechanistic philosophy and physics, Descartes shelved the project when his conte…
Timaeus
"Our intention is, that Timaeus, who is the most of an astronomer amongst us, and has made the nature of the universe his special study…
Confessions
Confessions is a profound autobiographical work by St. Augustine of Hippo, composed in the late 4th century. This introspective narrative sp…
The Shining Gateway
Students of the works of James Allen all over the world will welcome with joy another book from his able pen. In this work we find the Proph…