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Philosophy

A Beginner's Guide

by Peter Cave ...

Series series Beginner's Guides
Philosophy, the “love of wisdom”, is the product of our endless fascination and curiosity about the world – the child of wonder. Through it, we seek to answer the most fundamental of questions: How do we know what we know? Does God exist? What is beauty? How should we live our lives? What am I?In this exhilarating tour, Peter Cave navigates all the main topics of philosophy with verve and clarity. ... Read more

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Philosophy, the “love of wisdom”, is the product of our endless fascination and curiosity about the world – the child of wonder. Through it, we seek to answer the most fundamental of questions: How do we know what we know? Does God exist? What is beauty? How should we live our lives? What am I?In this exhilarating tour, Peter Cave navigates all the main topics of philosophy with verve and clarity.
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The Ayn Rand Lexicon

Objectivism from A to Z

by Ayn Rand ...

Series Book 4 - Ayn Rand Library
A prolific writer, bestselling novelist, and world-renowned philosopher, Ayn Rand defined a full system of thought--from epistemology to aesthetics. Her writing is so extensive and the range of issues she covers so enormous that those interested in finding her discussions of a given topic may have to search through many sources to locate the relevant passage. The Ayn Rand Lexicon brings together ... Read more

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A prolific writer, bestselling novelist, and world-renowned philosopher, Ayn Rand defined a full system of thought--from epistemology to aesthetics. Her writing is so extensive and the range of issues she covers so enormous that those interested in finding her discussions of a given topic may have to search through many sources to locate the relevant passage. The Ayn Rand Lexicon brings together
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The Story of Philosophy

A History of Western Thought

by James Garvey, Jeremy Stangroom ...

The Story of Philosophy sees philosophy for what it is: a passionate, exhilarating quest for human understanding that cannot be reduced to dry categories or simple definitions. It's a story with plot twists, a murder, accidental discoveries, disastrous love affairs, geniuses, idiots, monks, and vagabonds. At the heart of it all are the ideas and obsessions that have captured great thinkers from ... Read more

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The Story of Philosophy sees philosophy for what it is: a passionate, exhilarating quest for human understanding that cannot be reduced to dry categories or simple definitions. It's a story with plot twists, a murder, accidental discoveries, disastrous love affairs, geniuses, idiots, monks, and vagabonds. At the heart of it all are the ideas and obsessions that have captured great thinkers from
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The Philosophy Book

by DK ...

Series series DK Big Ideas
Get to grips with the concepts that shaped the way we think about ethics, politics, and our place in the universe.Explaining the big ideas and groundbreaking theories of key philosophers clearly and simply, The Philosophy Book is the perfect one-stop guide to philosophy and the history of how we think. Untangling knotty theories and shedding light on abstract concepts, entries explore and explain ... Read more

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Get to grips with the concepts that shaped the way we think about ethics, politics, and our place in the universe.Explaining the big ideas and groundbreaking theories of key philosophers clearly and simply, The Philosophy Book is the perfect one-stop guide to philosophy and the history of how we think. Untangling knotty theories and shedding light on abstract concepts, entries explore and explain
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The Complete Ethiopian Bible In English

The 88 Books of the Orthodox Tewahedo Canon, Enoch, Jubilees, Meqabyan I–III, and the Lost Apocrypha Restored

by Ephrem Asfaw ...

Discover the ancient biblical heritage of Ethiopia through the complete Orthodox Tewahedo canon. This remarkable collection presents the sacred scriptures preserved through centuries of Ethiopian Christian tradition, including the 88-book canon, the Book of Enoch, Jubilees, Meqabyan, and other important writings. Explore the history, faith, and spiritual treasures that make Ethiopian Christianity ... Read more

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Discover the ancient biblical heritage of Ethiopia through the complete Orthodox Tewahedo canon. This remarkable collection presents the sacred scriptures preserved through centuries of Ethiopian Christian tradition, including the 88-book canon, the Book of Enoch, Jubilees, Meqabyan, and other important writings. Explore the history, faith, and spiritual treasures that make Ethiopian Christianity
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Genealogy of Morals (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide)

by SparkNotes ...

Series series SparkNotes Philosophy Guide
Genealogy of Morals (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide)Making the reading experience fun!SparkNotes Philosophy Guides are one-stop guides to the great works of philosophy–masterpieces that stand at the foundations of Western thought. Inside each Philosophy Guide you’ll find insightful overviews of great philosophical works of the Western world. ... Read more

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Genealogy of Morals (SparkNotes Philosophy Guide)Making the reading experience fun!SparkNotes Philosophy Guides are one-stop guides to the great works of philosophy–masterpieces that stand at the foundations of Western thought. Inside each Philosophy Guide you’ll find insightful overviews of great philosophical works of the Western world.
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Franz Kafka: The Best Works

by Franz Kafka ...

This ebook compiles Franz Kafka's greatest writings, including novels, novellas, short stories and parables such as "Amerika", "The Trial", "The Metamorphosis", "The Castle", "In the Penal Colony", "A Hunger Artist" and "The Great Wall of China". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) ... Read more

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This ebook compiles Franz Kafka's greatest writings, including novels, novellas, short stories and parables such as "Amerika", "The Trial", "The Metamorphosis", "The Castle", "In the Penal Colony", "A Hunger Artist" and "The Great Wall of China". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)
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Les Entretiens de Confucius

Édition en grands caractères, annotée, police Atkinson Hyperlegible

by Confucius ...

Translated by Séraphin Couvreur ...

« L’homme honorable étend ses connaissances par les livres, et les ordonne grâce aux rites ; il parvient ainsi à ne rien trahir. » — Confucius (551 av. J.-C. - 479 av. J.-C.)Les Entretiens de Confucius sont une collection de dialogues et de maximes qui ont influencé la pensée et la culture chinoises pendant des siècles avant de se répandre en Occident. Dans ce livre, Confucius, l'un des plus ... Read more

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« L’homme honorable étend ses connaissances par les livres, et les ordonne grâce aux rites ; il parvient ainsi à ne rien trahir. » — Confucius (551 av. J.-C. - 479 av. J.-C.)Les Entretiens de Confucius sont une collection de dialogues et de maximes qui ont influencé la pensée et la culture chinoises pendant des siècles avant de se répandre en Occident. Dans ce livre, Confucius, l'un des plus
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Passion of the Western Mind

Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View

by Richard Tarnas ...

"[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp the big picture of Western culture for the first time."SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEHere are the great minds of Western civilization and their pivotal ideas, ... Read more

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"[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp the big picture of Western culture for the first time."SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEHere are the great minds of Western civilization and their pivotal ideas,
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Theodicy

by G.W. Leibniz ...

Theodicy, in its most common form, is the attempt to answer the question of why a good God permits the manifestation of evil. Theodicy attempts to resolve the evidential problem of evil by reconciling the traditional divine characteristics of omnibenevolence, The term was coined in 1710 by German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz in his work, Théodicée. ... Read more

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Theodicy, in its most common form, is the attempt to answer the question of why a good God permits the manifestation of evil. Theodicy attempts to resolve the evidential problem of evil by reconciling the traditional divine characteristics of omnibenevolence, The term was coined in 1710 by German philosopher Gottfried Leibniz in his work, Théodicée.
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Stoic Six Pack

Meditations, Letters From a Stoic and More

by Marcus Aurelius, Seneca, Epictetus ...

“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”Stoic Six Pack brings together the six essential texts of Stoic Philosophy:Meditations by Marcus AureliusThe Golden Sayings of EpictetusFragments of EpictetusDiscourses of EpictetusSeneca’s Letters from a Stoic: Epi... ... Read more

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“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”Stoic Six Pack brings together the six essential texts of Stoic Philosophy:Meditations by Marcus AureliusThe Golden Sayings of EpictetusFragments of EpictetusDiscourses of EpictetusSeneca’s Letters from a Stoic: Epi...
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Logically Fallacious

The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 Logical Fallacies (Academic Edition)

by Bo Bennett, PhD ...

This book is a crash course in effective reasoning, meant to catapult you into a world where you start to see things how they really are, not how you think they are. The focus of this book is on logical fallacies, which loosely defined, are simply errors in reasoning. With the reading of each page, you can make significant improvements in the way you reason and make decisions. Logically Fallacious ... Read more

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This book is a crash course in effective reasoning, meant to catapult you into a world where you start to see things how they really are, not how you think they are. The focus of this book is on logical fallacies, which loosely defined, are simply errors in reasoning. With the reading of each page, you can make significant improvements in the way you reason and make decisions. Logically Fallacious
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The Atheist’s Guide to Christmas

Edited by Ariane Sherine ...

42 atheist celebrities, comedians, scientists and writers give their funny and serious tips for enjoying the Christmas season.When the Atheist Bus Campaign was first launched, over £150,000, was raised in four days – enough to place the advert 'There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life' on 800 UK buses in January 2009. Now dozens of atheist writers, comedians and scientists ... Read more

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42 atheist celebrities, comedians, scientists and writers give their funny and serious tips for enjoying the Christmas season.When the Atheist Bus Campaign was first launched, over £150,000, was raised in four days – enough to place the advert 'There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life' on 800 UK buses in January 2009. Now dozens of atheist writers, comedians and scientists
... Read more
Profiles in Corruption

Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite

by Peter Schweizer ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Washington insiders operate by a proven credo: When a Peter Schweizer book drops, duck and brace for impact.For over a decade, the work of six-time New York Times bestselling investigative reporter Peter Schweizer has sent shockwaves through the political universe by exposing high-level political corruption.Clinton Cash revealed the Clintons’ international money flow, ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Washington insiders operate by a proven credo: When a Peter Schweizer book drops, duck and brace for impact.For over a decade, the work of six-time New York Times bestselling investigative reporter Peter Schweizer has sent shockwaves through the political universe by exposing high-level political corruption.Clinton Cash revealed the Clintons’ international money flow,
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Write Away

One Writer's Approach to the Novel

by Elizabeth George ...

Here's what I tell mystudents on the first day when I teach one of my creative writing courses: Youwill be published if you possess three qualities—talent, passion, anddiscipline.In Write Away, NewYork Times bestsellingauthor Elizabeth George offers would-be writers exactly what they need to knowabout how to construct a novel. She provides a detailed overview of the craftand gives helpful ... Read more

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Here's what I tell mystudents on the first day when I teach one of my creative writing courses: Youwill be published if you possess three qualities—talent, passion, anddiscipline.In Write Away, NewYork Times bestsellingauthor Elizabeth George offers would-be writers exactly what they need to knowabout how to construct a novel. She provides a detailed overview of the craftand gives helpful
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On Truth and Untruth

Selected Writings

by Friedrich Nietzsche ...

Series Book 36 - Harper Perennial Modern Thought
“We continue to live within the intellectual shadow cast by Nietzsche.”—New York Times Book ReviewReissued for the age of "fake news," On Truth and Untruth charts Nietzsche’s evolving thinking on the nature of truth, which has exerted a powerful influence over modern and contemporary thought. This original collection of German philosophy features the complete text of the celebrated early essay “On ... Read more

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“We continue to live within the intellectual shadow cast by Nietzsche.”—New York Times Book ReviewReissued for the age of "fake news," On Truth and Untruth charts Nietzsche’s evolving thinking on the nature of truth, which has exerted a powerful influence over modern and contemporary thought. This original collection of German philosophy features the complete text of the celebrated early essay “On
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The Philosophy Book for Beginners

A Brief Introduction to Great Thinkers and Big Ideas

by Sharon Kaye ...

"A truly delightful and wonderfully compact introduction to philosophy's key questions and major thinkers from ancient times to the present day." —William Irwin, general editor of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture seriesWho are you? What is truly real? Is there such a thing as free will? If you have ever considered questions like these, that's philosophy. The Philosophy Book for Beginners ... Read more

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"A truly delightful and wonderfully compact introduction to philosophy's key questions and major thinkers from ancient times to the present day." —William Irwin, general editor of The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture seriesWho are you? What is truly real? Is there such a thing as free will? If you have ever considered questions like these, that's philosophy. The Philosophy Book for Beginners
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Platon : Oeuvres complètes et annexes (annotées, illustrées)

La République, Le Banquet, Apologie de Socrate, Criton, Gorgias...

by Platon Platon ...

Nouvelle édition 2020 des oeuvres complètes de Platon traduites par Victor Cousin incluant plus de 1300 notes explicatives, des introductions, des annexes biographiques et critiques, des gravures anciennes.L'édition contient 43 titres :Contenu détaillé:— EUTHYPHRON ou de la Sainteté— APOLOGIE DE SOCRATE— CRITON ou du Devoir— PHEDON ou de l’Âme— THEETETE ou de la Science— PHILEBE ou du Plaisir— ... Read more

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Nouvelle édition 2020 des oeuvres complètes de Platon traduites par Victor Cousin incluant plus de 1300 notes explicatives, des introductions, des annexes biographiques et critiques, des gravures anciennes.L'édition contient 43 titres :Contenu détaillé:— EUTHYPHRON ou de la Sainteté— APOLOGIE DE SOCRATE— CRITON ou du Devoir— PHEDON ou de l’Âme— THEETETE ou de la Science— PHILEBE ou du Plaisir—
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Traité sur la Tolérance

suivi de Lettre sur la tolérance de John Locke

by Voltaire ...

Deux essais philosophiques fondateurs et essentiels pour comprendre notre société actuelle.Le Traité sur la tolérance est une œuvre polémique de Voltaire publiée en 1763. Destinée à stigmatiser le fanatisme religieux, c’est un texte majeur de la philosophie des Lumières. Au départ, un fait divers de 1762 : Jean Calas est protestant, comme toute sa famille sauf un de ses fils. Le fils est retrouvé ... Read more

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Deux essais philosophiques fondateurs et essentiels pour comprendre notre société actuelle.Le Traité sur la tolérance est une œuvre polémique de Voltaire publiée en 1763. Destinée à stigmatiser le fanatisme religieux, c’est un texte majeur de la philosophie des Lumières. Au départ, un fait divers de 1762 : Jean Calas est protestant, comme toute sa famille sauf un de ses fils. Le fils est retrouvé
... Read more
The Other Slavery

The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

by Andrés Reséndez ...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST | WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE. A landmark history—the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Indians across America, from the time of the conquistadors up to the early twentieth century.Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates in his myth-shattering The Other ... Read more

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NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST | WINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE. A landmark history—the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Indians across America, from the time of the conquistadors up to the early twentieth century.Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates in his myth-shattering The Other
... Read more
Meditations

by Marcus Aurelius ...

Meditations (Ta eis heauton, literally "thoughts/writings addressed to himself") is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy. ... Read more

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Meditations (Ta eis heauton, literally "thoughts/writings addressed to himself") is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor 161–180 CE, setting forth his ideas on Stoic philosophy.
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Apologie de Socrate

by PLATON ...

Dans ce dialogue court et accessible de Platon, c’est de la mort de Socrate qu’il est question et à travers lui, de la figure du philosophe. Cet livre irradie toujours l’ensemble de la philosophie.Cette édition : Traduction de l'oeuvre originale réalisée par Emile CHAMBRY, lequel a inséré une Notice sur la vie de Platon ainsi qu'une analyse de l'oeuvre. ... Read more

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Dans ce dialogue court et accessible de Platon, c’est de la mort de Socrate qu’il est question et à travers lui, de la figure du philosophe. Cet livre irradie toujours l’ensemble de la philosophie.Cette édition : Traduction de l'oeuvre originale réalisée par Emile CHAMBRY, lequel a inséré une Notice sur la vie de Platon ainsi qu'une analyse de l'oeuvre.
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The Essential Works of Voltaire

Enriched edition. Philosophical Writings, Novels, Historical Works, Poetry, Plays & Letters

by Voltaire, Joel Foster ...

Translated by Tobias Smollett, William F. Fleming, William Walton ...

In 'The Essential Works of Voltaire, readers are invited to delve into the captivating world of one of the most influential figures of the Enlightenment period. This collection includes a diverse range of prose, poetry, and philosophical treatises, showcasing Voltaire's wit, intelligence, and satirical edge. Through his works, Voltaire critiques the social, religious, and political norms of his ... Read more

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In 'The Essential Works of Voltaire, readers are invited to delve into the captivating world of one of the most influential figures of the Enlightenment period. This collection includes a diverse range of prose, poetry, and philosophical treatises, showcasing Voltaire's wit, intelligence, and satirical edge. Through his works, Voltaire critiques the social, religious, and political norms of his
... Read more
A Treasury of Kahlil Gibran

by Kahlil Gibran ...

Translated by Anthony R. Ferris ...

Passionate and spiritual writings uncovering the philosophical foundations of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkersKahlil Gibran's works are known throughout the world for their lyrical grandeur, wisdom, and insights drawn from the everyday sufferings of man. This nine-book collection captures one of modern history's titanic literary figures at his best. Texts such as "The Secret of the ... Read more

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Passionate and spiritual writings uncovering the philosophical foundations of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkersKahlil Gibran's works are known throughout the world for their lyrical grandeur, wisdom, and insights drawn from the everyday sufferings of man. This nine-book collection captures one of modern history's titanic literary figures at his best. Texts such as "The Secret of the
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