The Complete Works of the First Fathers of the Church gathers a formative body of early Christian writing: pastoral epistles, martyrial exhortations, apologies, theological treatises, biblical interpretation, ecclesiastical histories, and visionary instruction. Spanning the generations from the apostolic age to late antiquity, it records Christianity's emergence within Jewish, Greek, and Roman intellectual worlds. Particularly compelling are its defenses of Christian belief before pagan cr...

"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until medieval times. Contents: The Divine Institutes Book I. Of the False Worship of the Gods. Book II. Of the Origin of Error. Book III. Of the False Wisdom of Philosophers. Book IV. Of True Wisdom and Religion. Book V. Of Justice. Book VI. Of True Worship. Book VII. Of a Happy Life. The Epitome of the Divine Institutes A Treatise on the Anger o...

A thought-provoking work that offers a commentary on the love and kindness of God as well as His fairness and anger. Lactantius dwells on these seemingly conflicting ideas and beautifully expresses that God is compassionate yet impartial in meting out justice. Profound!

John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) was an English philosopher and physician. Locke is regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and known as the "Father of Classical Liberalism”   His work greatly affected the development of epistemology and political philosophy. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau, many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, as well as the US founding fathers. His contributions to classical republicanism and...

Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classic text is an enquiry into the notion of a perfect community and the ideal individual within it. During the conversation, other questions are raised: what is goodness? What is reality? And what is knowledge? The Republic also addresses the purpose of education and the role of both women and men as guardians of the people. With remarkable lucidity and deft use of allegory, Plato arrives at a de...

Symposium by Plato is a luminous and engaging exploration of love, beauty, and desire, presented through a series of unforgettable speeches at an Athenian banquet. Each voice offers a different vision of love, drawing the reader into a rich philosophical conversation that feels both intimate and timeless. Guided by Socrates, the dialogue transforms a social gathering into a profound inquiry into the nature of the human soul. At the heart of this work lies the powerful ascent of love—from p...

This massive anthology of philosophy contains over 75 works by a dozen of the most known philosophers of all time. An active table of contents makes it easy to quickly to the work you want.Authors and books include:Aeschylus:AgamemnonBound and Seven Against ThebesThe House of AtreusMaidens and Other PlaysAristotle:The Athenian ConstitutionThe CategoriesEthicsThe Poetics of AristotleFrancis Bacon:The Advancement of LearningThe Essays of Francis BaconThe New AtlantisValerius TerminusGeorge Berk...

Apology is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he defended himself in 399 BC against the charges of "corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel."Socrates begins by telling the jury that their minds were poisoned by his enemies when they were young and impressionable. He says his reputation for sophistry comes from his enemies, all of whom are envious of him, and malicious. He says they must r...

Karpathos publishes the greatest works of history's greatest authors and collects them to make it easy and affordable for readers to have them all at the push of a button. All of our collections include a linked table of contents.Francis Bacon was an influential English philosopher who became known as the father of empiricism. Bacon was also a leading scientist who contributed to the scientific revolution. This collection includes the following:FICTION:New Atlantis

According to Wikipedia: "Epictetus (Ancient Greek: Ἐπίκτητος; AD 55 – AD 135) was a Greek sage and Stoic philosopher. He was born a slave at Hierapolis, Phrygia (present day Pamukkale, Turkey), and lived in Rome until banishment when he went to Nicopolis in northwestern Greece where he lived the rest of his life. His teachings were noted down and published by his pupil Arrian in his Discourses."

The Discourses by Epictetus is a record of different conversations that transpired between him and his pupil. These are aimed at explaining the authors philosophy about how to live a serene life. Discussing a wide range of topics from steadfastness to weaknesses from fear to poverty and from happiness to the lack of it this is a thought-provoking work. Captivating!