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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Abolition of Man
C.S. Lewis · 116 pages
C. S. Lewis sets out to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as courage and honor in contemporary society.
The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods
Antonin Sertillanges · 266 pages
First published in 1920, The Intellectual Life has been repeatedly reprinted and continues to inspire and instruct young scholars.
Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation
James K.A. Smith · 240 pages
Desiring the Kingdom focuses education around the themes of liturgy, formation, and desire. The author contends--as did Augustine--that human beings are "desiring agents"; in other words, we are what we love. Postmodern culture, far from being "secular," is saturated with liturgy, but in places such as malls, stadiums, and universities. While these structures influence us, they do not point us to
The Idea of a University
John Henry Newman · 527 pages
A series of lectures about the purpose of Universities in society.
The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness
Arthur C Brooks
The Republic
Plato · 392 pages
The Republic is Plato's most famous work and one of the seminal texts of Western philosophy and politics. The characters in this Socratic dialogue - including Socrates himself - discuss whether the just or unjust man is happier. They are the philosopher-kings of imagined cities and they also discuss the nature of philosophy and the soul among other things.
The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind
Mark A. Noll · 289 pages
"The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind." So begins this award-winning intellectual history and critique of the evangelical movement by one of evangelicalism's most respected historians. Unsparing in his judgment, Mark Noll ask why the largest single group of religious Americans -- who enjoy increasing wealth, status, and political influence -- have co
Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine
Wayne A. Grudem · 1,264 pages
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
Mary Wollstonecraft · 207 pages
Introduction to Logic
Irving M. Copi, Carl Cohen · 590 pages
Introduction to Logic is a proven textbook that has been honed through the collaborative efforts of many scholars over the last five decades. Its scrupulous attention to detail and precision in exposition and explanation is matched by the greatest accuracy in all associated detail. In addition, it continues to capture student interest through its personalized human setting and current examples. Th
A Rulebook for Arguments
Anthony Weston · 88 pages
A Rulebook for Arguments is a succinct introduction to the art of writing and assessing arguments, organized around specific rules, each illustrated and explained soundly but briefly. This widely popular primer - translated into eight languages - remains the first choice in all disciplines for writers who seek straightforward guidance about how to assess arguments and how to cogently construct the
Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking
M. Neil Browne, Stuart M. Keeley · 212 pages
Sophie's World
Jostein Gaarder · 456 pages
The protagonists are Sophie Amundsen, a 14-year-old girl, and Alberto Knox, her philosophy teacher. The novel chronicles their metaphysical relationship as they study Western philosophy from its beginnings to the present. A bestseller in Norway.
Contemporary Political Philosophy
Will Kymlicka · 336 pages
"This new edition of Will Kymlicka's best selling critical introduction to contemporary political theory has been fully revised to include many of the most significant developments in Anglo-American political philosophy in the last 11 years, particularly the new debates on political liberalism, deliberative democracy, civic republicanism, nationalism, and cultural pluralism." "The book now include
The Closing of the American Mind
Allan Bloom · 400 pages
A discourse on late 20th century American students' mind and soul, and the damage done by the elite universities' turn from the eternal verities as outlined by Socrates-Plato-Aristotle, Shakespeare and Rousseau.
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan · 457 pages
A prescient warning of a future we now inhabit, where fake news stories and Internet conspiracy theories play to a disaffected American populace “A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought.”—Los Angeles Times How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don
A Concise Introduction to Logic [with CD-ROM]
Patrick J. Hurley · 672 pages
Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
Daniel Quinn · 265 pages
The Elements of Moral Philosophy
James Rachels, Stuart Rachels · 213 pages
Philosophy of Mind
Jaegwon Kim · 361 pages
The philosophy of mind has always been a staple of the philosophy curriculum. But it has never held a more important place than it does today, with both traditional problems and new topics often sparked by the developments in the psychological, cognitive, and computer sciences. Jaegwon Kim's Philosophy of Mind is the classic, comprehensive survey of the subject. Now in its second edition, Kim expl