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Philosophical Fragments
Soren Kierkegaard, Edna Hatlestad Hong, Howard Vincent Hong · back to the book
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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 Anti-Christ
Friedrich Nietzsche · 87 pages
"Here is Friedrich Nietzsche's great masterpiece The Anti-Christ, wherein Nietzsche attacks Christianity as a blight on humanity. This classic is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand Nietzsche and his place within the history of philosophy ..."--Description
The Concept of Anxiety: A Simple Psychologically Orienting Deliberation on the Dogmatic Issue of Hereditary Sin
Soren Kierkegaard · 294 pages
"This edition replaces the earlier translation by Walter Lowrie that appeared under the title The Concept of Dread. Along with The Sickness unto Death, the work reflects from a psychological point of view Søren Kierkegaard's longstanding concern with the Socratic maxim, "Know yourself." His ontological view of the self as a synthesis of body, soul, and spirit has influenced philosophers such as He
The Way of Chuang Tzu
Thomas Merton, Zhuangzi · 159 pages
The Creed of a Priest of Savoy
Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 84 pages
Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone
Immanuel Kant · 352 pages
Selected Writings
Thomas Aquinas, Ralph McInerny · 250 pages
The Essence of Christianity
Ludwig Feuerbach · 363 pages
Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings
Zhuangzi, Burton Watson · 154 pages
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
David Hume · 129 pages
A Letter Concerning Toleration: Humbly Submitted
John Locke, James Tully · 77 pages
*A Letter Concerning Toleration* by John Locke was originally published in 1689. Its initial publication was in Latin, and it was immediately translated into other languages. Locke's work appeared amidst a fear that Catholicism might be taking over England, and responds to the problem of religion and government by proposing religious toleration as the answer. This "letter" is addressed to an anony
On Free Choice of the Will
Augustine of Hippo · 162 pages
Theological-Political Treatise
Baruch Spinoza · 267 pages
The Will to Believe, Human Immortality and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
William James · 402 pages
Saint Thomas Aquinas
G.K. Chesterton, Anton C. Pegis · 116 pages
" St. Thomas Aquinas is enriched by the author's unique ability to see the world through the saint's eyes, a fresh and animated view that shows us Aquinas as no other biography has. Acclaimed as the best book ever written on Aquinas by such outstanding Thomists as Jacques Maritain, Etienne Gilson, and Anton Pegis, this brilliant biography will completely capture the reader and leave him desirous o
The Future of an Illusion
Sigmund Freud · 95 pages
In what is considered one of his greatest contributions to psychology, Austrian psychiatrist, Sigmund Freud describes his perspectives on the development and origins of religion - religion as an illusion, wishes that are the "fulfillments of the oldest, strongest, and most urgent wishes of mankind." He goes on to explain and illustrate, "what is characteristic of illusions is that they are derived
The Analects
Confucius · 252 pages
"Formulated in the ruins of a society that had been founded on untenable spiritualistic concepts of governance, Confucius' philosophy postulated a humanistic social order that has survived as China's social ideal ever since." "Confucius' teachings are very literary in nature. The Analects is made up of dialogues, stories, and anecdotes, always aphoristic and full of poetic turns of thought."--BOOK
The Major Works
Anselm of Canterbury · 513 pages
Although utterly convinced of the truth of Christianity, Anselm of Canterbury struggled to make sense of his religion. He considered the doctrines of faith an invitation to question, to think, and to learn; and he devoted his life to confronting and understanding the most elusive aspects of Christianity. His writings on matters such as free will, the nature of truth, and the existence of God make
Religion and Science
Bertrand Russell · 255 pages
"In this timely work, Russell, philosopher, agnostic, mathematician, and renowned peace advocate, offers a brief yet insightful study of the conflicts between science and traditional religion during the last four centuries. Examining accounts in which scientific advances clashed with Christian doctrine or biblical interpretations of the day, from Galileo and the Copernican Revolution, to the medi
The Kingdom of God Is Within You
Leo Tolstoy · 352 pages
Leisure: The Basis Of Culture
Josef Pieper · 168 pages