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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorThe Ethics and Selected Letters
Baruch Spinoza · 262 pages
I. By that which is self-caused, I mean that of which the essence involves existence, or that of which the nature is only conceivable as existent.
The Problems of Philosophy
Bertrand Russell · 114 pages
In the following pages I have confined myself in the main to those problems of philosophy in regard to which I thought it possible to say something positive and constructive, since merely negative criticism seemed out of place. For this reason, theory of knowledge occupies a larger space than metaphysics in the present volume, and some topics much discussed by philosophers are treated very briefly
Essays and Aphorisms
Arthur Schopenhauer · 237 pages
One of the greatest philosophers of the nineteenth century, Schopenhauer (1788-1860) believed that human action is determined not by reason but by 'will' - the blind and irrational desire for physical existence. This selection of his writings on religion, ethics, politics, women, suicide, books and many other themes is taken from Schopenhauer's last work, Parerga and Paralipomena, which he publish
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
Discourse on Metaphysics and Other Essays
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 84 pages
Critique of Practical Reason
Immanuel Kant
The Critique of Practical Reason is the second of Kant's three Critiques, following Critique of Pure Reason. In it he distinguishes between actual practical reason and desire-based practical reason, arguing for the first and against the application of the second. He sees practical reason as something to be cultivated and moreover believes Freedom can be proven by it.
The 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.
Philosophical Investigations
Ludwig Wittgenstein · 250 pages
The Philosophical Investigations of Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) present his own distillation of two decades of intense work on the philosophies of mind, language and meaning.
The Logic of Scientific Discovery
Karl R. Popper · 480 pages
When first published in 1959, this book revolutionized contemporary thinking about science and knowledge. It remains the one of the most widely read books about science to come out of the twentieth century.
The Art of Living: The Classical Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness
Epictetus · 128 pages
Presents a new interpretation of first century's Epictetus' clearly stated guidelines for moral progress and personal character development.
Philosophical Fragments
Soren Kierkegaard, Edna Hatlestad Hong, Howard Vincent Hong · 400 pages
The Will to Believe, Human Immortality and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy
William James · 402 pages
Discourse on the Origin of Inequality
Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 112 pages
In his Discourses (1755), Rousseau argues that inequalities of rank, wealth and power are the inevitable result of the civilising process. If inequality is intolerable - and Rousseau shows with unparalledled eloquence how it robs us not only of our material but also of our psychological independence - then how can we recover the peaceful self-sufficiency of life in the state of nature? We cannot r
The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt
Albert Camus · 306 pages
By one of the most profoundly influential thinkers of our century, The Rebel is a classic essay on revolution. For Albert Camus, the urge to revolt is one of the "essential dimensions" of human nature, manifested in man's timeless Promethean struggle against the conditions of his existence, as well as the popular uprisings against established orders throughout history. And yet, with an eye toward
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge
George Berkeley · 96 pages
Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology
Edmund Husserl · 405 pages
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
David Hume · 162 pages
Now one of the most widely read works in philosophy, David Hume's An Enquiry concerning Human Understanding (1748) introduced his philosophy to a broad educated readership. In it he gives an elegant and accessible presentation of strikingly original and challenging views about the limited powers of human understanding, the attractions of skepticism, the compatibility of free will and determinism,
Two Treatises of Government and A Letter Concerning Toleration
John Locke · 188 pages