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Classics of Western Philosophy: Volume 1
by Plato
Price: Digital Download ($9.95)
Classics of Western Philosophy is a collection of major philosophical works of the Western World. This chronological anthology features key excerpts from ancient, medieval, & modern philosophers.
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Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion
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David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion had not yet been published when he died in 1776. Even though the manuscript was mostly written during the 1750s, it did not appear until 1779. The subject itself was too delicate and controversial. What should we teach young people about religion?
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Kosmic Consciousness
by Ken Wilber
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Where is this grand evolution taking us-and how can each of us participate more fully in it? On Kosmic Consciousness, Ken Wilber invites you to find out.
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Reflections on the Mind of Plato
by Joseph Norio Uemura
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In the twenty-four centuries that have passed since the Athenians put Socrates to death, every generation has interpreted the meaning of Plato's work differently. Joseph Uemura guides us through six dialogues in an effort to promote a dialectical quest rather than seek a final resting place.
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Symposium
by Plato
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In Symposium, a group of Athenian aristocrats attend a party held by Agathon to celebrate his victory in the drama festival of the Dionysia.
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Epicurus and Lucretius
by Sherwin T. Wine
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Secularism has its roots in the world of the Greeks. The arrival of philosophy in Athens was accompanied by a deep skepticism concerning the Greek gods and Greek mythology.
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Karl Marx
by Sherwin T. Wine
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When Marx died, his disciples were few in numbers. But within ten years his followers were numerous. And within 20 years they constituted millions.
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The Republic
by Plato
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In The Republic, Plato tackles the big issues of the state and the individual: how the state should be ruled, and by whom; and the way the individual should lead his life - and why...
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Jean-Paul Sartre
by John Compton
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Jean-Paul Sartre, a French philosopher, is perhaps the best known advocate of existentialism. In this view, no external authority gives life meaning: mankind is radically free and responsible.
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra
by Friedrich Nietzsche
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This was conceived and written by Friedrich Nietzsche during the years 1881-1885. The book formed part of his 'campaign against morality, ' in which Nietzsche explored the ethical consequences of the 'death of God'.
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Great Speeches in History
by Socrates
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From Socrates to Charles I, Danton to Lincoln - here are some of history's most significant figures with their most important speeches...
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Wittgenstein in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
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If we accept Wittgenstein's word for it, Paul Strathern writes, "he is the last philosopher....
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Arthur Schopenhauer
by Mark Stone
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Arthur Schopenhauer was the most articulate and influential pessimist in the history of human thought.
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Kierkegaard in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
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Kierkegaard wasn't really a philosopher in the academic sense....
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Samuel Beckett
by Sherwin T. Wine
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Poet, novelist and playwright Beckett embodied a radical response to the outrageous events of two world wars.
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The Trial and the Death of Socrates
by Plato
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The Trial and the Death of Socrates remains a powerful document...
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The Metaphysical Club
by Louis Menand
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Louis Menand masterfully weaves pivotal late 19th-and early 20th-century events, colorful biographical anecdotes, and abstract ideas into a narrative whole that both enthralls and enlightens.
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Hegel in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
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With Hegel, philosophy became very difficult indeed. His dialectical method produced the most grandiose metaphysical system known to man.
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Heidegger in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
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One of the two major philosophical traditions of the twentieth century was linguistic analysis, derived largely from Wittgenstein. The other, diametrically opposed, came from Heidegger…
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Kant in 90 Minutes
by Paul Strathern
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Immanuel Kant taught and wrote prolifically about physical geography yet never traveled further than forty miles from his home in Kvnigsberg....
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Voltaire and Hume
by Sherwin T. Wine
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The triumph of Christianity in the Western world drove secularism into the underground. The penalty for uttering secular sentiments was death.
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Thoreau and Emerson
by Henry David Thoreau
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Selections from Henry David Thoreau's Walden and Civil Disobedience and Ralph Waldo Emerson's...
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Baruch Spinoza
by Thomas Cook
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A Portuguese Jew living in Holland, Spinoza was excommunicated because of the unorthodox view he took of God.
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Duns Scotus and Medieval Christian Philosophy
by Ralph McInerny
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The Roman Empire became Christian in 323 AD; about two centuries later, the rest of Europe began to convert. Medieval culture blurred the line between the sacred and the secular.
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John Dewey
by John J. Stuhr
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John Dewey was America's most influential philosopher. He wanted philosophy to rise above old tired disputes to address new, more vital questions and problems.
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