Download Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. This classic work of Stoic philosophy by the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius has been a source of guidance and self-improvement for thousands of years.
Principe (The Prince) is a political treatise by the Florentine writer Niccolò Machiavelli, originally called "De Principatibus" (About Principalities).
The Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380 BC. It is one of the most influential works of philosophy and political theory, and arguably Plato's best known work.
Cozy up by the fireplace with this free version of Bertrand Russell's classic 1945 book The History Of Western Philosophy.
These are the 60 lectures from the Teaching Company course The Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition, 2nd Edition, featuring principal lecturers Michael Sugrue and Darren Staloff.
This course is a scholarly treatment of the Bible as literature that examines the many literary and cultural themes that originate in the Bible.
Shortly before his death in 1645, the undefeated swordsman Miyamoto Musashi retreated to a cave to live as a hermit.
The Republic by Plato is one of the most influential works of philosophy in history. In the form of Socratic dialogue, Plato's teacher and protagonist Socrates sets out to find an answer to the question: "What is justice?".
The Enchiridion (or "Handbook") is a classic philosophical text that collects Epictetus' core ethical teachings.
In this lecture, Professor Colin McGinn deciphers what we mean when we say we 'know' something to be true.