Philosophy Books

Learn everything there is to know about the 24 solar terms and the lessons this ancient calendar offers us today.China's lunar calendar or the animals of the twelve-year cycle are fairly well-known in West. Less understood is the major calendar system of...

"Fallacies of Socialism Exposed: Being a Reply to the Manifesto of the Democratic Federation" presents a critical examination of socialist doctrines. Authored by Friedrich Max Müller, Samuel Smith, and Maria D. Weston, this work meticulously dissects...

Le problème de l'être et de la destinée by Léon Denis delves into the ignored aspects of human existence through experimental studies. This exploration encompasses double personalities, the depths of consciousness, memory...

"Reflections on the Politics of Ancient Greece" offers a detailed examination of the political systems and philosophies that shaped ancient Greek civilization. Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren delves into the structures and dynamics of various Greek...

Discours Prononcé à L'ouverture Du Cours De L'histoire De La Philosophie, Le 13 Décembre 1815 is a significant historical document in the history of philosophy, delivered by the eminent French philosopher Victor Cousin. This...

"O realismu umleckém" (On Artistic Realism) delves into the aesthetic and philosophical underpinnings of realism in art. Written in Czech, this work explores the core tenets of realism, examining its relationship to beauty, truth, and the human...

This collection presents a wide range of works by Csokonai Vitéz Mihály, one of Hungary's most significant poets. Included are "Lilla," "Anakreoni dalok" (Anacreontic Songs), "Ódák" (Odes), "Marosvásárhelyi gondolatok"...

Em "O problema da guerra", Alfredo Pimenta oferece uma reflexão profunda sobre as causas e as consequências da guerra, especialmente no contexto da Primeira Guerra Mundial. Escrito em 1916, o livro examina as dimensões políticas, sociais e...

Introduction à l'étude des idées morales dans l'Égypte antique, written by Jules Baillet and first published in 1912, offers a detailed exploration of moral concepts in ancient Egypt. This study delves into the ethical values,...

Discours philosophiques sur l'homme considéré relativement à l'état de nature & à l'état de société, written by P.G.B. (Giacinto Sigismondo Gerdil), explores philosophical perspectives on humanity...

El socialismo al desnudo, subtitled O sea, el regimen socialista a la luz de la historia y de la filosofía, by Eugenio Manzanedo, offers a critical examination of socialism through the lenses of history and philosophy. Published in 1919, this...

Eine eingehende Untersuchung von Schopenhauers Materiebegriff, verfasst von Otto Weide und veröffentlicht im Jahr 1904. Diese Schrift analysiert Schopenhauers philosophische Auseinandersetzung mit der Materie und deren Bedeutung in seinem Gesamtsystem...

Sacred Books of the Buddhists, Volume 16, presents a compilation of significant Buddhist texts offering insights into Buddhist philosophy, ethics, and spiritual practices. This volume contributes to a deeper understanding of Buddhist teachings and their...

Doctrine of the Soul in the Sapientiale of Thomas of York, Volume 3, delves into the intricacies of Thomas of York's philosophical and theological explorations of the soul. This volume offers a detailed examination of Thomas of York's "Sapientiale,"...

Über Die Letzten Dinge is a philosophical work by Otto Weininger, the controversial Austrian philosopher best known for his book "Geschlecht und Charakter" (Sex and Character). This work, published posthumously in 1904, delves into profound metaphysical...

Arte de vivir em paz com os homens, written by D. Fr. Antonio de Padua, Bishop of Maranhão, is a treatise dedicated to the vassals of His Most Faithful Majesty, especially those inhabiting the diocese of Maranhão. Published in 1783, this work is...

"National and International Right and Wrong; two Essays" by Henry Sidgwick, originally published in 1919, delves into the intricate relationship between moral principles and political actions on both national and international levels. Sidgwick, a...

The Monis, Volume 30, presents a collection of philosophical and historical insights from the Hegeler Institute. This volume delves into various aspects of philosophical thought, exploring historical contexts and offering surveys of key philosophical...

De Epimenide Crete, penned by Carl Schultess and published in 1877, delves into the intricacies surrounding Epimenides of Crete, a figure shrouded in both historical and philosophical significance. Written in Latin, the text likely offers a scholarly...

Della Filosofia Del Diritto, Volume 2, by Diodato Lioy, presents an in-depth exploration of the philosophy of law. This volume delves into various aspects of jurisprudence, offering insights into legal theory and its philosophical underpinnings. Lioy's...

This collection, "The Whole Works of Richard Graves, Collected by His Son, R.H. Graves," presents a comprehensive compilation of the literary output of Richard Graves, meticulously assembled by his son. The volume offers readers a unique opportunity to...

"Artículos Sueltos" is a collection of essays by Victoriano Agüeros, offering a fascinating glimpse into 19th-century Latin American society and thought. Written in elegant Spanish, these articles cover a range of topics, from historical reflections to...

"La Fórmula Del Progreso" by Emilio Castelar is a significant work exploring the concepts of progress from a political and philosophical perspective. Written in Spanish, this book delves into the historical and theoretical aspects of political science,...

"Book of Psychology: Pathetism, Historical, Philosophical, Practical" by La Roy Sunderland, originally published in 1853, delves into the historical and philosophical underpinnings of various nervous and mental phenomena. Sunderland explores the...

Der Völkergedanke Im Aufbau Einer Wissenschaft Vom Menschen (The Idea of the People in the Construction of a Science of Man) by Adolf Bastian, published in 1881, explores the foundations of a science centered on the concept of 'Volk' or 'people'...

Memoirs of the American Folk-Lore Society, Volume 1 presents a fascinating collection of early folklore studies. This volume, published in 1894, captures the diverse range of interests of the American Folk-Lore Society during its formative years...

A profusely illustrated guide to the National and State Parks of the United States. Including itineraries for a 55 day road-trip from the east to the west coast and back again. Each page has been hand illustrated and includes campground and hiking...

The Way of the Red Dragon is a memoir of a powerful healer, John Myerson. It chronicles his lifelong journey in service to help others grow and heal through his unique style of present-day shamanism. John is a graduate of Harvard University and has...

In a world that constantly pulls you in a hundred different directions-career, success, status, the next big thing-how do you even know if the life you're living is actually yours?We chase what we've been told will make us happy, but here's the truth:...

The book is totally preoccupied with thinking beyond existing political thought and institutions. It recognizes that irrespective of who or where we are, and no matter if we know it or not, "we" now all live in "the end times." Most explicitly, this...

Pioneering essays that reveal the significance of new interdisciplinary understandings of trees and forests, especially in terms of their philosophical and ecological dimensions and their importance for addressing the climate emergency.This is the first...

The story of a 19th century Staten Island town that nurtured the careers of nationally significant reformers, abolitionists, and transcendentalists.This book traces five decades of community life in a nineteenth-century Staten Island neighborhood...

Offers a description of what happens to survivors after a death, based on the effect this death has on the survivor's relation to the spatial and temporal world occupied after the loss of the deceased.A Death of the World offers a phenomenological...

Reveals the fragility of basic scientific concepts through the unstable relationship between viruses and life, calling for a deconstructive reading to grapple with their theoretical and political effects.Virality Vitality explores the history and present...

Critically adapts the notion of desire in Luce Irigaray's philosophy to rethink the role of embodiment in sociopolitical and philosophical discourses today.Arguing for a radical return to desire in Luce Irigaray's thought, this book decisively intervenes...

New essays on early Greek natural philosopher Parmenides, who is perhaps the originator of metaphysics.Inquiring into Being is a study of Parmenides, the early Greek pre-Socratic philosopher often credited as the first metaphysician and whose sole...

A collection of the philosopher Stanley Cavell's most important writings on cinema.Stanley Cavell was the first philosopher in the Anglo-American tradition to make film a central concern of his work, and this volume offer a substantially complete...

A feminist reading of how Heidegger may have responded to an unanswered questioned he posed in 1923, "Problem: What is woman?" while using his thought to better understand how contemporary society replies to questions in the realms of law, bioethics,...

In contrast to the common understanding of politics as a domain of speaking, reveals an alternative tradition where the spoken word fails, collapses, breaks (i.e., a politics of not speaking).According to a common conception, modern politics is based on...

Focuses on key aspects of Robert Esposito's thought and explores the ways in which some major contemporary thinkers have been crucial interlocutors in their elaboration.Political Ontology, Community, and Institutions offers a broad view of the current...

Alters the landscape of Lacanian film theory by revealing an "emancipatory drive" in transnational cinema.A significant intervention into Lacanian film studies, this book sets forth a new theory of the psychoanalytic Real in cinema. In psychoanalysis,...

Deepens our understanding of this contemporary Chinese thinker's philosophy and its significance.Li Zehou (1930-2021) was one of China's most prominent contemporary philosophers, transforming Confucian philosophy into a resource for positive change. From...

Offers a holistic approach to Michel Foucault's thought, introducing the idea of practical philosophy as an original interpretative framework.Michel Foucault's thought, Maddalena Cerrato writes, may be understood as practical philosophy. In this...

Stretching from antiquity to AI, a provocative study of the joyless laughter that emerges at the boundary of the human and the inhuman.What does it mean to be human? And, more precisely, what does it mean to be human now, with both humanism and the...

Life is full of contradictions-love and loss, creation and destruction, tradition and progress. We spend our days searching for meaning, for connection, for something that makes the struggle worthwhile. But in that search, we often overlook the very...

This book presents the European Common Agricultural Policy by tracing its crucial stages from its conception to the present days. It reconstructs the negotiating processes that have taken place at the political and institutional level over the years. At...

International bestselling mindfulness author and early Google engineer Chade-Meng Tan (Meng) teams up with admired American Buddhist abbot Soryu Forall to bring you this vital guide to Buddhism. Meng and Soryu carefully pored over the entirety of...

Aatmoddhar (आत्मोद्धार)Embark on a transformative spiritual journey with Arun Deshpande's enlightening book, Aatmoddhar. This Marathi masterpiece delves deep into the essence of self-help in spirituality, guiding readers through the intricate path of...