Philosophy
- Philosophical Explorations of Faith
- Explorations of Human Nature
- Foundations of Political Philosophy
- Philosophical Essays on Existence
- Philosophical Classics of Antiquity
De Profundis
This is a letter written from prison in 1897 by Oscar Wilde to Lord Alfred Douglas, in which he recounts how he came to be in prison and cha…
An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation
Jeremy Bentham's Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, a classic text in modern philosophy and jurisprudence, first publ…
The Constitution of Athens
The Constitution of Athens (Greek: Ἀθηναίων πολιτεία) was written by Aristotle or his student. The text was lost until discovered in the lat…
Short Nonfiction Collection
A collection of nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen …
A Treatise Of Human Nature
This book, published in two volumes called "books" by the author, is a treatment of everything from the origin of our ideas to how…
Soren Kierkegaard
The writings listed here represent books about Soren Kierkegaard. A fragment of his work, On the Dedication to "That Single Individual&…
What I Believe
Provides a brief indication of the beliefs of philosopher Bertrand Russell, focusing on his hopes for the future. The topics included are: n…
On the Nature of Things
Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 99-55 BC), the author of "De Rerum Natura" or "On the Nature of Things," was a Roman poet and …
Walden
Walden (first published as Walden; or, Life in the Woods) is an American book written by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, a refl…
The Apology of Socrates
Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial for "corrupting the youth" is a classic summation of his teacher's life and miss…
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
The work was composed between 1790 and 1793, in the period of radical foment and political conflict immediately after the French Revolution.…
Considerations on Representative Government
Mill's volume was published in 1861 as an argument favoring this form of governance. Mill covers what forms of government work best, includi…
She-rab Dong-bu
The She-rab Dong-bu (Tree of Wisdom) is a metrical translation in Tibetan of a Sanscrit ethical work entitled Prajnya Danda, written by Naga…
Aitreya-Aranyaka Upanishad
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad"…
The Unreality of Time
The Unreality of Time by John McTaggart explores the intricate nature of time through a philosophical lens. In this influential essay, McTag…
The Phenomenology of Mind
Phänomenologie des Geistes (1807) is Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's most important and widely discussed philosophical work. Hegel's fi…
Principia Ethica
George Edward Moore, usually known as G. E. Moore, (1873 – 1958) was a distinguished and influential English philosopher. He was, with Bertr…
The Phenomenology of Mind
Phänomenologie des Geistes (1807) is Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's most important and widely discussed philosophical work. Hegel's fi…
The Greatest Thing in the World
The spiritual classic The Greatest Thing In the World is a trenchant and tender analysis of Christian love as set forth in the thirteenth ch…
Common Sense
One of three seminal philosophical works by the twelfth century Japanese Shogun, Yoritomo-Tashi. (From the Preface) He knows how to clothe…