A disciple of Kant and a significant factor in shaping Nietzsche's thinking, Arthur Schopenhauer worked from the foundation that all knowledge derives from our experience of the world but th...
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On Liberty (1859) is a philosophical work by British philosopher John Stuart Mill. It was a radical work to the Victorian readers of the time because it supported individuals' moral and econ...
The Squashed edition of On Liberty by John Stuart Mill. Abridged from the original text to read in an hour or so.
Rigorously educated by his father James Mill (the co-founder (with Jeremy Bentham...
“Love is the fountain of life, and the soul which does not drink from it cannot be called alive.” These are the ancient words of Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 – 1153), a grea...
In this collection of essays, Franklin I. Gamwell offers a defense of transcendental metaphysics, especially in its neoclassical form, and builds a case for its importance as a tool for addressing ...
Modesty, the flower of manners, the honor of our bodies, the grace of the sexes, the integrity of the blood, the guarantee of our race, the basis of sanctity, the pre-indication of every good di...
Tertullian gives us the essentials on prayer. Starting with the Lord’s Prayer, he breaks down each section, giving us expounded meaning into each phrase. He then goes on to discuss where a...
Prayers upon the Prophet ? are among the most important devotions by which the devout have approached Allah. Due to this, many scholars have written treatises and even books on its rulings and m...
What am I for?
It’s a question we rarely ask, yet it’s the very question we spend our lives trying to answer. We know we must have a purpose, but it&r...
Living with purpose We are hungry for a sense of purpose, direction, and calling in our lives. That's as basic an ingredient to the human experience as they come. We want to be part of somet...
18th century German philosopher, poet, and playwright, Friedrich Schiller began writing while he was in the army. Commanded to stop by his superiors he deserted the army, moved to another countr...
On The Best Method Of Studying The American Languages has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for fut...
Take a delectable journey through the religious history of chocolate-a real treat!In this new and updated second edition, explore the surprising Jewish and other religious connecti...
Receive, my children, the Rule of Faith, which is called the Symbol (or Creed). And when ye have received it, write it in your heart, and be daily saying it to yourselves; before ye sleep, befor...
In December 1941, on a shore near the Latvian city of Liepaja, Nazi death squads (the Einsatzgruppen) and local collaborators murdered in three days more than 2,700 Jews. The majority were wom...
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The 1930s exodus of "Okies" dispossessed by repeated droughts and failed crop prices was a relatively brief interlude...