Philosophical Library: 167 books

Cover of Handbook of Reason
by Dagobert D. Runes
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2015

In his most recent philosophical work, one of the modern world’s pre-eminent thinkers offers a summation of his views on a wide range of topics of first and last importance, beginning with abstract art and ending with Zionism.   Culled from years of patient research and fruitful introspection,...
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by John Marshall
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2015

An overview of the works that form the foundation of Western philosophy The writings of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle have resonated through the millennia and continue to influence the lives of people today. In A Short History of Greek Philosophy, renowned British classicist John Marshall...
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by Joseph S. Roucek
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2007

C.G. Jung and the Scientific Attitude is a survey and assessment of the contributions of the great Swiss psychiatrist. Since its viewpoint is that of an historian of psychology rather than that of a practitioner, stress is placed on the conceptual consistency of Jung’s approach, and the fundamental...
Cover of Encyclopedia of Superstitions
by Mona A. Radford, Edwin Radford
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018

This classic and thoroughly delightful reference explores the origins of superstitions. You’ll discover the origins behind charms, spells, fairy lore and legend, folk remedies and customs of birth, marriage, and death. This collection will be a staple in your library for years and generations to come.
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Kafka

The Torment of Man

by René Marill-Albérès, Pierre de Boisdeffre
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014

This is a study of Kafka’s tragic vision of life, his profoundly disturbing awareness of man’s utter loneliness in a pitiless universe, and his artistry in effecting a strange intimate fusion between symbolism and realism—between anguished poetic narration and the terrifying reality of an absurd...
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Colleagues in Genius

Out of My Later Years, Scientific Autobiography, and Nuclear Physics

by Albert Einstein, Max Planck, W. Heisenberg
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2019

These three works by Nobel Prize–winning physicists offer an enlightening window into the scientific minds that changed the twentieth century. With their discoveries and formulations, Albert Einstein, Max Planck, and Werner Heisenberg ushered the world into the Nuclear Age. As colleagues,...
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Oscar Wilde

Reminiscences

by André Gide
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012

Personal recollections from André Gide on a man who profoundly influenced his work—Oscar Wilde   André Gide, a towering figure in French letters, draws upon his friendship with Oscar Wilde to sketch a compelling portrait of the tragic, doomed author, both celebrated and shunned...
Cover of The Adolescence of Zhenya Luvers
by Boris Pasternak
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014

An enthralling novelette by Boris Pasternak, the author of Dr. Zhivago, The Adolescence of Zhenya Luvers explores how a thirteen-year-old girl ceases to be a child and becomes a woman in Russia just before the Communist Revolution. The story examines the world through the reminiscences of a young...
Cover of Letters to Solovine, 1906–1955
by Albert Einstein, Neil Berger
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011

A provocative collection of letters to his longtime friend and translator that spans Einstein’s career and reveals the inner thoughts and daily life of a transformative genius From their early days as tutor and scholar discussing philosophy over Spartan dinners to their work together to publish...
Cover of Essays in Skepticism
by Bertrand Russell
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014

From one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century: A collection of accessible and enlightening essays on topics from envy to intellectual rubbish. Russell, the sage non-conformist, is always meaningful, no matter what the topic or the issue. In this small book are some of his old...
Cover of The Will to Doubt
by Bertrand Russell
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014

One of modern history’s great thinkers takes on prejudice, superstition, and conventional wisdom, using wit and insight to argue for a rational way of life. In a brilliant series of essays, Bertrand Russell uses challenging skepticism and sharp humor to attack the obstacles to building a...
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Letters on Wave Mechanics

Correspondence with H. A. Lorentz, Max Planck, and Erwin Schrödinger

by Albert Einstein
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2011

A lively collection of Einstein’s groundbreaking scientific correspondence on modern physics Imagine getting four of the greatest minds of modern physics in a room together to explain and debate the theories and innovations of their day. This is the fascinating experience of reading Letters...
Cover of Letters to Friend and Foe
by Baruch Spinoza
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2014

Letters that appear in this volume cover only the last two decades of Spinoza’s life and represent a mere fraction of the immense correspondence he carried on during his lifetime.
Cover of Between Night and Morn
by Kahlil Gibran
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011

A selection of early works by bestselling author Kahlil Gibran offers an accessible introduction to his beautiful language and inspiring worldview The prolific writings of Kahlil Gibran, author of The Prophet, continue to inspire a devoted international following and have transformed modern...
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