Free Will Determinism category: 515 books

In this volume--the first, focused study of Hume on time and identity--Baxter focuses on Hume’s treatment of the concept of numerical identity, which is central to Hume's famous discussions of the external world and personal identity. Hume raises a long unappreciated, and still unresolved, difficulty...

"Labor" is a short motivational memoir about self-help and encouraging a better inner-being with mankind. Keila S. Harris uses her experiences as evidence, as she explores what it is to feel like you're going from the grave to glory. It's the true "The Rebirth of Me" as it is subtitled. 

Self-Interest vs. Altruism in the Global Era regards the world’s challenges as necessary consequences of humanity’s growing egotism, rather than a series of errors. The book suggests ways to use our egos for society’s benefit, rather than trying to suppress them. The books offers a novel understanding...

Meno is a Socratic dialogue composed by Plato. It attempts to determine the definition of virtue, or arete, meaning virtue in general, rather than particular virtues, such as justice or temperance. The first part of the work is written in the Socratic dialectical style and Meno is reduced to confusion...

“It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.” - Seneca. Seneca Six Pack represents the full range of Lucius Annaeus Seneca’s philosophy. Included are five of his original works and a full-length biography by Francis Caldwell Holland. On the Happy Life....

The Message of a Master is the story of a seemingly miraculous change that takes place in a man after he meets a true master of life. He learns and shares with us teachings that allow him to develop his powers so that he can accomplish anything he desires.

Innocent Thoughts tackles concepts that are often taken for granted, but when inspected carefully exhibit complex intricacies within. The explored concepts cover a wide array of subjects from economics and sociology to physics and biology. The book presents the hidden intricacies by asking the questions we usually do not ask and then discussing ideas for possible answers.

A monumental work by an important modern philosopher, Matter and Memory (1896) represents one of the great inquiries into perception and memory, movement and time, matter and mind. Nobel Prize–winner Henri Bergson surveys these independent but related spheres, exploring the connection of mind and...

Waking Up is a brief essay by Matt Schmitz of the Altrusian Grace blog, addressing the issue of becoming aware of the illusory nature of reality and the "matrix"-like systems of control to which we are indoctrinated into.

What exactly is hope and how does it influence our decisions? In How We Hope, Adrienne Martin presents a novel account of hope, the motivational resources it presupposes, and its function in our practical lives. She contends that hoping for an outcome means treating certain feelings, plans, and imaginings...

Are you ready to lead a life that is full of virtue, where you are able to lead a good life that isn't controlled by your emotions but still allows you to have empathy and feelings for others? Stoicism is an ancient thought that has stood the test of time and can provide you with the fulfilling life...

Cognition Switch: An Artefact for the Transmission of New Ideas Issue #3: February 2019 Featuring Ideas by: Anne Hilborn, Justin Tosi, Brandon Warmke, Daegan Miller, Samuel Levin, Sam Dresser, Kyle Arnold, Marc Lewis, Shaun Shelly, Omnia El Shakry, Richard Stevens, Skye Cleary, Thony Christie, Nancy Kwak, Jason Stahl, Claire Fuller, Nathan Schneider, and Stuart Clark

A Crisis of Belief, Ethics and Faith presents a self-corrective and contemporary system of philosophy in a very readable format. The current rate of technological, scientific and social change is such that being ready and able to change with the evidence is needed in any attempt to render an intelligible...

"I had an ordinary life just like yours. Everything changed when I invented a time machine. Let me tell you how I did it. Then I'll tell you what happened after I did it."In this compact, dazzling novelette (9500 words), our time traveller-narrator discovers that when you break the biggest rule of them all, the Consequences might not be what you expect.