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E.S. Bennett

First published in 1931, this book provides a brief overview of the essentials of philosophy. It aims to combat the notion of the inaccessibility of philosophy by providing an introduction to its history and what the author believes to a ‘minimum dose…of incontrovertible philosophical truth’. The book merely assumes an ordinary level of adult education and offers an outline of the key areas of philosophy — consciousness, reality, experience, Life, God, love, aesthetics, conduct, logic — an...

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Robin Bennett

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Es McLean

On a remote Yorkshire headland known as Dreadnought, seven-year-old Cass Delaval begins to glimpse figures and fragments tied to a past that refuses to stay buried.As the world edges toward conflict, Cass is drawn into a family mystery stretching back to the Second World War: a missing boy, a hidden weapon, and a family secret.Because whatever has lain dormant on Dreadnought goes deep into our past … and it isn’t finished with us yet.Dreadnought is a story ...

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (German: Jenseits von Gut und Böse: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft) is a book by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche that expands the ideas of his previous work Thus Spoke Zarathustra with a more critical and polemical approach. It was first published in 1886.In Beyond Good and Evil, Nietzsche accuses past philosophers of lacking critical sense and blindly accepting dogmatic premises in their consideration of mo...

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Friedrich Nietzsche, Peter Boyd

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Thomas Common

In "Thus Spoke Zarathustra," Friedrich Nietzsche presents a philosophically rich and poetically profound exploration of morality, individualism, and the nature of existence. Written in a unique blend of prose and verse, the book is structured as a series of discourses delivered by the titular prophet Zarathustra, who descends from the mountains to share his insights with humanity. Nietzsche employs a lyrical style that intertwines existential themes with a critical reexamination of traditi...

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Rudolf Steiner

Knowledge of the Higher Worlds and Its Attainmentby Rudolf SteinerFrom a true Master, this is a quintesential guide for the spiritual seeker, on a path of esoteric initiation. Steiner lays out the basics, such as the stages of initiation, practical aspects and conditions of attainment, and the results of spiritual attainment. Steiner also reveals the transformation of dream life, the continuity of Consciousness, and much more.

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Aristotle

Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and student of Plato who stunningly changed the course of Western philosophy. He has gone down in history as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, once called his writing style "a river of gold;" and his scope of thought and subsequent influence on the study of science, logic, philosophical discourse, and theology has led many to dub him "The Philosopher."

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Aristotle

On Generation and Corruption Aristotle - On Generation and Corruption, also known as On Coming to Be and Passing Away is a treatise by Aristotle. Like many of his texts, it is both scientific and philosophic (although not necessarily scientific in the modern sense). The philosophy, though, is essentially empirical; as in all Aristotle's works, the deductions made about the unexperienced and unobservable are based on observations and real experiences.

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Huw Price, Simon Blackburn, Robert Brandom, Paul Horwich, Michael Williams

Pragmatists have traditionally been enemies of representationalism but friends of naturalism, when naturalism is understood to pertain to human subjects, in the sense of Hume and Nietzsche. In this volume Huw Price presents his distinctive version of this traditional combination, as delivered in his René Descartes Lectures at Tilburg University in 2008. Price contrasts his view with other contemporary forms of philosophical naturalism, comparing it with other pragmatist and neo-pragmatist ...

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Alfred Percy Sinnett

Alfred Percy Sinnett was a British journalist and occultist who played an important part in the affairs of the Theosophical Society during its first generation. In the early 1880s A.P. Sinnett corresponded with the Mahatmas Koot Hoomi and Morya. In these letters the Masters gave Sinnett the basic ideas of Theosophy on the constitution of man, the planetary chain, the world periods, life after death in Devachan and Kâma-loka, the progress of humanity, Buddha and Nirvana. In 1883 Mr. Sinnett...

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Cambridge Companions to Philosophy

The Cambridge Companion to Hegel and Nineteenth-Century Philosophy examines Hegel within his broader historical and philosophical contexts. Covering all major aspects of Hegel's philosophy, the volume provides an introduction to his logic, epistemology, philosophy of mind, social and political philosophy, philosophy of nature and aesthetics. It includes essays by an internationally recognised team of Hegel scholars. The volume begins with Terry Pinkard's article on Hegel's life, a conspect...

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Alexander Philip

"Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge" by Alexander Philip is a profound exploration of epistemology, delving into the nature and scope of knowledge. Philip examines various philosophical perspectives, questioning how knowledge is acquired and validated. Through a series of essays, he engages with historical and contemporary thinkers, offering insights into the complexities of human understanding. His analytical approach encourages readers to reflect on their own beliefs and the foundation...

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David Edmonds, Nigel Warburton

Philosophy Bites Again is a brand new selection of interviews from the popular podcast of the same name. It offers engaging and thought-provoking conversations with leading philosophers on a selection of major philosophical issues that affect our lives. Their subjects include pleasure, pain, and humour; consciousness and the self; free will, responsibility, and punishment; the meaning of life and the afterlife. Everyone will find ideas in this book to fascinate, provoke, and inspi...