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  • Origens da dialética do trabalho

    estudo sobre a lógica do jovem Marx

    De novo venho salientar o caráter lógico deste texto, meu interesse fundamental em compreender a viabilidade da dialética. Se passo por uma leitura do jovem Marx, é para investigar a validade duma dialética que toma como ponto de partida a categoria do homem como ser genérico na qualidade de universal concreto. ... Read more

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  • The Good Life Handbook

    The Good Life Handbook is a rendering of Enchiridion in plain English. It is a concise summary of the teachings of Epictetus, as transcribed and later summarized by his student Flavius Arrian. The Handbook is a guide to the good life. It answers the question, “How can we be good and live free and happy, no matter what else is happening around us?”Ancient Stoics lived in a time of turmoil under ... Read more

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  • Elemental Epicureanism

    Against the Men of the Crowd, the title essay in this collection, presents a summary of the full frontal attack which Epicurus launched on the religions and the virtues of the leaders of the Men of the Crowd. I do not represent that any of the text in this essay is a direct translation of the ancient records. I do not represent that any of the ideas in this essay were arranged in the ancient texts ... Read more

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  • The Ancient Science of Death and Rebirth

    by Anonymous ...
    Presenting an ancient teaching passed down from teacher to student for thousands of years, the author provides the science and scriptural evidence regarding death and what awaits us after death. This ancient teaching is being applied together with the most recent scientific research on topics that include clinical death, out-of-body experiences, remote viewing, biofeedback, brain research and ... Read more

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  • Marcus Aurelius, Minerva and Me

    Ancient Philosophy for the 21st Century

    by Wade Bond ...
    I first became interested in Stoic philosophy as a way to deal with difficult, emotionally charged situations. University risk managers are responsible for handling a wide range of situations faced by our institutions. In some cases, those situations involve a tragic event. Fires and tornadoes can destroy university property and endanger lives. Faculty and staff can be injured on the job. Car ... Read more

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  • La vie et les écrits de Sénèque

    La vie et les écrits de Sénèque a été rédigé par J. Baillard - 1860, Hachette. Il s'agit de la biographie du philosophe en préambule à la traduction de l'ensemble de ses oeuvres par J. Baillard, intitulée "Notice sur la vie et les écrits de Sénèque" dans l'oeuvre original. On y découvre la vie de Sénèque mise en parallèle à ses écrits. ... Read more

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  • Lettres à Lucilius (16 premières)

    Traduction par D. Bernier

    by Sénèque ...
    Sénéque a écrit 124 lettres à Lucilius. Cette édition concerne la traduction de ses 16 premières par Paul Dominique Bernier en 1887. Elles sont condidérées par certains comme étant "la meilleure" traduction. ... Read more

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  • Unknown God, Known in His Activities

    Incomprehensibility of God during the Trinitarian Controversy of the 4th Century

    Series Book 18 - European Studies in Theology, Philosophy and History of Religions
    What can man know about God? This question became one of the main problems during the 4th-century Trinitarian controversy, which is the focus of this book. Especially during the second phase of the conflict, the claims of Anomean Eunomius caused an emphatic response of Orthodox writers, mainly Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nyssa. Eunomius formulated two ways of theology to show that we can know ... Read more

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  • Exploring Greek Manuscripts in the Library at Wellcome Collection in London

    This book offers new insights into a largely understudied group of Greek texts preserved in selected manuscripts from the Library at Wellcome Collection, London. The content of these manuscripts ranges from medicine, including theories on diagnosis and treatment of disease, to astronomy, philosophy, and poetry. With texts dating from the ancient era to the Byzantine and Ottoman worlds, each ... Read more

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  • Sons of the Gods, Children of Earth

    Ideology and Literary Form in Ancient Greece

    by Peter W. Rose ...
    In this ambitious and venturesome book, Peter W. Rose applies the insights of Marxist theory to a number of central Greek literary and philosophical texts. He explores major points in the trajectory from Homer to Plato where the ideology of inherited excellence—beliefs about descent from gods or heroes—is elaborated and challenged. Rose offers subtle and penetrating new readings of Homer's Iliad ... Read more

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  • Stoicism 101: A Beginner's Guide to Peace and Resilience

    Embark on the Path of the Modern StoicDiscover the timeless wisdom of Stoicism with "Stoicism 101: A Beginner's Guide to Peace and Resilience", your essential guide to navigating the complexities of modern life. Authored by William T. Harrison, this book provides practical insights and daily exercises to cultivate a life of virtue, calm, and purpose.Unlock the Secrets to Lasting HappinessIn... ... Read more

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  • Apologie de Socrate

    by PLATON ...
    Dans ce dialogue court et accessible de Platon, c’est de la mort de Socrate qu’il est question et à travers lui, de la figure du philosophe. Cet livre irradie toujours l’ensemble de la philosophie.Cette édition : Traduction de l'oeuvre originale réalisée par Emile CHAMBRY, lequel a inséré une Notice sur la vie de Platon ainsi qu'une analyse de l'oeuvre. ... Read more

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  • Dialectic of Postmodernism and its Derivates Part II

    by Tuomas Vainio ...
    Dialectic of Enlightenment by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer is without any undue credit the fundamental basis of the myriad of world-views that define the 20th and 21st century political and ideological left in the Western-cultural hemisphere. Upon reading the Dialectic of Enlightenment it became clear to me that the views of the modern left cannot be correctly understood without first ... Read more

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  • Atlantis Solved

    by David Edward ...
    As discussed on Coast To Coast AM!What if there were a place on earth that matched Plato's description of Atlantis to a scientifically proven 99.32% accuracy?What if multiple historical documents corroborate the location?What if NASA satellite images were found that provided undeniable visual evidence?These are no longer 'what ifs'; instead, they are actual facts. The confirmation is available in ... Read more

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  • Eukalos

    Pseudoplatonischer Frühdialog

    Der pseudoplatonische Frühdialog "Eukalos" wurde von Rolf Friedrich Schuett aufgefunden und ins Deutsche übertragen. Einige Stilmerkmale weisen darauf hin, dass nicht Platon selber als Autor dieser unverhofften Trouvaille in Frage kommt, sondern ein unbekannter Zeitgenosse, der sich hinter dem Namen des Berühmten verbarg. Ein reizvolles Rätsel : Was am Text weist darauf hin, dass Ur-Idealist ... Read more

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  • A Few Days In Athens: With Notes and Appendix by Cassius Amicus

    "A Few Days With Epicurus" contains the complete text of Frances Wright's 1820 Masterpiece "A Few Days In Athens, with an introduction, notes, and Appendix "Elemental Epicureanism" by Cassius Amicus. Thomas Jefferson stated that Wright's book was "a treat to me of the highest order," and her work stands today as the most important defense of Epicurus composed since the ancient world. ... Read more

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  • An Introduction To The Nature Of Things

    This ebook is devoted to the epic poem composed in 50 BC by Titus Lucretius Carus, entitled in Latin "De Rerum Natura." This poem is devoted to explaining how to live a happy life through Epicurean philosophy. The primary feature of this ebook is the complete nineteenth century translation by H.A.J. Munro, one of the foremost classical scholars of his time. ... Read more

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  • Lion of Epicurus: Lucian and His Epicurean Passages

    The philosophy of Epicurus is the theme of "Lion of Epicurus, Lucian and his Epicurean Passages." These selections from the Second Century AD illuminate the ideas and attitudes of the early Epicureans and are delightful reading for anyone interested in basic philosophical and religious issues. Lucian's reputation is well known, but not so well known is his Epicurean orientation. ... Read more

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  • Universe: An Equation!

    by Teymur Roshdi ...
    'Universe:An Equation' is a philosophical article in which I tried to treat the concept of 'Justice' by the help of scientific explanations. ... Read more

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  • Creation of the Universe A Vedic Concept of a Big Bang Theory

    A Walk Through The Eternal Existence Of Indian Civilization

    It's about the origin and history of life in the universe as described in Vedic Scriptures. ... Read more

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  • The Public and the Private in Aristotle's Political Philosophy

    Aristotle offers a conception of the private and its relationship to the public that suggests a remedy to the limitations of liberalism today, according to Judith A. Swanson. In this fresh and lucid interpretation of Aristotle's political philosophy, Swanson challenges the dominant view that he regards the private as a mere precondition to the public. She argues, rather, that for Aristotle private ... Read more

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  • The Epic of Gilgamesh, the Teachings of Siduri and How Siduri's Ancient Advice Can Help Guide Us to a Happier Life

    by Peter Dyr ...
    Across the span of recorded history, at the birth of writing and civilization, there was the Epic of Gilgamesh. This seminal tale of gods, kings, battles, friendship, loss, the fear of death, the search for immortality and advice on how one should live life, represents our first complete work of literature.While the origin of the Epic of Gilgamesh is lost to the sands of time, it is probable that ... Read more

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  • Aristotle: The Complete Works

    by 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 ... Read more

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  • Ancient Fragments

    First published in 1826, "Ancient Fragments" is compendium of fragments from ancient writers collected and published by the antiquarian and miscellaneous writer Isaac Preston Cory."Ancient Fragments" contains the fragments of writings and literature from the Ancient Near East. Chapters include: The Theology Of The Phœnicians: From Sanchoniatho; Fragments Of Chaldæan History; Berossus: From ... Read more

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