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Montaigne

de Stefan Zweig ...

Traducido por Will Stone ...

Series series Pushkin Collection
**“One of my favorite books.” —Ryan Holiday, *New York Times-*bestselling author and podcaster of The Daily StoicThis classic biography of Michel de Montaigne—the Renaissance philosopher and a founding father of humanism—is a heartfelt argument for the importance of intellectual freedom and tolerance.**Written by one of the 20th century’s most popular authors during WWII, Montaigne is a passionate ... Leer más

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**“One of my favorite books.” —Ryan Holiday, *New York Times-*bestselling author and podcaster of The Daily StoicThis classic biography of Michel de Montaigne—the Renaissance philosopher and a founding father of humanism—is a heartfelt argument for the importance of intellectual freedom and tolerance.**Written by one of the 20th century’s most popular authors during WWII, Montaigne is a passionate
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The George Lamming Reader - The Aesthetics of Decolonisation

de Edited by Anthony Bogue ...

Series series Caribbean Reasonings
George Lamming is one of the best known, certainly one of the most highly regarded contemporary writers from the Caribbean. Spanning nearly 60 years and encompassing fiction, poetry and critical essays, Lamming’s writing covers the length and breadth of Caribbean intellectual, cultural, political and literary life. Credited as a part of that group of Caribbean activists who awoke the Caribbean to ... Leer más

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George Lamming is one of the best known, certainly one of the most highly regarded contemporary writers from the Caribbean. Spanning nearly 60 years and encompassing fiction, poetry and critical essays, Lamming’s writing covers the length and breadth of Caribbean intellectual, cultural, political and literary life. Credited as a part of that group of Caribbean activists who awoke the Caribbean to
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The Story of My Experiments with Truth

An Autobiography

de Mahatma Gandhi ...

Traducido por Mahadev Desai ...

In "The Story of My Experiments with Truth," Mahatma Gandhi presents a profound narrative that intertwines his personal evolution with his moral philosophy. Written with an intimate voice, the text offers readers insight into Gandhi's life, detailing his struggles with ethical dilemmas, his commitment to non-violence, and his search for spiritual truth. The literary style blends autobiographical ... Leer más

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In "The Story of My Experiments with Truth," Mahatma Gandhi presents a profound narrative that intertwines his personal evolution with his moral philosophy. Written with an intimate voice, the text offers readers insight into Gandhi's life, detailing his struggles with ethical dilemmas, his commitment to non-violence, and his search for spiritual truth. The literary style blends autobiographical
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The Visionaries

Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times

de Wolfram Eilenberger ...

Traducido por Shaun Whiteside ...

A soaring intellectual narrative starring the radical, brilliant, and provocative philosophers Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil, and Ayn Rand by the critically acclaimed author of Time of the Magicians, Wolfram EilenbergerThe period from 1933 to 1943 was one of the darkest and most chaotic in human history, as the Second World War unfolded with unthinkable cruelty. It was also a ... Leer más

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A soaring intellectual narrative starring the radical, brilliant, and provocative philosophers Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil, and Ayn Rand by the critically acclaimed author of Time of the Magicians, Wolfram EilenbergerThe period from 1933 to 1943 was one of the darkest and most chaotic in human history, as the Second World War unfolded with unthinkable cruelty. It was also a
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Saint Francis of Assisi

The Life and Times of St. Francis

de G. K. Chesterton ...

Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. In Chesterton's portrayal St. Francis is a mysterious figure and a man of paradox. Putting him and ... Leer más

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Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women's Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. In Chesterton's portrayal St. Francis is a mysterious figure and a man of paradox. Putting him and
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Plutarch's Lives

de Plutarch ...

These forty-eight biographies by the ancient Greek scholar demonstrate the parallel lives of famous rulers such as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.A Greek priest of Delphi who acquired Roman citizenship later in life, Plutarch undertook his Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans to demonstrate the influence of character on the fates of famous men. He also wished to show that the legacy and ... Leer más

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These forty-eight biographies by the ancient Greek scholar demonstrate the parallel lives of famous rulers such as Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.A Greek priest of Delphi who acquired Roman citizenship later in life, Plutarch undertook his Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans to demonstrate the influence of character on the fates of famous men. He also wished to show that the legacy and
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The Memoirs of Alexander Herzen, Parts I and II

Enriched edition. Revolutionary Insight: A Memoir of 19th-Century Russia

de Aleksandr Herzen, Cassia Vexley ...

Traducido por J. D. Duff ...

In "The Memoirs of Alexander Herzen, Parts I and II," Aleksandr Herzen offers a profound exploration of his life, thoughts, and the tumultuous socio-political landscape of 19th-century Russia. Written in a reflective and often lyrical style, Herzen's memoirs navigate the intricate interplay between personal experiences and broader historical narratives. The autobiographical work engages with ... Leer más

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In "The Memoirs of Alexander Herzen, Parts I and II," Aleksandr Herzen offers a profound exploration of his life, thoughts, and the tumultuous socio-political landscape of 19th-century Russia. Written in a reflective and often lyrical style, Herzen's memoirs navigate the intricate interplay between personal experiences and broader historical narratives. The autobiographical work engages with
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The Rigor of Angels

Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality

de William Egginton ...

**A NEW YORK TIMES AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas in the universe—the nature of free will, the strange fabric of the cosmos, the true limits of the mind—and each in their own way uncovered a revelatory truth about our place in the world“[A] mind-expanding book. . . . Elegantly written.” —The New York Times“A remarkable ... Leer más

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**A NEW YORK TIMES AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas in the universe—the nature of free will, the strange fabric of the cosmos, the true limits of the mind—and each in their own way uncovered a revelatory truth about our place in the world“[A] mind-expanding book. . . . Elegantly written.” —The New York Times“A remarkable
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天台智者大師全集六妙法門疏文斷句

de 王穆提 ...

天台大師於都下瓦官寺略出此法門六妙門者，蓋是內行之根本，三乘得道之要逕。故釋迦初詣道樹，跏趺坐草，內思安般：一、數；二、隨；三、止；四、觀；五、還；六、淨，因此萬行開發，降魔成道。當知佛為物軌，示跡若斯，三乘正士豈不同遊此路？所言六者，即是數法。約數明禪，故言六也。如佛或約一數辯禪，所謂一行三昧；或約二數，謂一止，二觀；或約三數，謂三三昧；或約四數，所謂四禪；或約五數，謂五門禪；或約六數，謂六妙門；或約七數，謂七依定；或約八數，謂八背捨；或約九數，謂九次第定；或約十數，謂十禪支。如是等，乃至百千萬億阿僧祇不可說諸三昧門，悉是約數說諸禪也。雖數有多少，窮其法相，莫不悉相收攝。以眾生機悟不同，故有增減之數，分別利物。今言六者，即是約數法而標章也。妙者，其意乃多，若論正意，即是滅諦涅槃。故滅四行中言滅、止、妙、離。涅槃非斷非常，有而難契，無而易得，故言妙也。六法能通，故名為門。門雖有六，會妙不殊 ... Leer más

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天台大師於都下瓦官寺略出此法門六妙門者，蓋是內行之根本，三乘得道之要逕。故釋迦初詣道樹，跏趺坐草，內思安般：一、數；二、隨；三、止；四、觀；五、還；六、淨，因此萬行開發，降魔成道。當知佛為物軌，示跡若斯，三乘正士豈不同遊此路？所言六者，即是數法。約數明禪，故言六也。如佛或約一數辯禪，所謂一行三昧；或約二數，謂一止，二觀；或約三數，謂三三昧；或約四數，所謂四禪；或約五數，謂五門禪；或約六數，謂六妙門；或約七數，謂七依定；或約八數，謂八背捨；或約九數，謂九次第定；或約十數，謂十禪支。如是等，乃至百千萬億阿僧祇不可說諸三昧門，悉是約數說諸禪也。雖數有多少，窮其法相，莫不悉相收攝。以眾生機悟不同，故有增減之數，分別利物。今言六者，即是約數法而標章也。妙者，其意乃多，若論正意，即是滅諦涅槃。故滅四行中言滅、止、妙、離。涅槃非斷非常，有而難契，無而易得，故言妙也。六法能通，故名為門。門雖有六，會妙不殊
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Lúgubre

de Carlos Francisco Tello ...

Lúgubre es un libro sin tapujos, donde se describe la realidad de la humanidad tal y como es. Pasamos de ser primos de los monos, homínidos que evolucionamos y revolucionamos nuestro entorno, pero conforme el tiempo pasaba y al librarse de la opresora realidad de una naturaleza salvaje, el humano buscó crear su propia prisión, el auto sometimiento creado por un sistema capitalista y global condujo ... Leer más

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Lúgubre es un libro sin tapujos, donde se describe la realidad de la humanidad tal y como es. Pasamos de ser primos de los monos, homínidos que evolucionamos y revolucionamos nuestro entorno, pero conforme el tiempo pasaba y al librarse de la opresora realidad de una naturaleza salvaje, el humano buscó crear su propia prisión, el auto sometimiento creado por un sistema capitalista y global condujo
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Writers and Missionaries

Essays on the Radical Imagination

de Adam Shatz ...

What does it mean to be a politically committed writer?Through a close reading of the lives and works of some of the greatest intellectuals of recent times, Adam Shatz asks: do writers have an ethical imperative to question injustice? How can one remain a dispassionate thinker when involved in the cut and thrust of politics? And, in an age of horror and crisis, what does it mean to be a committed ... Leer más

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What does it mean to be a politically committed writer?Through a close reading of the lives and works of some of the greatest intellectuals of recent times, Adam Shatz asks: do writers have an ethical imperative to question injustice? How can one remain a dispassionate thinker when involved in the cut and thrust of politics? And, in an age of horror and crisis, what does it mean to be a committed
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The Life of Samuel Johnson

de James Boswell ...

Notoriously and self-confessedly intemperate, Boswell shared with Johnson a huge appetite for life and threw equal energy into recording its every aspect in minute but telling detail. This irrepressible Scotsman was 'always studying human nature and making experiments', and the marvelously vivacious Journals he wrote daily furnished him with first-rate material when he came to write his biography. ... Leer más

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Notoriously and self-confessedly intemperate, Boswell shared with Johnson a huge appetite for life and threw equal energy into recording its every aspect in minute but telling detail. This irrepressible Scotsman was 'always studying human nature and making experiments', and the marvelously vivacious Journals he wrote daily furnished him with first-rate material when he came to write his biography.
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Report to Greco

de Nikos Kazantzakis ...

Disarmingly personal and intensely philosophical, Report to Greco is a fictionalized account of Greek philosopher and writer Nikos Kazantzakis’s own life, a sort of intellectual autobiography that leads readers through his wide-ranging observations on everything from the Hegelian dialectic to the nature of human existence, all framed as a report to the Spanish Renaissance painter El Greco. The ... Leer más

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Disarmingly personal and intensely philosophical, Report to Greco is a fictionalized account of Greek philosopher and writer Nikos Kazantzakis’s own life, a sort of intellectual autobiography that leads readers through his wide-ranging observations on everything from the Hegelian dialectic to the nature of human existence, all framed as a report to the Spanish Renaissance painter El Greco. The
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At the Existentialist Café

Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails with Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir,Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Others

de Sarah Bakewell ...

Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2016 by the New York Times, a spirited account of a major intellectual movement of the twentieth century and the revolutionary thinkers who came to shape it, by the best-selling author of How to Live Sarah Bakewell.Paris, 1933: three contemporaries meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are the young Jean-Paul Sartre, ... Leer más

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Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2016 by the New York Times, a spirited account of a major intellectual movement of the twentieth century and the revolutionary thinkers who came to shape it, by the best-selling author of How to Live Sarah Bakewell.Paris, 1933: three contemporaries meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are the young Jean-Paul Sartre,
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The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche. Illustrated

Beyond Good and Evil, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, On The Genealogy of Morals

de Friedrich Nietzsche ...

Traducido por J. M. Kennedy, Maximillian A. Mügge, W. A. Haussmann, Anthony M. Ludovic, Adrian Collins, Thomas Common, Helen Zimmern, Horace B. Samuel, H. L. Mencken ...

"My problems are new, my psychological horizon frighteningly comprehensive, my language bold and clear; there may well be no books written in German which are richer in ideas and more independent than mine". – Nietzsche`s Letter to Carl Fuchs (14 December 1887).Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, and philologist whose work has exerted a profound ... Leer más

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"My problems are new, my psychological horizon frighteningly comprehensive, my language bold and clear; there may well be no books written in German which are richer in ideas and more independent than mine". – Nietzsche`s Letter to Carl Fuchs (14 December 1887).Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, and philologist whose work has exerted a profound
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The Subversive Simone Weil

A Life in Five Ideas

de Robert Zaretsky ...

This exploration of the contradictary philosopher is "a beautifully sharp and thoughtful account of her life and work—a fascinating read" (Sarah Bakewell, New York Times –bestselling author).Known as the "patron saint of all outsiders," Simone Weil (1909–43) was one of the twentieth century's most remarkable thinkers, a philosopher who truly lived by her political and ethical ideals. In a short ... Leer más

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This exploration of the contradictary philosopher is "a beautifully sharp and thoughtful account of her life and work—a fascinating read" (Sarah Bakewell, New York Times –bestselling author).Known as the "patron saint of all outsiders," Simone Weil (1909–43) was one of the twentieth century's most remarkable thinkers, a philosopher who truly lived by her political and ethical ideals. In a short
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Marcus Aurelius - Meditations

de Marcus Aurelius ...

Discover the Timeless Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius' MeditationsStep into the mind of one of history’s most revered philosophers and emperors. Written during his time as the ruler of Rome, Meditations offers a rare glimpse into Marcus Aurelius’ private reflections as he navigated the challenges of leadership with virtue, resilience, and inner peace.Why Readers Appreciate MeditationsEnduring... ... Leer más

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Discover the Timeless Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius' MeditationsStep into the mind of one of history’s most revered philosophers and emperors. Written during his time as the ruler of Rome, Meditations offers a rare glimpse into Marcus Aurelius’ private reflections as he navigated the challenges of leadership with virtue, resilience, and inner peace.Why Readers Appreciate MeditationsEnduring...
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Intellectuals

From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky

de Paul Johnson ...

"Johnson revels in all the wicked things these great thinkers have done…great fun to read." — New York Times Book ReviewA fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world. In an intriguing series of biographical essays, Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Bertrand Russell, Brecht, Sartre, Edmund Wilson, Victor Gollancz, Lillian Hellman, Cyril Connolly, Norman ... Leer más

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"Johnson revels in all the wicked things these great thinkers have done…great fun to read." — New York Times Book ReviewA fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world. In an intriguing series of biographical essays, Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Bertrand Russell, Brecht, Sartre, Edmund Wilson, Victor Gollancz, Lillian Hellman, Cyril Connolly, Norman
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TIBETAN SAGE

de T. Lobsang Rampa, James M. Brand ...

TIBETAN SAGEBy T. Lobsang RampaSynopsisExplore the depths of the unknown with the masterful Lama as he probes the history of the Earth -- Past, Present and Distant Future! Along with his trusted guided Rampa reenters the cave of the ancients and is taken on a tour of the Hall of Records. Here he is permitted to observe ancient events as well as view scenes from our planet's chaotic future soon to ... Leer más

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TIBETAN SAGEBy T. Lobsang RampaSynopsisExplore the depths of the unknown with the masterful Lama as he probes the history of the Earth -- Past, Present and Distant Future! Along with his trusted guided Rampa reenters the cave of the ancients and is taken on a tour of the Hall of Records. Here he is permitted to observe ancient events as well as view scenes from our planet's chaotic future soon to
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A World to Win

The Life and Works of Karl Marx

de Sven-Eric Liedman ...

Traducido por Jeffrey N. Skinner ...

This essential Karl Marx biography expertly weaves the complex personality of the legendary thinker through the turbulent passage of global history.The first biography to give equal weight to both the work and life of Karl Marx, A World to Win follows Marx through childhood and student days, a difficult and sometimes tragic family life, his far-sighted journalism, and his enduring friendship and ... Leer más

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This essential Karl Marx biography expertly weaves the complex personality of the legendary thinker through the turbulent passage of global history.The first biography to give equal weight to both the work and life of Karl Marx, A World to Win follows Marx through childhood and student days, a difficult and sometimes tragic family life, his far-sighted journalism, and his enduring friendship and
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Autobiography of A Yogi

de Paramhansa Yogananda ...

Autobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader to the life of Paramahansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both the East and West. The book begins with his childhood family life, to finding his guru, to becoming a monk and establishing his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation. The book continues in 1920 when Yogananda accepts an invitation to speak in a religious congress in ... Leer más

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Autobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader to the life of Paramahansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both the East and West. The book begins with his childhood family life, to finding his guru, to becoming a monk and establishing his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation. The book continues in 1920 when Yogananda accepts an invitation to speak in a religious congress in
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How to Live

Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer

de Sarah Bakewell ...

Winner of the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyHow to get along with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love—such questions arise in most people’s lives. They are all versions of a bigger question: how do you live? How do you do the good or honorable thing, while flourishing and feeling happy?This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none ... Leer más

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Winner of the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyHow to get along with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love—such questions arise in most people’s lives. They are all versions of a bigger question: how do you live? How do you do the good or honorable thing, while flourishing and feeling happy?This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none
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Story of Philosophy

de Will Durant ...

This brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the world's great philosophers—Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James, and Dewey—is "a delight" (The New York Times) and remains one of the most important books of our time.Will Durant chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and ... Leer más

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This brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the world's great philosophers—Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James, and Dewey—is "a delight" (The New York Times) and remains one of the most important books of our time.Will Durant chronicles the ideas of the great thinkers, the economic and
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Plotinus or the Simplicity of Vision

de Pierre Hadot ...

Traducido por Michael Chase ...

"Without doubt this is the best introduction to the personal and spiritual side of Plotinian philosophy." —John Bussanich, International Journal of the Classical TraditionSince its original publication in France in 1963, Pierre Hadot's lively philosophical portrait of Plotinus remains the preeminent introduction to the man and his thought. Michael Chase's lucid translation—complete with a useful ... Leer más

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"Without doubt this is the best introduction to the personal and spiritual side of Plotinian philosophy." —John Bussanich, International Journal of the Classical TraditionSince its original publication in France in 1963, Pierre Hadot's lively philosophical portrait of Plotinus remains the preeminent introduction to the man and his thought. Michael Chase's lucid translation—complete with a useful
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