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Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov Unabridged [Annotated]

de Fyodor Dostoyevsky ...

The publisher's special commentary chapter and the author's biography are included in this version.Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Dostoyevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, which was published as a serial in The Russian Messenger and completed in November 1880. Dostoyevsky intended it to be the first part in an ... Leer más

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The publisher's special commentary chapter and the author's biography are included in this version.Dostoevsky’s Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Dostoyevsky spent nearly two years writing The Brothers Karamazov, which was published as a serial in The Russian Messenger and completed in November 1880. Dostoyevsky intended it to be the first part in an
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Marcus Aurelius

A Life

de Frank McLynn ...

The life story of the renowned stoic philosopher—and the last Roman emperor who presided over the empire's golden age.Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity who still speaks to us today, more than two thousand years after his death. His Meditations has been compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount. A guide to how we should live, it remains one of the ... Leer más

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The life story of the renowned stoic philosopher—and the last Roman emperor who presided over the empire's golden age.Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity who still speaks to us today, more than two thousand years after his death. His Meditations has been compared by John Stuart Mill to the Sermon on the Mount. A guide to how we should live, it remains one of the
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Diogenes

The Rebellious Life and Revolutionary Philosophy of the Original Cynic

de Inger N.I. Kuin ...

**The life and thought of Diogenes the Cynic, an iconoclastic philosopher who pioneered a brash and free-thinking vision of life that inspired the philosophy of Stoicism“A rich, engaging portrait of intellectual fearlessness” (Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Cleopatra)**In his own day, the ancient philosopher Diogenes the Cynic had a reputation for eccentricity, heckling his fellow ... Leer más

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**The life and thought of Diogenes the Cynic, an iconoclastic philosopher who pioneered a brash and free-thinking vision of life that inspired the philosophy of Stoicism“A rich, engaging portrait of intellectual fearlessness” (Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Cleopatra)**In his own day, the ancient philosopher Diogenes the Cynic had a reputation for eccentricity, heckling his fellow
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Montaigne

de Stefan Zweig ...

Montaigne es un libro biográfico del escritor austríaco Stefan Zweig.Es la historia de Michel Eyquem de Montaigne [miʃɛl ekɛm də mõ'tɛɲ] (Castillo de Montaigne, Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, cerca de Burdeos, 28 de febrero de 1533 - ibíd., 13 de septiembre de 1592) fue un filósofo, escritor, humanista y moralista del Renacimiento, autor de los Ensayos y creador del género literario conocido en la ... Leer más

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Montaigne es un libro biográfico del escritor austríaco Stefan Zweig.Es la historia de Michel Eyquem de Montaigne [miʃɛl ekɛm də mõ'tɛɲ] (Castillo de Montaigne, Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, cerca de Burdeos, 28 de febrero de 1533 - ibíd., 13 de septiembre de 1592) fue un filósofo, escritor, humanista y moralista del Renacimiento, autor de los Ensayos y creador del género literario conocido en la
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Portraits from Memory: And Other Essays. Illustrated

de Bertrand Russell ...

The title essay, Portraits from Memory, presents vivid and insightful sketches of some of the most influential figures Russell met throughout his life, including G.E. Moore, Joseph Conrad, and D.H. Lawrence. These portraits are not mere recollections but thoughtful assessments of their character, ideas, and impact on the world. With his characteristic wit and sharp observation, Russell captures ... Leer más

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The title essay, Portraits from Memory, presents vivid and insightful sketches of some of the most influential figures Russell met throughout his life, including G.E. Moore, Joseph Conrad, and D.H. Lawrence. These portraits are not mere recollections but thoughtful assessments of their character, ideas, and impact on the world. With his characteristic wit and sharp observation, Russell captures
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Heidegger

An Introduction

de Richard Polt ...

Heidegger is a classic introduction to Heidegger's notoriously difficult work. Truly accessible, it combines clarity of exposition with an authoritative handling of the subject-matter. Richard Polt has written a work that will become the standard text for students looking to understand one of the century's greatest minds. ... Leer más

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Heidegger is a classic introduction to Heidegger's notoriously difficult work. Truly accessible, it combines clarity of exposition with an authoritative handling of the subject-matter. Richard Polt has written a work that will become the standard text for students looking to understand one of the century's greatest minds.
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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 Broken Wings

de Kahlil Gibran ...

First published in 1912, "The Broken Wings" is the exquisitely tender story of love that beats desperately against the taboos of Oriental tradition.With great sensitivity, Gibran describes his passion as a youth for Selma Karamy, the girl of Beirut who first unfolded to him the secrets of love. But it is a love that is doomed by a social convention which forces Selma into marriage with another man ... Leer más

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First published in 1912, "The Broken Wings" is the exquisitely tender story of love that beats desperately against the taboos of Oriental tradition.With great sensitivity, Gibran describes his passion as a youth for Selma Karamy, the girl of Beirut who first unfolded to him the secrets of love. But it is a love that is doomed by a social convention which forces Selma into marriage with another man
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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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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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Unended Quest

An Intellectual Autobiography

de Karl Popper ...

Series series Routledge Classics
At the age of eight, Karl Popper was puzzling over the idea of infinity and by fifteen was beginning to take a keen interest in his father's well-stocked library of books. Unended Quest recounts these moments and many others in the life of one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, providing an indispensable account of the ideas that influenced him most. As an introduction to ... Leer más

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At the age of eight, Karl Popper was puzzling over the idea of infinity and by fifteen was beginning to take a keen interest in his father's well-stocked library of books. Unended Quest recounts these moments and many others in the life of one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century, providing an indispensable account of the ideas that influenced him most. As an introduction to
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Germs

A Memoir of Childhood

de Richard Wollheim ...

A brilliant, sinuous exploration of family and childhood memory by one of the most original British philosophers of the twentieth century.Germs is about first things, the seeds from which a life grows, as well as about the illnesses it incurs, the damage it sustains. Written at the end of his life by Richard Wollheim, one of the major philosophers of the late twentieth century, the book is not the ... Leer más

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A brilliant, sinuous exploration of family and childhood memory by one of the most original British philosophers of the twentieth century.Germs is about first things, the seeds from which a life grows, as well as about the illnesses it incurs, the damage it sustains. Written at the end of his life by Richard Wollheim, one of the major philosophers of the late twentieth century, the book is not the
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Alasdair MacIntyre

An Intellectual Biography

de Émile Perreau-Saussine ...

Traducido por Nathan J. Pinkoski ...

This award-winning biography, now available for the first time in English, presents an illuminating introduction to Alasdair MacIntyre and locates his thinking in the intellectual milieu of twentieth-century philosophy.Winner of the prestigious 2005 Philippe Habert Prize, the late Émile Perreau-Saussine’s Alasdair MacIntyre: Une biographie intellectuelle stands as a definitive introduction to the ... Leer más

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This award-winning biography, now available for the first time in English, presents an illuminating introduction to Alasdair MacIntyre and locates his thinking in the intellectual milieu of twentieth-century philosophy.Winner of the prestigious 2005 Philippe Habert Prize, the late Émile Perreau-Saussine’s Alasdair MacIntyre: Une biographie intellectuelle stands as a definitive introduction to the
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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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Voltaire in Love

de Nancy Mitford ...

The inimitable Nancy Mitford’s account of Voltaire’s fifteen-year relationship with the Marquise du Châtelet—the renowned mathematician who introduced Isaac Newton’s revolutionary new physics to France—is a spirited romp in the company of two extraordinary individuals as well as an erudite and gossipy guide to French high society during the Enlightenment. Mitford’s story is as delicious as it is ... Leer más

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The inimitable Nancy Mitford’s account of Voltaire’s fifteen-year relationship with the Marquise du Châtelet—the renowned mathematician who introduced Isaac Newton’s revolutionary new physics to France—is a spirited romp in the company of two extraordinary individuals as well as an erudite and gossipy guide to French high society during the Enlightenment. Mitford’s story is as delicious as it is
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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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Edmund Burke

A Genius Reconsidered

de Russell Kirk ...

In this, the liveliest and most accessible one-volume life of Edmund Burke, Russell Kirk ingeniously combines into a living whole the private and the public Burke. He gives us a fresh assessment of the great statesman, who enjoys even greater influence today than in his own time.Russell Kirk was a leading figure in the post-World War II revival of American interest in Edmund Burke. Today, no one ... Leer más

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In this, the liveliest and most accessible one-volume life of Edmund Burke, Russell Kirk ingeniously combines into a living whole the private and the public Burke. He gives us a fresh assessment of the great statesman, who enjoys even greater influence today than in his own time.Russell Kirk was a leading figure in the post-World War II revival of American interest in Edmund Burke. Today, no one
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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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Emerson, the Stoics, and Me

Timeless Wisdom for Living an Authentic Life

de Mark Matousek ...

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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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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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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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The Book of Eels

Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World

de Patrik Svensson ...

Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is a captivating work of narrative nonfiction that is both a meditation on the world’s most elusive fish—the eel—and a reflection on the human conditionRemarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become ... Leer más

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Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is a captivating work of narrative nonfiction that is both a meditation on the world’s most elusive fish—the eel—and a reflection on the human conditionRemarkably little is known about the European eel, Anguilla anguilla. So little, in fact, that scientists and philosophers have, for centuries, been obsessed with what has become
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The Nightmare of Reason

A Life of Franz Kafka

de Ernst Pawel ...

A comprehensive and interpretative biography of Franz Kafka that is both a monumental work of scholarship and a vivid, lively evocation of Kafka's world. ... Leer más

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A comprehensive and interpretative biography of Franz Kafka that is both a monumental work of scholarship and a vivid, lively evocation of Kafka's world.
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