Philosophy

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Consciousness & Thought (8)
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Ethics & Morality (13)
History & Surveys (6)
Logic (7)

e-books in this category

Abuses
by Alphonso Lingis - University of California Press , 1994
Philosophical work and a travel documentary from Third World countries. It explores the fundamental principles of Continental philosophy, describing the cultures he visits, and the horrific conditions that people in these cultures must endure.
(1658 views)

An Introduction to Philosophy
by George Stuart Fullerton - Macmillan and co , 1915
The book was made as clear as possible, that no unnecessary difficulties may be placed in the path of those who enter upon the thorny road of philosophical reflection. The subjects treated are deep enough to demand the serious attention of any one.
(1609 views)

Descartes's Imagination: Proportion, Images, and the Activity of Thinking
by Dennis L. Sepper - University of California Press , 1996
In this examination of the role of imagination in Descartes's thought, Dennis Sepper reveals a Descartes quite different from the usual dualistic portrayals and offers a critical reconception of the genesis and nature of the philosopher's thought.
(1878 views)

Essays of Schopenhauer
by Arthur Schopenhauer - eBooks@Adelaide , 2004
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher known for his atheistic pessimism and philosophical clarity. His metaphysical analysis of will, his views on human motivation, and his aphoristic writing style influenced many well-known thinkers.
(1870 views)

forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic
by P.D. Magnus , 2008
An introduction to sentential logic and first-order predicate logic with identity, logical systems that influenced twentieth-century analytic philosophy. The book should help students understand quantified expressions in their philosophical reading.
(4277 views)

Knowledge, Perception, and Memory
by Carl Ginet - D. Reidel Publishing Co. , 1975
This book attempts a general definition of what it is to know that a thing is so. It gives accounts of the knowledge based on perception and that based on memory. Regarding the justification of claims to know, it takes a fundamentalist approach.
(344 views)

Metaphysics
by Aristotle - The Internet Classics Archive , 1994
Metaphysics was regarded as "the Queen of Sciences" even before the age of Aristotle. This multipart essay by the prominent philosopher examines the nature of existence, along with issues related to causation, form and matter, mathematics, and God.
(1783 views)

Modelling Rationality... and Beyond the Physics
by Gh. C. Dinulescu-Campina - American Research Press , 2002
The author is convinced that the Platonic theory of reminiscence is not a mere speculation, and the meaning of the spirit of science is the expression of a natural phenomenon which in the sense of the MESER concept is called revelation.
(3034 views)

Nature Mysticism
by J. Edward Mercer - BiblioLife , 2008
The subject of this book is Nature Mysticism. The phenomena of "nature" are to be studied in their mystical aspects. The wide term Mysticism is used because in spite of many misleading associations it is hard to replace.
(2882 views)

On Liberty
by John Stuart Mill - Pennsylvania State University , 2006
This book is widely considered to be one of the top philosophical books of all time. This great classic which advocates for moral and economic freedom will surely attract a whole new generation of John Stuart Mill readers.
(1761 views)

Skilful Thinking: An Introduction to Philosophical Skills
by GJ Rossouw - HSRC Press , 1994
Written in a down-to-earth style, this books guides students through the skills that enable them to analyze texts, critically evaluate arguments, and present it clearly. The book also offers advice on studying, time management and exam preparation.
(518 views)

The Life After Death
by C. W. Leadbeater - Adyar , 1952
Subject of life after death is one of the great interest to all of us. This is an exemplary study of the afterlife as taught by mystics from time immemorial to present day. C. W. Leadbeater was a leader in the Theosophical movement.
(454 views)

The Limits Of Science
by Nicholas Rescher - University of Pittsburgh Press , 1999
Perfected science is but an idealization that provides a useful contrast to highlight the limited character of what we do and can attain. Rescher's discussion focuses on the question: what are the theoretical limits on science?
(285 views)

The New Organon
by Francis Bacon - eBooks@Adelaide , 2010
This work was revolutionary in its attempt to give formal philosophical shape to emerging experimental science. It challenged the entire edifice of the philosophy of Bacon's time, and left its mark on all subsequent discussions of scientific method.
(168 views)

Thus Spake Zarathustra
by Friedrich Nietzsche
This work is the first thorough statement of Nietzsche's philosophy, and also a masterpiece of literature. The book is a combination of prose and poetry, epigrams, and parodies. Nietzsche made here his famous statement that "God is dead".
(2428 views)