Philosophy

The Confessions of St. Augustine

by Saint Augustine

The Confessions of St. Augustine is the collection of St. Augustine's thirteen autobiographical books, each singly known as Confessions. In these books he details his sinful youth, his conversion to Christianity,...

Introduction to the Metaphysics of Morals

by Immanuel Kant

All duties are either duties of right, that is, juridical duties, or duties of virtue, that is, ethical duties. Juridical duties are such as may be promulgated by external legislation; ethical duties are those...

Game of Thrones and Philosophy: Logic Cuts Deeper Than Swords

by William Irwin & Henry Jacoby

An in-depth look at the philosophical issues behind HBO's Game of Thrones television series and the books that inspired it

George R.R. Martin's New York Times bestselling epic fantasy book series, A Song of Ice...

The Revolution: A Manifesto

by Ron Paul

This Much Is True:

You Have Been Lied To.

The government is expanding.

Taxes are increasing.

More senseless wars are being planned.

Inflation is ballooning.

Our basic freedoms are disappearing.

The Founding Fathers...

Beyond Good and Evil

by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Beyong Good and Evil expands on the ideas Nietzsche first published in Thus Spake Zarathustra. Darker in its philosophy, this text questions Christianity as a basis for moral thinking. In its place, Nietzsche...

The Praise of Folly

by Desiderius Erasmus & John Wilson

Erasmus of Rotterdam wrote the essay The Praise of Folly during a week at Sir Thomas More's estate in Bucklersbury. He later refined and extended the piece. In it he personifies Folly as a god, whose companions...

Choiceless Awareness

by Jidda Krishnamurti

The passages in this Study Book have been taken directly from Krishnamurti's talks and books from 1933 through 1967. The compilers began by reading all the passages from this period which contained the phrase...

The Republic

by Plato

The Republic is Plato's most famous work and one of the seminal texts of Western philosophy and politics. The characters in this Socratic dialogue - including Socrates himself - discuss whether the just or unjust...

When GOD Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life

by SQuire Rushnell

It is not by accident that you just picked up When God Winks. Whether you call it synchronicity or coincidence, what brought you to this book today is worth remembering. In fact, you may have suspected all along...

The Wisdom of Life

by Arthur Schopenhauer

In this essay from Schopenhauer's final work, Parerga und Paralipomena (1851), the philosopher favors individual strength of will and independent, reasoned deliberation over the tendency to act on irrational...

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

by Richard Bach

In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief...

Introduction to Logic

by Immanuel Kant

Written during the height of the Enlightenment, Kant's Introduction to Logic is an essential primer for anyone interested in the study of Kantian views on logic, aesthetics, and moral reasoning. More accessible...

The Ultimate Harry Potter and Philosophy: Hogwarts for Muggles

by William Irwin & Gregory Bassham

A philosophical exploration of the entire seven-book Harry Potter series

Harry Potter has been heralded as one of the most popular book series of all time and the philosophical nature of Harry, Hermione, and...

The Tao of Joy Every Day: 365 Days of Tao Living

by Derek Lin

"We need to open our eyes to see life itself as a gift, and perceive the goodness embedded everywhere. Every day is a blessing, and every moment is an opportunity to express the Tao." -Derek Lin

In Eastern wisdom...

The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Fragility"

by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random,...

The Animal That Therefore I Am

by Jacques Derrida

The Animal That Therefore I Am is the long-awaited translation of the complete text of Jacques Derrida's ten-hour address to the 1997 Cérisy conference entitled "The Autobiographical Animal," the third of...

Eight Steps to Happiness: The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness

by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

This inspiring book explains how to meditate on eight beautiful verses that comprise one of Buddhism's best-loved teachings, Eight Verses of Training the Mind. Composed by the great Tibetan Bodhisattva, Geshe...

Tao Te Ching

by Stephen Mitchell

Lao-tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, is the classic manual on the art of living and one of the wonders of the world. In eighty-one brief chapters, the Tao Te Ching llods at the basic predicatment of being...

Just Use This Mind

by Master Miao Tsan & Ellen Cregan

Here is a spiritual home that isn't about temples or traditions. It's a place in your own pure mind where you become the master of your own thoughts. When you learn to follow the path of Zen with diligence and...

Ayn Rand Novel Collection

by Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand Novel Collection Ayn Rand Two landmark epics from the famed philosopher and "a writer of great power" (The New York Times Book Review), The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged explore themes of individuality,...