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Gli eroici furori Giordano Bruno · 1887 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy with this book.

An Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections, With Illustrations on the Moral Sense Francis Hutcheson · 1728 · 339p · ≈ 11h · Challenging "Francis Hutcheson is one of the central figures in eighteenth-century moral philosophy. Read widely in Britain, France, Germany, and America, he influenced philosophers ranging from his student Adam Smith to Kant. After the initial reaction to his first major work, Inquiry into the Original of Our Ideas of Beauty and Virtue (1725), Hutcheson took stock of his critics and wrote An Essay on the… Shares Modern Ethics, Ethics, Early works to 1800

Philosophy and living Olaf Stapledon · 1935 · ★ 3.4 Shares Philosophy with this book.

Herders sämmtliche Werke Johann Gottfried Herder · 1877 · ★ 5.0 · 414p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Shares Aesthetics, Philosophy with this book.

Essays and treatises on several subjects David Hume · 1758 · 531p · ≈ 17h · Challenging Shares Modern Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy with this book.

Kritik der praktischen Vernunft Immanuel Kant · 1788 · ★ 3.9 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Challenging "Kant's Critique of Practical Reason is an acknowledged masterpiece of Western philosophy. The way H. W. Cassirer's translation uncoils Kant's attempt at reconciling determinism with moral freedom will enable serious students of philosophy - and theology - to engage anew not only with this theme but also with Kant's whole treatment of God, freedom, and immortality."--BOOK JACKET. Shares Modern Ethics, Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Χαρμίδης Plato · 1977 · ★ 3.5 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate "Crois-tu qu'une ville serait bien gouvernée, si la loi ordonnait à chacun de tisser et de laver son vêtement, de tisser ses chaussures, sa burette à huile, son étrille et le tout le reste de même, sans mettre la main aux affaires d'autrui..." L'évocation de la priorité donnée aux affaires privées n'a rien d'étonnant dans le Charmide pour qui connaît l'entêtement de Platon à souligner l'état… Shares Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Die Geburt der Tragödie Friedrich Nietzsche · 1872 · ★ 3.9 · 194p · ≈ 6h · Challenging A compelling argument for the necessity for art in life, Nietzsche's first book is fuelled by his enthusiasms for Greek tragedy, for the philosophy of Schopenhauer and for the music of Wagner, to whom this work was dedicated. Nietzsche outlined a distinction between its two central forces: the Apolline, representing beauty and order, and the Dionysiac, a primal or ecstatic reaction to the… Shares Aesthetics, Ethics, Philosophy

Πρωταγόρας Plato · 1828 · ★ 3.9 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy with this book.

Enten-eller Søren Kierkegaard · 1843 · ★ 4.2 · 379p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Shares Aesthetics, Ethics, Philosophy with this book.

Этика Peter Kropotkin · 1923 · 349p · ≈ 11h · Moderate **Ethics: Origin and Development** is a book by Peter Kropotkin, published posthumously in 1921. It continues the argument of Mutual Aid, that sociable morality is essential to human survival. It was translated into English by Louis S. Friedland and Joseph R. Piroshnikoff in 1924. (Source: Wikipedia) Shares Ethics, Philosophy

Self-knowledge John Mason · 1745 · ★ 3.8 · 236p · ≈ 7h · Challenging published 1813. covered in brown (leather or paper?) Hardbound, abt 51/2 by 31/2" written in old fashioned type; f's look like s's Shares Ethics, Early works to 1800

Lun yu Confucius · 1750 · ★ 3.2 · 132p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Here is a translation of the recorded thoughts and deeds that best remember Confucius - informed for the first time by the manuscript version found at Dingzhou in 1973, a partial text dating to 55 b.c.e. and only made available to the scholarly world in 1997. Based on the earliest Analects yet discovered, this translation provides us with a new perspective on the central canonical text that has… Shares Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Nanhua jing Zhuangzi · 1889 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Revered for millennia in the Chinese spiritual tradition, Chuang Tze stands alongside the Tao Te Ching as a founding classic of Taoism. The Inner Chapters are the only sustained section of this text widely believed to be the work of Chuang Tzu himself, dating to the fourth century B.C.E. But this is an ancient text that yields a surprisingly modern effect. In bold and startling prose, David… Shares Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Meditations Marcus Aurelius · 1626 · ★ 4.3 · 214p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Meditations is a collection of personal reflections and notes by the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned 161 to 180 AD), offering a profound look into the philosophy of Stoicism. It was never intended for publication, making it a raw and intimate self-help manual for the emperor during his campaigns and rule. The central theme revolves around living a good, rational, and virtuous life in… Shares Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Der Antichrist Friedrich Nietzsche · 1895 · ★ 4.1 · 92p · ≈ 3h · Challenging "Here is Friedrich Nietzsche's great masterpiece The Anti-Christ, wherein Nietzsche attacks Christianity as a blight on humanity. This classic is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand Nietzsche and his place within the history of philosophy ..."--Description from www.amazon.com Shares Aesthetics, Ethics, Philosophy

Lives Plutarch · 1564 · ★ 4.0 · 732p · ≈ 24h · Demanding Character studies comparing statesmen and generals of pre-Christian Greece and Rome. Shares Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

The Toy-Shop; a Dramatick Satire Robert Dodsley · 1700 · 41p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Shares Early works to 1800 with this book.

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