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Culture and religion in some of their relations John Campbell Shairp · 1871 · 197p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Shares: Culture, Civilization, Philosophy

The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche · 1909 · 18p · ≈ 36m · Challenging "The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche" is an indispensable philosophical collection encompassing the full scope of one of history’s most groundbreaking and provocative thinkers, whose insights dramatically reshaped modern intellectual thought. Nietzsche, known for his penetrating critique of traditional morality, religion, and philosophical ideals, challenged foundational assumptions about… Shares: Philosophie, Philosophy

A Study of History Arnold J. Toynbee · 1900 · ★ 4.2 · 12p · ≈ 24m · Challenging A masterful attempt to describe a universal history. Staggering depth of scholarship and breath of thought. Shares: Civilisation, Philosophie, Civilization, Philosophy

Der Untergang des Abendlandes Oswald Spengler · 1918 · ★ 4.1 · 647p · ≈ 21h · Challenging Spengler's work describes how we have entered into a centuries-long "world-historical" phase comparable to late antiquity, and his controversial ideas spark debate over the meaning of historiography. Shares: Civilisation, Civilization, Philosophy

The Homeric gods Walter Friedrich Gustav Hermann Otto · 1929 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Challenging In many respects, this book is considered to be the best guide ever written on Homeric religion. The analysis by W. F. Otto, while being very careful in terms of interpretation, denotes an open consonance of the author with the spirit - sometimes brutal and, for our mentality, immoral - of Greek polytheism. A thrilling and amazing journey to Olympus. This is a new edition of the Pantheon Books… Shares: Civilisation, Civilization

Eros and Civilization Herbert Marcuse · 1955 · ★ 3.9 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate This is Herbert Marcuse's masterpiece which transfixed youth in the 1960s, convincing the New Left there was hope in revolutionary activity. It's also Marcuse encounter with Signmund Freud, well worth the time to decipher it. Narcuse is optimistic, in that if we tame or transform capitalism, we can fix ourselves. It's a far cry from Freud's pessimistic outlook. Shares: Civilisation, Culture, Civilization

What is history? Edward Hallet Carr · 1961 · ★ 3.9 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate A philosophical interpretation of history, examining the significance of historical study as a science and a reflection of social values. Shares: Philosophie, Political science, Philosophy

Illustrations of universal progress Herbert Spencer · 1864 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging 15 works of Herbert Spencer English philosopher, biologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era (1820-1903) This ebook presents a collection of 15 works of Herbert Spencer. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Illustrations of Universal Progress - A… Shares: Political science, Philosophy

Culture and anarchy; an essay in political and social criticism Matthew Arnold · 1869 · ★ 3.4 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Challenging "Matthew Arnold's famous series of essays, which were first published in book form under the title Culture and Anarchy in 1869, debate important questions about the nature of culture and society. Arnold seeks to find out what culture really is, what good it can do, and if it is really necessary. He contrasts culture, which he calls the study of perfection, with anarchy, the mood of unrest and… Shares: Culture, Philosophy

The Problem of China Bertrand Russell · 1922 · 146p · ≈ 4h · Challenging This book is A must read for anyone looking to understand a historical perspective and how Mr. Russell's China compares to today's rising Dragon. Shares: Civilization, Political science, Philosophy

The Pursuit of Loneliness Philip Slater · 1970 · ★ 4.0 · 174p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "The mother-son relationship is the focus of this major study of Greek family and Greek mythology. Greek women married early, were excluded from public life, and had little legal protection; yet females figure prominently in Greek mythology and the maternal goddesses are often represented as powerful and aggressive. It is Slater's contention that women in Greek society exerted a strong… Shares: Culture, Civilization

Metamagical Themas Douglas R. Hofstadter · 1985 · ★ 4.2 · 852p · ≈ 28h · Moderate Toen 'Godel, Escher, Bach' verscheen in 1979 was Hofstadter in een klap wereldberoemd. Het is maar weinigen gegeven zo met taal en kennis te spelen: briljant, erudiet, creatief, humoristisch, en didaktisch van zeer hoog niveau. Dezelfde kwaliteiten bepalen het gezicht van 'Metamagische thema's'. Het is een bundeling van artikelen die in de jaren 1981-1983 in de Scientific American verschenen en… Shares: Amusements, Philosophy

Notes from a Big Country Bill Bryson · 1998 · ★ 4.5 · 363p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The phenomenal bestseller from the author of Notes From a Small Island.From perfectly formed potatoes to adulterous US presidents, and from domestic upsets to millennial fever, Bill Bryson just cannot resist airing his opinions and standing up for his (mostly) law-abiding fellow American citizens. But of course after twenty years in England, he is now back on the other side of the pond, and is… Shares: Civilisation, Civilization

Этика Peter Kropotkin · 1923 · 349p · ≈ 11h · Challenging 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: Political science, Philosophy

The Muqaddimah, an introduction to history Ibn Khaldūn · 1858 · ★ 4.3 · 465p · ≈ 15h · Challenging This prolegomenon was written in the 14th century by the Arab scholar Ibn Khaldūn, & laid the intellectual foundations for philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography & economics. This translation was first published in 1958 in three volumes. Shares: Civilization, Political science, Philosophy

Philosophy and living Olaf Stapledon · 1935 · ★ 3.4 This Excellent Collection brings together Stapledon's longer, major books and a fine selection of shorter pieces and Science-Fiction Books. This Books created and collected in Olaf Stapledon's Most important Works illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of the XX century - a man who elevated political writing to an art. William Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) is one of the… Shares: Philosophy

Primitive culture Edward B. Tylor · 1871 · ★ 3.7 · 253p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Edward Burnett Tylor (1832–1917) was an English anthropologist who is widely considered the founder of anthropology as a scientific discipline. He was the first Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oxford from 1896 to 1909, and developed a broad definition of culture which is still used by scholars. First published in 1871, this classic work explains Tylor's idea of cultural evolution… Shares: Civilisation, Civilization

The Problems of Philosophy Bertrand Russell · 1900 · ★ 3.9 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Challenging In the following pages I have confined myself in the main to those problems of philosophy in regard to which I thought it possible to say something positive and constructive, since merely negative criticism seemed out of place. For this reason, theory of knowledge occupies a larger space than metaphysics in the present volume, and some topics much discussed by philosophers are treated very… Shares: Philosophie, Political science, Philosophy

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