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Πρωταγόρας Plato · 1828 · ★ 3.9 · 120p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Με τη λογοτεχνία αιώνων, είναι αναπόφευκτο ότι κάποιοι θα πέσουν στα σκαλιά. Κυνηγάμε έργα δημόσιου τομέα και τα αποκαθιστούμε για να μην χαθούν στον κόσμο. Ποιοι είμαστε; Είμαστε η Cairn Press. Το υπόβαθρό μας είναι στο σχέδιο, τις εκδόσεις, την τυπογραφία και την τεχνολογία. Αυτές οι δεξιότητες τροφοδοτούν την αποστολή μας να δημιουργήσουμε τα υψηλότερης ποιότητας ηλεκτρονικά βιβλία δημόσιου… Shares: Socrates, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Lives Plutarch · 1564 · ★ 3.9 · 732p · ≈ 24h · Demanding Character studies comparing statesmen and generals of pre-Christian Greece and Rome. Shares: Philosophers, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

Unended quest Karl Popper · 1976 · 270p · ≈ 9h · Moderate 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… Shares: Philosophers, Biography & Memoir

The Story of Philosophy Will Durant · 1926 · ★ 4.2 · 578p · ≈ 19h · Challenging Includes chapters on Plato, Aristotle, Francis Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, and Nietzsche. Shares: Philosophers, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

Μένων Plato · 1869 · ★ 4.0 · 108p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Text and essays edited by Malcom Brown: St. Augustine / From On the teacher; G.W. Leibniz / From Discourse on metaphysics; Friedrich Nietzsche / From Introduction to the study of the Platonic dialogues; F.M. Cornford / Anamnesis; Karl Popper / The nature of philosophical problems and their roots in science; H.-P. Stahl / beginnings of propositional logic in Plato; Malcolm Brown / Plato… Shares: Socrates, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Oeuvres de Descartes René Descartes · 1842 · 12p · ≈ 24m · Challenging 6 Oeuvres de René Descartes Ce livre numérique présente une collection des oeuvres majeures de René Descartes éditées en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directement aux différentes oeuvres. Liste des oeuvres: Correspondance Discours de la méthode Les méditations Les météores Les passions de l'âme Principes de Philosophie - Préface Shares: Philosophers, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Autobiography John Stuart Mill · 1873 · ★ 4.0 · 141p · ≈ 4h · Challenging John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher, political economist, Member of Parliament and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism, he contributed widely to social theory, political theory, and political economy Shares: Philosophers, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

Κρίτων Πλάτων · 1833 · ★ 4.1 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Challenging The Critias is a fragment which breaks off in the middle of a sentence. It was designed to be the second part of a trilogy, which, like the other great Platonic trilogy of the Sophist, Statesman, Philosopher, was never completed. Timaeus had brought down the origin of the world to the creation of man, and the dawn of history was now to succeed the philosophy of nature. The Critias is also… Shares: Socrates, Philosophy

Some thoughts concerning education John Locke · 1693 · ★ 3.6 · 322p · ≈ 10h · Demanding This volume offers two complementary works by John Locke, unabridged, in modernized, annotated texts - the only available edition priced for classroom use. Of interest to students and instructors of philosophy, political theory, and education, these important works shed light on conceptions of reason and freedom essential for understanding Locke's philosophy. With renewed interest in the… Shares: Philosophers, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

Les confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1782 · ★ 3.6 · 674p · ≈ 22h · Demanding Je forme une entreprise qui n'eut jamais d'exemple, et dont l'execution n'aura point d'imitateur. Je veux montrer a mes semblables un homme dans toute la verite de la nature; et cet homme, ce sera moi. Moi seul. Je sens mon coeur, et je connais les hommes. Je ne suis fait comme aucun de ceux que j'ai vus; j'ose croire n'etre fait comme aucun de ceux qui existent. Si je ne vaux pas mieux, au moins… Shares: Philosophers, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

Two Treatises on Government John Locke · 1689 · ★ 4.5 · 422p · ≈ 14h · Demanding The “Two Treatises of Government” is about the former false principles and foundation of sir Robert Filmer and his followers. They are detected and overthrown. The latter is an essay concerning the true original extent and end of civil government.Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a… Shares: Philosophers, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Words Jean-Paul Sartre · 1964 · ★ 3.7 · 214p · ≈ 7h · Moderate The book, consisting of Sartre distancing himself from writing and making his farewells to literature was very successful for the author and was hailed nearly unanimously as a "literary success"[citation needed]. In November of the same year, 1964, he refused the Nobel Prize for Literature awarded for his work, described as "rich in ideas and filled with the spirit of freedom and the quest for… Shares: Philosophers, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

Shi ji Sima Qian · 1550 · ★ 1.0 · 20p · ≈ 40m · Demanding xx, 243 p. ; 23 cm Shares: Philosophers, Biography & Memoir

Autobiography as philosophy Thomas Mathien · 2006 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Most philosophical writing is impersonal and argumentative, but many important philosophers have nevertheless written accounts of their own lives. Filling a gap in the market for a text focusing on autobiography as philosophy, this collection discusses several such autobiographies in the light of their authors' broader work, and considers whether there are any philosophical tasks for which life… Shares: Philosophers, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

La Poetica Aristotle · 1479 · ★ 3.8 · 445p · ≈ 14h · Demanding Few, if any, writers in history have made major contributions to as many fields of knowledge as Aristotle... 'If there are two definitive features of ancient Greek civilization,' writes Hugh Lawson-Tancred in his wide-ranging Introduction, 'they are articulacy and competition.' In the city-states oratorical competence was an essential asset for politicians in the Assemblies and Councils and even… Shares: Philosophers, Early works to 1800, 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

The master key system in twenty-four parts with questionnaire and glossary Charles F. Haanel · 1919 · ★ 4.4 · 206p · ≈ 6h · Challenging The Master Key System is a personal development book by Charles F. Haanel that was published in 1912. Though originally a 24 week correspondence course, it was published in book form in 1917. Along with "The Science of Getting Rich", by Wallace D. Wattles, the Master Key System is the source of Rhonda Byrne's inspiration for the book and the film "The Secret" (2006). Shares: Socrates, Philosophy

Histoire de Charles XII Voltaire · 1731 · 293p · ≈ 9h · Demanding Extrait : "La Suède et la Finlande composent un royaume large d'environ deux cents de nos lieues, et long de trois cents. Il s'étend du midi au nord depuis le cinquante-cinquième degré; ou à peu près, jusqu'au soixante et dixième, sous un climat rigoureux, qui n'a presque ni printemps ni automne."À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARANLes éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de qualité de… Shares: Early works to 1800, Biography & Memoir

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