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A treatise of human nature David Hume · 1739 · ★ 4.0 · 324p · ≈ 10h · Demanding The eighteenth-century Scottish philosopher's classic work on human understanding and morals. Shares: Connaissance, English Philosophy, Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge

Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle · 1558 · ★ 3.8 · 165p · ≈ 5h · Demanding An detailed examination of what the best life might be for human beings. In order to anwer this question, Aristotle finds he also has to examine what virtue itself is and all of the various virtues that might make up the best life. Shares: Ética, Ouvrages avant 1800, Ethics, Early works to 1800

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: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Ethics, Early works to 1800

The concept of nature Alfred North Whitehead · 1920 · 202p · ≈ 6h · Challenging Originally published in 1920 and based on the Tarner Lectures in the philosophy of science, this early work by Alfred North Whitehead made an important contribution to the development of philosophic naturalism. It also featured his assessment of the impact of Einstein's theories and the new findings of modern physics on the concept of nature. Whitehead begins with a critique of generally accepted… Shares: Conocimiento, Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

Kritik der praktischen Vernunft Immanuel Kant · 1788 · ★ 3.9 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Demanding "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: Ética, Theory of Knowledge, Ethics, Early works to 1800

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: Conocimiento, Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

Conjectures and refutations Karl Popper · 1962 · ★ 4.2 · 417p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Conjectures and Refutations is one of Karl Popper's most comprehensive and well-known books, distinguished not only for its sharp analysis of the development of scientific knowledge but also for extending those insights to politics and history. It offers a clear and accessible explanation of the core principle that shaped his work: both our knowledge and our objectives and standards evolve… Shares: Connaissance, Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

Philosophie der symbolischen Formen Ernst Cassirer · 1923 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Ernst Cassirer war ein deutscher Philosoph. Ausgebildet in der neokantianischen Marburger Schule, folgte er zunächst seinem Mentor Hermann Cohen in dem Versuch, eine idealistische Wissenschaftsphilosophie darzustellen. Nach Cohens Tod im Jahr 1918 entwickelte Cassirer eine Theorie des Symbolismus und nutzte sie, um die Phänomenologie des Wissens zu einer allgemeineren Philosophie der Kultur zu… Shares: Connaissance, Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

Kritik der reinen Vernunft Immanuel Kant · 1781 · ★ 4.0 · 681p · ≈ 22h · Demanding One of the central texts of western philosophy and an effort to connect Newtonian physics with the best of Continental rationalism and empiricism. Its writing was inspired by the skeptic David Hume waking Kant from his "dogmatic slumbers." Shares: Connaissance, Theory of Knowledge, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Θεαίτητος Πλάτων · 1861 · ★ 4.1 · 157p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Some dialogues of Plato are of so various a character that their relation to the other dialogues cannot be determined with any degree of certainty. The Theaetetus, like the Parmenides, has points of similarity both with his earlier and his later writings. The perfection of style, the humour, the dramatic interest, the complexity of structure, the fertility of illustration, the shifting of the… Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung Arthur Schopenhauer · 1819 · ★ 4.3 · 509p · ≈ 16h · Challenging The German philosopher explains his thoughts about intellectual perception and abstract representation and critically analyzes Kant's ideas and teachings. Bibliogs. Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

First principles Herbert Spencer · 1860 · 550p · ≈ 18h · Challenging Herbert Spencer was an English philosopher, biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era. Spencer developed an all-embracing conception of evolution as the progressive development of the physical world, biological organisms, the human mind, and human culture and societies. As a polymath, he contributed to a wide range of subjects,… Shares: English Philosophy, Theory of Knowledge, Philosophy

Time and free will Henri Bergson · 1889 · 280p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Bergson proposes a theory of time and freedom. Considered an influence on the French New Wave filmmakers, and a philosopher interested in humor and creativity, Bergson's works are generally a little awkward in translation (originals in French), but are well worth the effort. Bergson's basic argument here is that we (in literate Western cultures generally) use ideas and images associated with… Shares: Connaissance, Theory of Knowledge, Philosophy

Elements of the philosophy of the human mind Dugald Stewart · 1792 · 589p · ≈ 19h · Demanding The HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The works in this collection include expositions and scholarly analyses of philosophy and ethics for the earliest recorded Western religious and secular works. Documents concern prehistoric, medieval, and modern times, with background and historical narratives on Western thought. The… Shares: English Philosophy, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Essays on the intellectual powers of man James Walker · 1785 · ★ 4.1 · 492p · ≈ 16h · Demanding Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge

The analysis of mind Bertrand Russell · 1921 · ★ 3.8 · 310p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The book is mind blowing. It gives you insight of how mind works. You will know the more about how we understand, remember, dream, recollect and worry. You can't read fast as it is a mind stretching subject !!!. Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge Alfred Klemmt · 1710 · ★ 3.7 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Demanding In this exceptional work, Berkeley makes the striking claim that physical things consist of nothing but ideas and therefore do not exist outside the mind. This claim establishes him as the founder of the idealist tradition in philosophy. The text printed in the volume is the 1734 edition of the Principles, which represents Berkeley's mature thought. Also included are four important letters… Shares: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

Gli eroici furori Giordano Bruno · 1887 · 136p · ≈ 4h · Challenging The second part of The Heroic Enthusiasts which I am now sending to the press is on the same subject as the first, namely the struggles of the soul in its upward progress towards purification and freedom, and the author makes use of lower things to picture and suggest the higher. It is interesting to note that in the first part of The Heroic Enthusiasts (page 122), Bruno makes a distinct allusion… Shares: Ethics, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

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