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

Emile or Education Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1762 · ★ 2.8 · 410p · ≈ 13h · Demanding Rousseau wrote about the difficulty of being a good individual within an inherently corrupting collectivity: society. Emile deals specifically with education, and outlines a system which would allow for human goodness. He uses the fictional story of Emile and his tutor to outline his ideas. The book was banned and publicly burned on its publication, but became a European bestseller and provided a… Shares: Éducation, Education, 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: Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

Inquiries concerning the intellectual powers, and the investigation of truth John Abercrombie · 1830 · 284p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Shares: Intellect, Theory of Knowledge, Knowledge, Philosophy

Memorabilia Xenophon · 1650 · ★ 4.0 · 236p · ≈ 7h · Demanding The Memorabilia Xenophon - An essential text for understanding Socrates, Xenophon's Memorabilia is the compelling tribute of an affectionate student to his teacher, providing a rare firsthand account of Socrates' life and philosophy. The Memorabilia is invaluable both as a work of philosophy in its own right and as a complement to the study of Plato's dialogues. The longest of Xenophon's four… Shares: Philosophers, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

Παρμενίδης Plato · 1728 · ★ 4.0 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Demanding Revised edition. Volume 4. Translated by R. E. Allen Shares: Reasoning, Education, 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

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

The mis-education of the Negro Carter Godwin Woodson · 1933 · ★ 4.5 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Raises questions that readers were trying to answer in 1933 and are still trying to answer today. Explores the impact of slavery on the Black psyche and raises questions about our educational system, such as what and who African Americans are educated for, the difference between education and training, and which of these African Americans are receiving. Provides solutions to these challenges, but… Shares: Éducation, Education

The aims of education, and other essays Alfred North Whitehead · 1929 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Challenging From a discussion of Einstein's theories to an analysis of meaning, the philosopher offers a fascinating collection of essays on a wide range of topics. This is a collection of many of Whitehead's papers that are scattered elsewhere. It was the penultimate book he published, and represents his mature thoughts on many topics. Philosophical Library has done a great service by publishing a… Shares: Éducation, Education

Essais Montaigne, Michel de · 1600 · ★ 4.1 · 329p · ≈ 10h · Demanding The complete essays of Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592. Shares: Philosophers, Education, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir

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: Intellect, Early works to 1800, Philosophy

The aims of education Alfred North Whitehead · 1929 · 166p · ≈ 5h · Challenging This book aims to give a concise analysis of the various factors in human nature which go to form a religion, to exhibit the inevitable transformation of religion with the transformation of knowledge, and more especially to direct attention to the foundation of religion on our apprehension of those permanent elements by reason of which there is a stable order in the world, permanent elements… Shares: Éducation, Education

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

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