Philosophical traditions and schools of thought

Beyond Good and Evil:Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future (German: Jenseits von Gut und Bose: Vorspiel einer Philosophie der Zukunft) is a book by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche that expands the ideas of his previous work, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, with a more critical and polemical approach.

In 1776, writer Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet "e;Common Sense,"e; setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence.

The Corpus Aristotelicum (The Complete Aristotle) is the collection of Aristotle's works that have survived from antiquity through Medieval manuscript transmission.

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith.

The Ego and Its Own is an 1844 work by German philosopher Max Stirner.

In his later work, Freud proposed that the human psyche could be divided into three parts: Id, ego and super-ego.

Come and hear all ye that fearGod, and I will declare what He hathDone for my soul.

After the conclusion of a stormy engagement with her reckless and selfish cousin George, Alice Vavasor, a young woman with an independent fortune, engaged herself to a country gentleman, John Grey.

Die Kunstgeschichte ist ein Spiegel des Lebens – mit all seinen Anfängen, Wandlungen und Enden.

Autor Winfried Schlotter gibt in seinem Ratgeber eine persönliche Antwort auf die existenziellen Fragen des Menschen und berücksichtigt dabei den heutigen Stand der naturwissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse.

The Caves and Jungles of Hindostan H.

The Eclogues Virgil - Virgil's great lyrics, rendered by the acclaimed translator of GilgameshThe Eclogues of Virgil gave definitive form to the pastoral mode, and these magically beautiful poems, which were influential in so much subsequent literature, perhaps best exemplify what pastoral can do.

Die Geburt der Tragödie: Versuch einer Selbstkritik - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche - Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15.

On Liberty John Stuart Mill - Published in 1859, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty presented one of the most eloquent defenses of individual freedom in nineteenth-century social and political philosophy and is today perhaps the most widely-read liberal argument in support of the value of liberty.

On Benefits Seneca - Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature.

Beobachtungen über das Gefühl des Schönen und Erhabenen Immanuel Kant - Aus dem Buch: "Die Gestalt der Personen, die durch ihr äußeres Ansehen gefallen, schlägt bald in eine, bald in die andere Art des Gefühls ein.

Die Ratten: Berliner Tragikomödie Gerhart Hauptmann - Schauplatz der 1911 erschienenen Tragikkomödie Die Ratten ist eine ehemalige Berliner Kavaleriekaserne, in der Theaterdirektor Hassenreuter seinen Kostümfundus untergebracht hat.

The Analects Confucius - 'The Master said, "e;If a man sets his heart on benevolence, he will be free from evil"e;'The Analects are a collection of Confucius's sayings brought together by his pupils shortly after his death in 497 BC.

The Seven Against Thebes Aeschylus - The Seven Against Thebes is the third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus in 467 BC.

Goethes Weltanschauung Rudolf Steiner - Will man Goethes Weltanschauung verstehen, so darf man sich nicht damit begnügen, hinzuhorchen, was er selbst in einzelnen Aussprüchen über sie sagt.

The Categories Aristotle - Categories is a text from Aristotle's Organon that enumerates all the possible kinds of things that can be the subject or the predicate of a proposition.

Leaves of Grass Walt Whitman - Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman.

On the Soul Aristotle - Written in 350 BC, Aristotles De Anima or On the Soul is not a work on spirituality, as the title would suggest, but rather a work that could be described as one of biopsychology, or a work on the subject of psychology from a biological perspective.

The City of God, Volume I Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine - "e;The glorious city of God is my theme in this work; which you; my dearest son Marcellinus; suggested; and which is due to you by my promise.

Liebeskunst Ovid - Wie lernt man eine Frau kennen, wie erobert und verführt man sie, wie gelingt eine glückliche Beziehung?

On Horsemanship Xenophon - libreka classics These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience.

Betrachtungen über die Grundlagen der Philosophie Rene Descartes - René Descartes (1596-1650) war ein französischer Philosoph, Naturwissenschaftler und Mathematiker.

The Bhagavad Gita Edwin Arnold - The Bhagavad-Gita is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Sir Edwin Arnold's Sanskrit Text to English translation is reliable, readable, and poetic.

The Golden Triangle Maurice Leblanc - A clock struck half-past six.

Frau Jenny Treibel: Roman aus der Berliner Gesellschaft Theodor Fontane - Frau Jenny Treibel oder "Wo sich Herz zum Herzen find't" ist ein Roman Theodor Fontanes.

Zadig Or, The Book of Fate Voltaire - Zadig; or, The Book of Fate (French: Zadig ou la Destinee; 1747) is a novella and work of philosophical fiction by the Enlightenment writer Voltaire.

Die Religion innerhalb der Grenzen der bloßen Vernunft Immanuel Kant - Immanuel Kant hat wie kein anderer Denker die Philosophie der Neuzeit geprägt.

The Trachiniae Sophocles - The story begins with Deianeira, the wife of Heracles, relating the story of her early life and her plight adjusting to married life.

Philosophical Dictionary Voltaire - A masterpiece of Enlightenment-era literature, this collection of brief, incisive essays constitutes a thought-provoking analysis of eighteenth-century social and religious conventions.

The Temptation of Saint Anthony Gustave Flaubert - "e;The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Historical Novel)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

On Youth And Old Age, On Life And Death, On Breathing Aristotle - One of the short treatises that make up Aristotle's Parva Naturalia.

Metaphysics Aristotle - Metaphysics is one of the principal works of Aristotle and the first major work of the branch of philosophy with the same name.

Die Liebe der Erika Ewald: Novellen Stefan Zweig - Die Liebe der Erika Ewald ist eine Erzählung des österreichischen Autors Stefan Zweig, erschienen 1904.

Letters on England Voltaire - Letters on the English (or Letters Concerning the English Nation; French: Lettres philosophiques) is a series of essays written by Voltaire based on his experiences living in England between 1726 and 1729 (though from 1707 the country was part of the Kingdom of Great Britain).

Coriolanus William Shakespeare - Coriolanus ist eine Tragödie von William Shakespeare, die auf dem Leben des legendären römischen Führers Gaius Martius Coriolanus basiert.

The Broken Wings Kahlil Gibran - A novel written by Kahlil Gibran and first published in Arabic in 1912.

Specimens of Greek Tragedy Aeschylus and Sophocles - Aeschylus, Sophocles - "e;Greek Tragedy"e; is meticulously edited collection of the most famous plays written by Aeschylus and Sophocles.

First and Last Things H.

Ein Landarzt: Kleine Erzählungen Franz Kafka - »Diese ungeheure Welt, die ich im Kopf habe.

On Sophistical Refutations Aristotle - Sophistical Refutations is a text in Aristotle's Organon in which he identified thirteen fallacies.

Songs of Kabir Rabindranath Tagore - Kabir lived in the 15th Century (1440-1518); born to Mohammadan parents; he came under the influence of the famous Hindu saint; Sri Ramananda and delved deep into the mysteries of Hindu mysticism.

Anabasis Xenophon - Widely considered the most famous work of the professional soldier and writer Xenophon, "e;Anabasis"e; is a true tale of dangerous adventure in ancient Greece.

Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle - The Nicomachean Ethics is one of Aristotle's most widely read and influential works.

Agamemnon Aeschylus - This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

The Cyropaedia, The Education of Cyrus Xenophon - Cyropaedia: The Education of Cyrus is a novel by Xenophon.