Philosophy and Epistemology eBooks
Symposium
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Plato.The Symposium (Ancient Greek: Συμπόσιον) is a philosophical text by Plato dated c. 385–380 BC.[1] It concerns itself at one level with the genesis, purpose and nature of love, and (in later day interpretations) is the origin of the concept of Platonic love. Love is examined in a sequence of speeches by men attending a symposium, or drinking party. Each man must deliver an encomium, a...
The AntiChrist
Philosophy and Epistemology, by F.W. NietszcheThe famous work by a renowned author. The last thing Nietszche ever wrote, so may be considered to summarize his final positions.
The Argonautica
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Apollonius RhodiusThe Argonautica has impacted our culture from the Aeneid to Star Trek. The Golden Fleece has become a byword for 'an unobtainable object.' And who can forget Ray Harryhausen's classic stop motion animation in the 1963 film Jason and the Argonauts? The pre-Raphaelite John William Waterhouse painting above, which is a favorite college dorm room poster, depicts an incident from the Argonautica...
The book of tea
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Kakuzo OkakuraIn 1906 in turn-of-the century Boston, a small, esoteric book about tea was written with the intention of being read aloud in the famous salon of Isabella Gardner. It was authored by Okakura Kakuzo, a Japanese philosopher, art expert, and curator. Little known at the time, Kakuzo would emerge as one of the great thinkers of the early 20th century, a genius who was insightful, witty and greatly...
The Case of Wagner
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Friedrich NietzscheThe Case Against Wagner was one Nietzsche's last books, and his wittiest. In Wagner's music, in his doctrine, in his whole concept of art, Nietzsche saw the confirmation, the promotion, even the encouragement, of that decadence and degeneration which is now rampant in Europe
The Complaint of Peace
Philosophy and Epistemology, by ErasmusClassic work of Erasmus concerning peace from a philosophical perspective.
The Complete Aristotle
Philosophy and Epistemology, by AristotleHis writings cover many subjects, including physics, metaphysics, poetry, theater, music, logic, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, government, ethics, biology, and zoology. Together with Plato and Socrates (Plato's teacher), Aristotle is one of the most important founding figures in Western philosophy. Aristotle's writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy...
The Connexion between Taste and Morals
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Mark HopkinsTwo lectures on philosophy
The Critique of Pure Reason
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Immanuel KantThe classic work by a renowned philosopher
The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer
Philosophy and Epistemology, by T. Bailey SandersArthur Schopenhauer is one of the most important 19th century philosophers, most famous for his work, The World as Will and Representation. He is known for having espounced a sort of philosophical pessimism that saw life as being essentially evil and futile, but saw hope in aesthetics, sympathy for others and ascetic living.
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