Philosophy and Epistemology eBooks
The Gorgias
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Plato.Gorgias is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC. In this dialogue, Socrates seeks the true definition of rhetoric, attempting to pinpoint the essence of rhetoric and unveil the flaws of the sophistic oratory popular in Athens at this time. The art of persuasion was widely considered necessary for political and legal advantage in classical Athens, and rhetoricians promoted...
The Meno
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Plato.Meno (Ancient Greek: Μένων) is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato. It attempts to determine the definition of virtue, or arete, meaning virtue in general, rather than particular virtues, such as justice or temperance. The first part of the work is written in the Socratic dialectical style and Meno is reduced to confusion or aporia. In response to Meno's paradox (a.k.a. the learner's...
The Metaphysical Elements of Ethics
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Immanuel KantA philosophical treatise by the renowned philosopher
The Open Society and Its Enemies
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Karl PopperThe noted philosopher analyzes society and totalitarianism
The Phenomenology of Mind
Philosophy and Epistemology, by HegelPhilosophical classic. Workings of the mind.
The Pre-Socratic Scholars
Philosophy and Epistemology, by GS KirkA review and analysis of the pre-Socratic scholars.
The Problems of Philosophy
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Bertrand RusselThe Problems of Philosophy is an introduction to the discipline of philosophy, written during a Cambridge lectureship that Russell held in 1912. In it, Russell asks the fundamental question, “Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?” Russell sketches out the metaphysical and epistemological views he held at the time, views that would...
The Republic
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Plato.The Republic (Greek: Πολιτεία, Politeia) is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC concerning the definition of justice and the order and character of the just city-state and the just man.[1] The dramatic date of the dialogue has been much debated and though it must take place some time during the Peloponnesian War, "there would be jarring anachronisms if any of the candidate...
The Revolutionary Ideas of the Marquis de Sade
Philosophy and Epistemology, by Geoffrey GorerThe revolutionary ideas of the Marquis de Sade
The Trial and Death of Socrates
Philosophy and Epistemology, by FJ Church, trans.The Trial and Death of Socrates
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