The Treatise on Human Nature

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Reducere. A Treatise of Human Nature (1739-40) is a book by Scottish philosopher David Hume, considered by many to be Hume's most important work and one of t...

First published in 1739 to an unenthusiastic British public, Hume's "A Treatise of Human Nature" has since been referred to as one of the most sign...

Philosopher David Hume was considered to one of the most important figures in the age of Scottish enlightenment. "A Treatise of Human Nature" broke...

This interdisciplinary commentary makes Thomas Aquinas's classical treatise on the meaning of life and the nature of human happiness luminously cle...

Reducere. John Locke was one of the greatest Enlightenment thinkers. His contribution to our contemporary understanding of governemnt-via his Social Contract...

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One of the earliest writings of the author of the great philosophical work, ""Periphyseon"" (On the Division of Nature), Johannes Scottus, known as...

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'Man being born...to perfect freedom...hath by nature a power...to preserve his property, that is, his life, liberty and estate.' Locke's Second Tr...

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Reducere. Emmanuel Swedenborg's guide to the afterlife, and the importance of the human connection to God, remains one of the most celebrated Enlightenment-e...

Reducere. First published in 1930, The Spiritual Life remains the most comprehensive one-volume treatise on ascetical and mystical theology. Widely respected...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a French philosopher, novelist and essayist whose ideas in the areas of science, art, nature, morality, among many others...

The ancient meditation techniques of Taoism encompass a wide range of practices--with an aim toward cultivating a healthy body as well as an enligh...

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

DescriptionWith precise plotting underpinned by a wise understanding of human nature, George Eliot's most autobiographical novel gives a wonderful ...

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

Reducere. An ambitious and provocative analysis of the relationship between culture, mind, and body in the history of Western society, Morris Berman's influe...

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DescriptionBehemoth, full title Behemoth: the history of the causes of the civil wars of England, and of the counsels and artifices by which they w...

A fascinating exploration into the 125 most important milestones in philosophy, all in one handy book perfect for keeping on your bedside table or ...

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