History of ideas books

This introduction to the life and works of Francis Bacon (1561–1626) was published in 1884. Its author, R. W. Church...  Read More >>

Explore the lives and minds of history's most influential thinkers with Elbert Hubbard's ""Little Journeys to the...  Read More >>

Rousseau from John Morley. British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor (1838-1923).  Read More >>

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1903 Edition.  Read More >>

This book has been deemed as a classic and has stood the test of time. The book has been considered by academicians...  Read More >>

Explore the complex and evolving thought of Friedrich Nietzsche in this collection of writings, ""The Case Of Wagner,...  Read More >>

Explore the intricate world of 17th-century philosophy with ""Leibniz's New Essays Concerning the Human Understanding:...  Read More >>

"George Grote's ""Aristotle"" was to remain unfinished at his death. The second edition, reprinted here in two volumes,...  Read More >>

Philosopher's classic study declares that Greek tragedy achieved greatness through a fusion of elements of Apollonian...  Read More >>

The present reissue of Wallace's translation of Hegel's Philosophy of Mind includes the Zusatze or lecture-notes...  Read More >>

This text examines the following five approaches to living: the pursuit of pleasure, genial but ungenerous.  Read More >>

Octavius Brooks Frothingham's ""Transcendentalism in New England: A History"" explores the philosophical and religious...  Read More >>

Explore the life and thought of ""Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria"" with this insightful biography by Norman Bentwich....  Read More >>

Delve into the life and thought of Baron d'Holbach, a pivotal figure of the French Enlightenment, with this meticulously...  Read More >>

This volume is the best-known and most widely discussed work of the influential scholar and critic Irving Babbitt...  Read More >>

Part of the ""Everyman"" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title...  Read More >>

Published in 1874, Sidgwick's masterpiece argues the utilitarian approach to ethics and presents a systematic and...  Read More >>

Delton Thomas Howard wrote this popular book that continues to be widely read today despite its age.  Read More >>

Explore the fascinating evolution of Western thought with Albert Schwegler's ""A History of Philosophy in Epitome.""...  Read More >>

This is a new classroom edition of Bacon's great work of 1620, a founding document of empiricism and scientific...  Read More >>

Part of the ""Everyman"" series which has been re-set with wide margins for notes and easy-to-read type. Each title...  Read More >>

Delve into the intricacies of historical thought with Friedrich von Schlegel's ""The Philosophy of History, Vol....  Read More >>

Originally published: New York: Boni and Liveright, 1913. With new introductory note.  Read More >>

Explore the enduring power of the ""Faust""-Legend and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's monumental interpretation in...  Read More >>

Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was an English poet best known for his satirical verse and use of the heroic couplet....  Read More >>