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Open Philosophy LibraryThe Dhammapada
The Dhammapada
A foundational collection of 423 Buddhist verses, The Dhammapada examines how the mind shapes conduct and how heedfulness, non-harm, self-discipline and wisdom lead beyond suffering. F. Max Müller's historic translation…
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Monadology
A compact rationalist system in ninety propositions, Monadology explains reality through simple, non-spatial substances whose internal perceptions unfold in harmony. Leibniz distinguishes bare monads, animal souls and rational spirits, grounds…
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Open Philosophy LibraryAn Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
John Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding investigates the origin, structure and limits of human knowledge. Across four Books, Locke rejects innate ideas, traces thought to sensation and reflection, analyses…
View BookOpen Philosophy LibraryAn Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding investigates the origin, structure and limits of human knowledge. Its twelve Sections distinguish impressions from ideas, analyse association, separate relations of ideas from…
View BookOpen Philosophy LibraryMeditations On First Philosophy
Meditations On First Philosophy
René Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy leads the reader through six stages of radical doubt and rational reconstruction. It develops the certainty of the thinking self, arguments for God's existence,…
View BookOpen Philosophy LibraryThe Discourses Of Epictetus – Book IV
The Discourses Of Epictetus – Book IV
Book IV of Epictetus' Discourses examines freedom as mastery of judgement and desire rather than possession of status, wealth or unrestricted circumstances. Across thirteen chapters, Epictetus discusses slavery, familiar relationships,…
View BookOpen Philosophy LibraryThe Discourses Of Epictetus – Book III
The Discourses Of Epictetus – Book III
Book III of Epictetus' Discourses examines what it means for philosophy to become character. Its twenty-six conversations address appearance, the three disciplines of Stoic training, public conduct, sickness, solitude, friendship,…
View BookOpen Philosophy LibraryThe Discourses Of Epictetus – Book II
The Discourses Of Epictetus – Book II
Book II of Epictetus' Discourses examines how Stoic principles become reliable conduct. Across twenty-six conversations, Epictetus joins confidence with moral caution, explains tranquillity and indifference, explores duty, anxiety, friendship and…
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