Philosophy
De Rerum Natura
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Titus Lucretius Carus
An exposition of Epicurus atomic theory and the ethical tenets based upon it. Drawing upon this materialist philosophy, Lucretius cites the …
Fables de La Fontaine, livre 03 (ver 2)
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Jean de la Fontaine
Au milieu du XVIIième siècle, le grand Fabuliste français Jean de La Fontaine éleva la fable au rang de genre li…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 001
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Various
A collection of ten short essays or other short nonfiction works in the public domain read by LibriVox volunteers.
Talks by Abdul Baha Given in Paris
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Abdu’L-Bahá ‘Abbás
“Much has already been written of the visit of Abdul Baha, Abbas Effendi, to Europe,” writes Lady Blomfield in her Preface to Paris Talks, “…
John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works
Read by Bill Boerst
Various
This biography is actually a series of essays by prominent personalities of the time that shed light on John Stuart Mill's life and areas of…
Offences Against One's Self: Paederasty
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Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was an English jurist, philosopher, and legal and social reformer. He was a political radical and a leading theor…
弟子规 Di Zi Gui
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Yuexiu Li
Di Zi Gui (弟子规), in English, means the Standards for being a Good Student and Child. It is an ancient book based on the teaching of the grea…
Early Greek Philosophy and Other Essays
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Friedrich Nietzsche
The essays contained in this volume treat of various subjects. With the exception of perhaps one we must consider all these papers as fragme…
Fables de La Fontaine, livre 05 (ver 3)
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Jean de la Fontaine
Voici le cinquième des douze livres des Fables de La Fontaine. Celles-ci datent du XVIIe siècle et sont lues par des lecteurs …
The Complete Works of Friedrich Nietzsche: Volume 3
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Friedrich Nietzsche
Volume 3 of the complete works contains several short critical introductory essays, five lectures under the heading "On the Future of o…
Compilation de Pensées, Textes et Poésies
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François-René de Chateaubriand
Comme l'indique le titre, ce sont différents pensées de l'auteur, sur la vie, l'être humain, aussi la vie politique, ave…
Winds of Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Opinion
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George Santayana
Even before the Great War turned the world upside down, Western civilization was being revolutionized at all levels: intellectually, philos…
Areopagitica (Version 2)
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John Milton
The noblest and most extensive defense of freedom of the press in English. Although Milton was sufficiently practical to serve as a censor o…
Dialogues (Διάλογοι )
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Plato
Στους διαλόγους του ο Πλάτωνας (427 π.Χ. – 347 π.Χ.) παρουσιάζει τις φιλοσοφικές του θεωρίες με τη μορφή συζήτησης, που με κάποια υπαρκτή ή …
The City of the Sun
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Tommaso Campanella
A dialogue between a Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitallers and a Genoese Sea-captain, about the latter's voyage to a utopian city. (Summar…