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  • WITH CHARITY TOWARD NONE
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    WITH CHARITY TOWARD NONE
    WILLIAM F. O'NEILL
    An in-depth and evenhanded examination of Ayn Rand's philosophy as expressed in her novels and nonfiction writings. In With Charity Toward None, William F. O'Neill addresses the fundamentals of objectivism and the full meaning of an objectivist point of view. He delves into the social implications of putting such a philosophy into action. Neither fawning nor dismissive, O'Neill...

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  • THE TALMUD OF JERUSALEM
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    THE TALMUD OF JERUSALEM
    DAGOBERT D. RUNES
    An in-depth introduction to the ancient work of Jewish law and theology. One of the world's supreme works of religious literature, the Talmud has been unjustly neglected by a civilization that is rightly proud of its Judeo-Christian heritage. In The Talmud of Jerusalem, Dagobert D. Runes offers a fascinating and scholarly overview of its evolution and the rabbis who taught and ...

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  • DICTIONARY OF GYPSY LIFE AND LORE
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    DICTIONARY OF GYPSY LIFE AND LORE
    HARRY E. WEDECK / WADE BASKIN
    This comprehensive reference volume offers in-depth information on one of the world's most fascinating and misunderstood cultures. Throughout history, Gypsies all over the world have been maligned and rejected. Outcasts of the countries in which they live, these nomads have wandered for years over the face of the earth. They have no homeland, no political unity, no recognition ...

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  • THE WAR AGAINST THE JEW
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    THE WAR AGAINST THE JEW
    DAGOBERT D. RUNES
    An A-to-Z reference guide to the major figures, concepts, and events factoring into antisemitic hatred and violence across history. In The War Against the Jews, Dagobert D. Runes presents a scholarly account of antisemitism across centuries of war, slander, atrocities, and bigotry as it has manifested around the world. Concise entries cover everything from major figures of the ...

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  • THE VIENNA CIRCLE
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    THE VIENNA CIRCLE
    VICTOR KRAFT
    A member of the elite group who helped forge the logical positivism movement delves into the intellectual world of early-twentieth-century Vienna. Drawing together some of the greatest minds in Europe during the 1920s and 30s, the Vienna Circle had a profound influence on contemporary science and philosophy. Thinkers such as Moritz Schlick, Gustav Bergmann, and Karl Menger met ...

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  • AN ESSAY ON CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY
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    AN ESSAY ON CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY
    JACQUES MARITAIN
    This important essay by the French Catholic philosopher articulates the foundation for his influential interpretations of Thomas Aquinas. Known for his influential writings that brought fresh relevance to the work of Thomas Aquinas, Jacques Maritain was one of the most important Catholic philosophers of the twentieth century. Although An Essay on Christian Philosophy is not gen...

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  • FROM MY WRITINGS AND MY EVENINGS
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    FROM MY WRITINGS AND MY EVENINGS
    DAGOBERT D. RUNES
    A scholar embarks on a journey into the philosophical issues that concern him most in this profound and deeply personal essay collection.   It is late in the evening and a philosopher wants to get words on paper. No grand project or treatise, just an attempt to get some things off his chest. Certain phrases become touchstones for his thoughts: the nature of man, the art of livi...

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  • ART AND POETRY
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    ART AND POETRY
    JACQUES MARITAIN
    The French philosopher's treatise on the nature of art and poetry includes enlightening critiques of major painters and dialogues with notable writers. Originally published in 1935 with the title Frontières de la Poésie, this work by Jacques Maritain explores the nature and subjectivity of art and poetry. As a philosopher, Maritain attempts to define the two concepts, describ...

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  • KARL MARX DICTIONARY
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    KARL MARX DICTIONARY
    MORRIS STOCKHAMMER
    This accessible and comprehensive reference volume covers the concepts, terminology, and writings of the towering political philosopher.   The detailed, authoritative entries of this volume, written in clearly understandable terms, extract the essential ideas from Karl Marx's voluminous and historically important works. As the three volumes of Das Kapital are the main source of...

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  • THE HEBREW IMPACT ON WESTERN CIVILIZATION
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    THE HEBREW IMPACT ON WESTERN CIVILIZATION
    DAGOBERT D. RUNES
    This wide-ranging anthology examines the enduring cultural impact of the Jewish people and their many contributions to the creation of modern society. Edited by philosopher and intellectual historian Dagobert D. Runes, The Hebrew Impact on Western Civilization is a scholarly and authoritative account of the many spheres in which the Jews have impacted Western civilization. A di...

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  • DICTIONARY OF EDUCATION
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    DICTIONARY OF EDUCATION
    JOHN DEWEY
    This comprehensive A-to-Z resource covers the eminent philosopher's influential theories on education. One of the most prominent American philosophers of the twentieth century, John Dewey was also a major proponent of educational reform. He wrote extensively on teaching and pedagogy in works such as The School and Society, The Child and the Curriculum, and Democracy and Educati...

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  • THE SERBIAN FOLK EPIC
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    THE SERBIAN FOLK EPIC
    KRSTIVOJ KOTUR
    This scholarly study explores the moral and religious philosophy of Serbian folk poetry and makes its literary treasures available to English speakers.   This thorough and well-documented study examines the theology and anthropology of the Serbian folk epic. The book opens a new field in Slavic folklore and offers scholars material previously unavailable in English. The work al...

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  • SPINOZA DICTIONARY
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    SPINOZA DICTIONARY
    DAGOBERT D. RUNES
    This A-to-Z reference volume presents definitions, propositions, and explanations of Spinoza's thought—all in the philosopher's own words.   The seventeenth-century philosopher Baruch Spinoza remains one of the most significant thinkers of our time. Yet his works, written in a rigidly geometric form of argumentation, are notoriously difficult to navigate. Expertly edited by Dag...

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  • THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY
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    THE PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY
    VOLTAIRE
    The great Enlightenment thinker shares his views on the nature and practice of history in this fascinating critique of historical narratives.   In The Philosophy of History, Voltaire present a radical reinterpretation of the moral, aesthetic, and religious views and the customs and practices that prevailed in ancient civilizations. His critique touches on a range of topics, fro...

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  • ON THE NATURE OF MAN
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    ON THE NATURE OF MAN
    DAGOBERT D. RUNES
    This work of philosophical soul-searching explores the mysteries of human life and consciousness. In this fascinating work of spiritual philosophy, Dagobert D. Runes sets out on a contemplative journey unencumbered by the traditional manner and terminology of philosophical writing. His purpose here is to articulate the true essence of humanity and human thought. By turns inspir...

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  • UNPUBLISHED LETTERS
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    UNPUBLISHED LETTERS
    FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE
    This collection of personal correspondence provides a rare window into the private life of the toweringnineteenth-century philosopher. Friedrich Nietzsche was the most iconoclastic philosopher of modern history. He is known to the world as the scathingly brilliant provocateur behind such foundational works as Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Beyond Good and Evil, and Twilight of the Ido...

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  • THE SELECTED WRITINGS OF BENJAMIN RUSH
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    THE SELECTED WRITINGS OF BENJAMIN RUSH
    DAGOBERT D. RUNES
    This volume of letters, articles, and speeches displays the deep wisdom and varied concerns of this influential yet little-known Founding Father.   A physician and humanitarian from Pennsylvania, Benjamin Rush was both a learned intellectual and a radical revolutionary. He was a signatory to the Declaration of Independence and a Continental Congress attendee. And unlike many of...

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  • CLASSICS IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
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    CLASSICS IN CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
    EDITED BY WADE BASKIN
    During the last century China has undergone more change than during any other period in its long and turbulent history. Roughly a quarter of the world's population has been directly affected by the radical transformation that culminated in the establishment of the present Communist state—one which claims to have translated into reality the Confucian ideal of securing the equali...

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  • BUDDHIST TEXTS THROUGH THE AGES
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    BUDDHIST TEXTS THROUGH THE AGES
    EDWARD CONZE
    The renowned scholar and translator presents an enlightening anthology of Buddhist writings that trace the development of Buddhism across the centuries.   Edward Conze was one of the most important Buddhist scholars of the twentieth century, producing numerous influential translations of his own. In Buddhist Texts Through the Ages, Conze presents one of the most comprehensive a...

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  • THE BOOK OF GOD
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    THE BOOK OF GOD
    BARUCH SPINOZA
    Translated by Dr. A. Wolf from the Dutch [version of the author's Tractatus de Deo et homine] and edited and with an introduction by Dagobert D. Runes.   Spinoza is today considered the Philosopher of Modern Times, as Aristotle was the Philosopher of Antiquity. In spite of which, he remains the best known and least read of the great thinkers. The Book of God, one of his earlies...

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  • THE ROAD TO INNER FREEDOM
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    THE ROAD TO INNER FREEDOM
    BARUCH SPINOZA
    The seventeenth century Dutch philosopher views the ability to experience rational love of God as the key to mastering the contradictory and violent human emotions. ...

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  • LETTERS TO FRIEND AND FOE
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    LETTERS TO FRIEND AND FOE
    BARUCH SPINOZA
    Letters that appear in this volume cover only the last two decades of Spinoza's life and represent a mere fraction of the immense correspondence he carried on during his lifetime. ...

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  • HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM
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    HINDUISM AND BUDDHISM
    ANANDA K. COOMARASWAMY
    The renowned Sri Lankan metaphysician presents his enlightening insight into the essential kinship between Hinduism and Buddhism. In this probing work, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy examines the foundational myths and spiritual underpinnings of Hinduism and Buddhism. Discarding the Western narrative of philosophical divergence, Coomaraswamy instead explores the essential unity between...

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  • A TREASURY OF ALBERT SCHWEITZER
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    A TREASURY OF ALBERT SCHWEITZER
    ALBERT SCHWEITZER
    Collected here in a single volume are the most important philosophical writings of Albert Schweitzer, one of the greatest thinkers and humanitarians of our time. Carefully chosen from among his many written works, the selections in this anthology illuminate and amplify Dr. Schweitzer's cardinal principle of belief—a reverence for life. Among the important and revealing works in...

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  • THE WILL TO DOUBT
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    THE WILL TO DOUBT
    BERTRAND RUSSELL
    One of modern history's great thinkers takes on prejudice, superstition, and conventional wisdom, using wit and insight to argue for a rational way of life. In a brilliant series of essays, Bertrand Russell uses challenging skepticism and sharp humor to attack the obstacles to building a society based on reason. Russell's thoughts are as lively and pertinent today as when they ...

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  • BERTRAND RUSSELL'S DICTIONARY OF MIND, MATTER AND MORALS
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    BERTRAND RUSSELL'S DICTIONARY OF MIND, MATTER AND MORALS
    BERTRAND RUSSELL
    This dictionary contains more than 1000 selections from over 100 of Russell's books and articles. It serves as an introduction to Russell's brilliance in analysis, argument, and exposition which develops a clear notion of his method of approach, his fundamental principles and many of his leading ideas. Found here are definitions and terms reflected in the topics of mind, matter...

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  • UNDERSTANDING HISTORY
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    UNDERSTANDING HISTORY
    BERTRAND RUSSELL
    Essays on topics from nuclear physics to the role of faith in society from the Nobel Prize–winning philosopher. Originally written in 1943 and published in 1957 by Philosophical Library, Inc, these vigorous essays from one of the most distinguished minds of our time reveal several facets of the English philosopher's thought. The title piece exposes the deadliness of the academi...

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  • PILGRIMAGE TO HUMANITY
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    PILGRIMAGE TO HUMANITY
    ALBERT SCHWEITZER
    The dimensions of the central theme are illuminated by Schweitzer's discussions of his philosophy of culture, the course of his life, his ministry to human needs in Africa, the idea of reverence for life, the ideal of world peace, the significance of liberal Christianity, and the lives, world-views, and contributions of Johann Goethe, J. S. Bach, and Jesus of Nazareth. The page...

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  • THE ART OF PHILOSOPHIZING
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    THE ART OF PHILOSOPHIZING
    BERTRAND RUSSELL
    Three essays on mathematics, logic, and philosophy from the Noble Prize–winning author of A History of Western Philosophy. The essays in this little volume, published here for the first time in book form, were written by Bertrand Russell during the Second World War when he was less concerned with the stormy issues of nuclear warfare and the containment of Communist aggression a...

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  • ESSAYS IN SKEPTICISM
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    ESSAYS IN SKEPTICISM
    BERTRAND RUSSELL
    From one of the greatest philosophers of the twentieth century: A collection of accessible and enlightening essays on topics from envy to intellectual rubbish. Russell, the sage non-conformist, is always meaningful, no matter what the topic or the issue. In this small book are some of his old but nonetheless remarkable observations, and some of the thoughts he expressed on his ...

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