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Written in 1889 (CW 5) Immediately upon reading Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil in 1889, Rudolf Steiner recognized a ki......more

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From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein’s Poker, an entertaining and illuminating biography of a brilliant philoso......more

A brilliant, fascinating portrait of the intellectual tradition of Greek writers and thinkers during the Age of Rome. In......more

During John Dewey’s lifetime (1859-1952), one public opinion poll after another revealed that he was esteemed to be one ......more

He burst on the fusty corridors of Victorian spirituality like a breath of fresh air, regaling one prime minister with h......more

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The first biography of the late countercultural novelist and underground philosopher Robert Anton Wilson. Chapel Perilou......more

This handsome gift edition presents Friedrich Nietzsche’s extraordinary work, Ecce Homo, featuring a luxurious, gold-emb......more

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Explore the life and philosophy of S ren Kierkegaard, the pioneering Danish thinker whose ideas laid the groundwork for ......more

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Situated at the intersection of film and media studies, literary theory, and continental philosophy, The Traces of Jacqu......more

The book extensively describes the alleged travels of Apollonius to Italy, Hispania, Nubia, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Indi......more

The philosopher Antonio Negri was one of the preeminent thinkers of our time: his writings on class, socialism, and empi......more

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This autobiography offers a tale of the joys and hardships of simple living in Chinese and American societies....more

After being a complicit bystander as his friend got bullied, 10 year old Aaron takes on the burden of leadership in a bi......more

There was more to Blaise Pascal than his "wager," an argument about the existence of God. In this accessible study, phil......more

Notes Along the way is a collection of essays about life and our role in the universe. Like the programming code of a po......more

In Walden, Thoreau describes his experiences over two years, two months, and two days in a cabin he constructed close to......more

Ralph Waldo Trine was a philosopher, mystic, teacher, and author of many books. He was one of the early mentors of the N......more

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John Muir, the renowned naturalist and environmentalist, wrote a personal memoir called "The Story of My Boyhood and You......more

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Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help ......more

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Bob Dylan’s readers are invited to embark on an extraordinary journey through the life and work of a musical icon who tr......more

The Life of Voltaire delves into the profound influence of Voltaire’s ideas on the betterment of humanity during the eig......more

An illuminating biography reconstructing the life and legacy of a unique king in world history and the most famous emper......more

Written between the age of eighteen and twenty-one, the entries in the third volume of Diary of a Philosophy Student tak......more

"Thomas Carlyle" book Hector C. Macpherson is a fascinating compilation of the renowned Scottish logician’s biographical......more

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Friedrich Hegel’s readers are invited to embark on an intellectual odyssey into the life and groundbreaking ideas of one......more

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