Category: Philosophy

Principia Ethica

Buy on Amazon Buy in Bulk – 20% off retail when you buy 100 or more copies.  Click here for more details. G.E. Moore is often remembered for his exposition of the the ‘naturalistic fallacy, ‘ which he explained in “Principia Ethica” by thrashing the views of Herbert Spencer, in particular. In this book, Moore addresses …

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Public Opinion: The Original 1922 Edition by Walter Lippmann

Buy on Amazon Buy in Bulk – 20% off retail when you buy 100 or more copies.  Click here for more details. Walter Lippmann wrote his “Public Opinion” at a time when something like the ‘mass media’ was coming into existence. Prior to the age of electronic communication, the only mechanism for reaching large numbers of …

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The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell

Buy on Amazon Buy in Bulk – 20% off retail when you buy 100 or more copies.  Click here for more details. Bertrand Russell’s “The Problems of Philosophy” is a classic, and enduring, depiction of the fundamental concerns that philosophers seek to address. Is reality a fabrication of our own individual mind? If not, how do …

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“Utilitarianism: The Original 1863 Edition As Found in Fraser’s Magazine” by John Stuart Mill

Buy on Amazon Buy in Bulk – 20% off retail when you buy 100 or more copies.  Click here for more details. In John Stuart Mill’s classic restatement of the utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham, he continued a philosophical perspective that continues to be appolied to this day. The ‘principle of utility’, otherwise known as ‘the …

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“Pascal’s Pensees: Thoughts on God, Religion, and Wagers” by Blaise Pascal

Blaise Pascal set out to produce a monumental work of Christian apologetics but his untimely death meant

“The Pivot of Civilization and A Plan for Peace” by Margaret Sanger

The Pivot of Civilization was published in 1922. It contains Margaret Sanger’s belief that civilization

“Natural Theology: or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature” by William Paley

More than two hundred years ago, Dr. William Paley wrote a series of books that marshaled evidence for

“The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion” by James George Frazer

Sir James George Frazer’s monumental study of ‘magic and religion’ is here presented in its 1922 edition

“The Principles of Scientific Management” by Frederick Winslow Taylor

Frederick Winslow Taylor was an early advocate for applying ‘scientific’ principles to the

“Common Sense” by Thomas Paine

Published in January of 1776, Thomas Paine’s fiery defense for independence came at just the right moment to turn the tide of American opinion towards freedom and