George Easton
Author
Language
English
Description
"Human Nature and Conduct: An Introduction to Social Psychology" by John Dewey is a thought-provoking exploration of human behavior and its connection to social dynamics. In this influential work, Dewey examines the complex relationship between human nature, individual conduct, and the social forces that shape human behavior. The book begins by questioning traditional views of human nature and behavior, challenging the notion of fixed and predetermined...
2) Pragmatism
Author
Publisher
Hackett Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[1981]
Language
English
Description
"The lectures that follow were delievered at the Lowell Institute in Boston in November and December, 1906, and in January, 1907, at Columbia University, in New York. ... The pragmatic movement, so called -- I do not like the name, but apparently it is too late to change it -- seems to have rather suddenly precipitated itself out of the air. ... I have sought to unify the pictture as it presents itself to my own eyes, dealing in broad strokes, and...
3) Siddhartha
Author
Publisher
Las Vegas NV
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Do you want to listen to Siddhartha? If so then keep reading...
The title of this novel is a combination of two Sanskrit words, "siddha," which is defined as "achieved," and "artha" which is defined as "meaning" or "wealth." The word serves as the name for the principal character, a man on a spiritual journey of self-discovery during the time of the first Buddha. Siddhartha is the son of a wealthy Brahmin family who decides to leave his home in the...
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
1987
Language
English
Description
The first of Immanuel Kant's mature works on moral philosophy and remains one of the most influential in the field. Kant conceives his investigation as a work of foundational ethics, one that clears the ground for future research by explaining the core concepts and principles of moral theory and showing that they are normative for rational agents. Kant aspires to nothing less than this: to lay bare the fundamental principle of morality and show that...
5) [Utopia.]
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
First published in 1516, Saint Thomas More's Utopia is one of the most important works of European humanism. Through the voice of the mysterious traveler Raphael Hythloday, More describes a pagan, communist city-state governed by reason. Addressing such issues as religious pluralism, women's rights, state-sponsored education, colonialism, and justified warfare, Utopia seems remarkably contemporary nearly five centuries after it was written, and it...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
"While John Bunyan was in prison for preaching without a license, he came up with one of the most inspired plots ever to grace English literature. Bunyan turned the Christian life, with all its struggles and its victories, into a romantic quest through a strange land. A man called Christian flees the City of Destruction and journeys to the Celestial City. Along the way he meets such memorable obstacles and characters as the Slough of Despond, Mr....
7) The Prince
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago. Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and a recommendation of tyranny, it has more recently been defended as the first scientific treatment of politics as it is practiced rather than as it ought to be practiced. Harvey C. Mansfield's brilliant translation of this classic work, along with...