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    Golden Verses of Pythagoras, The

    Narrated by Dennis Logan ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 55 min

    In this small volume an attempt has been made to gather together the best and most reliable of the sets of Ethical Verses attributed to the Pythagoreans.Both Hall's translation from the Greek (1657), and Rowe's translation from the French of André Dacier (1707), have been used in reproducing the Golden Verses of Pythagoras, but Dacier's version has been almost exclusively followed, being clearer ... Read more

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  • The Golden Verses Of Pythagoras And Other Pythagorean Fragments

    Pythagoras of Samos (born between 580 and 572 BC, died between 500 and 490 BC) was an Ionian Greek mathematician and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. He is often revered as a great mathematician, mystic and scientist; however some have questioned the scope of his contributions to mathematics and natural philosophy. He is best known for the Pythagorean theorem, which bears ... Read more

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  • The Golden Verses Of Pythagoras

    The Golden Verses of Pythagorasby Florence M. FirthPythagoras of Samos (born between 580 and 572 BC, died between 500 and 490 BC) was an Ionian Greek mathematician and founder of the religious movement called Pythagoreanism. He is often revered as a great mathematician, mystic and scientist; however some have questioned the scope of his contributions to mathematics and natural philosophy. He is ... Read more

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  • The Golden Verses of Pythagoras and Other Pythagorean Fragments

    This classic book contains a collection of sayings attributed to the great Greek philsopher and mathematician Pythagoras and his followers, amd will prove an interesting read for all. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern ... Read more

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    One of the most important thinkers ever to write in English, the Empiricist David Hume liberated philosophy from the superstitious constraints of religion; here, he argues that all are free to choose between life and death, considers the nature of personal taste and succinctly criticises common philosophies of the time. ... Read more

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  • Nature

    Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States ... Read more

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  • Symposium

    by Plato ...
    In his brilliant dialogue, Symposium, Plato presents an imaginary dinner-party set in Athens in 416 BC where the guests include Aristophanes, Socrates and the most popular Athenian of his day, golden boy Alcibiades. The sequence of dazzling speeches culminates in Socrates' famous account of the views of Diotima, a prophetess who taught him that love is our means of trying to attain goodness.This ... Read more

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  • The Stoics

    by Epictetus ...
    Series series World Classics
    "The Stoics" by Epictetus is a comprehensive compilation of Stoic philosophy, offering timeless wisdom for personal growth and resilience. It includes The Enchiridion , a practical guide to Stoic ethics; The Discourses , detailed dialogues on living virtuously; The Golden Sayings , concise insights into Stoic principles; and The Hymn of Cleanthes , a poetic tribute to divine providence. Together, ... Read more

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  • The Golden Verses of Pythagoras

    by Pythagoras ...
    A Timeless Guide to Virtue, Self-Knowledge, Discipline, and the Philosophical LifeThe Golden Verses of Pythagoras, traditionally attributed to Pythagoras and reflecting the ethical teachings of the Pythagorean tradition, is a concise collection of moral and philosophical exhortations composed in dactylic hexameter. In a remarkably small space, these verses offer a compelling vision of how to live ... Read more

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    by Voltaire ...
    François-Marie Arouet wrote under the nom de plume of Voltaire, and produced works in almost every literary form, including plays, poems, novels, essays, and historical and scientific works. Socrates is a play in three acts about Socrates and the events of his trial and eventual death. Satirical in nature it takes aim at government authority and organized religion. Voltaire's contempt for ... Read more

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  • The Clouds

    by Aristophanes ...
    Socrates' "Thinkery" is at the center of Clouds, which spoofs untraditional techniques for educating young men. ... Read more

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  • Essays

    Percy Bysshe Shelley is more widely known as one of the great Romantic Poets. Yet in his short life he was active politically but also as an essayist where his thoughts and ideas were fresh and innovative. Included in this collection is In Defence Of Poetry which contains the quite wonderful suggestion that "poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world". By the age of 29 he was dead but ... Read more

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