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George Orwell

The Ethics of Equality

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Series series PHILOSOPHICAL OUTSIDERS SERIES
George Orwell is sometimes read as disinterested in (if not outright hostile) to philosophy. Yet a fair reading of Orwell's work reveals an author whose work was deeply informed by philosophy and who often revealed his philosophical sympathies. Orwell's written works are of ethical significance, but he also affirmed and defended substantive ethical claims about humanism, well-being, normative ... Read more

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George Orwell is sometimes read as disinterested in (if not outright hostile) to philosophy. Yet a fair reading of Orwell's work reveals an author whose work was deeply informed by philosophy and who often revealed his philosophical sympathies. Orwell's written works are of ethical significance, but he also affirmed and defended substantive ethical claims about humanism, well-being, normative
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The Fiction of Evil

by Peter Brian Barry ...

What makes someone an evil person? How are evil people different from merely bad people? Do evil people really exist? Can we make sense of evil people if we mythologize them? Do evil people take pleasure in the suffering of others? Can evil people be redeemed?Peter Brian Barry answers these questions by examining a wide range of works from renowned authors, including works of literature by Kazuo ... Read more

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What makes someone an evil person? How are evil people different from merely bad people? Do evil people really exist? Can we make sense of evil people if we mythologize them? Do evil people take pleasure in the suffering of others? Can evil people be redeemed?Peter Brian Barry answers these questions by examining a wide range of works from renowned authors, including works of literature by Kazuo
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Evil and Moral Psychology

by Peter Brian Barry ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Ethics and Moral Theory
This book examines what makes someone an evil person and how evil people are different from merely bad people. Rather than focusing on the "problem of evil" that occupies philosophers of religion, Barry looks instead to moral psychology—the intersection of ethics and psychology. He provides both a philosophical account of what evil people are like and considers the implications of that account for ... Read more

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This book examines what makes someone an evil person and how evil people are different from merely bad people. Rather than focusing on the "problem of evil" that occupies philosophers of religion, Barry looks instead to moral psychology—the intersection of ethics and psychology. He provides both a philosophical account of what evil people are like and considers the implications of that account for
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The Event of Literature

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In this characteristically concise, witty, and lucid book, Terry Eagleton turns his attention to the questions we should ask about literature, but rarely do. What is literature? Can we even speak of "literature" at all? What do different literary theories tell us about what texts mean and do? In throwing new light on these and other questions he has raised in previous best-sellers, Eagleton offers ... Read more

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In this characteristically concise, witty, and lucid book, Terry Eagleton turns his attention to the questions we should ask about literature, but rarely do. What is literature? Can we even speak of "literature" at all? What do different literary theories tell us about what texts mean and do? In throwing new light on these and other questions he has raised in previous best-sellers, Eagleton offers
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The Critique of Practical Reason

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This work is called the Critique of Practical Reason, not of the pure practical reason, although its parallelism with the speculative critique would seem to require the latter term. The reason of this appears sufficiently from the treatise itself. Its business is to show that there is pure practical reason, and for this purpose it criticizes the entire practical faculty of reason. If it succeeds ... Read more

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This work is called the Critique of Practical Reason, not of the pure practical reason, although its parallelism with the speculative critique would seem to require the latter term. The reason of this appears sufficiently from the treatise itself. Its business is to show that there is pure practical reason, and for this purpose it criticizes the entire practical faculty of reason. If it succeeds
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The Forged Coupon, and Other Stories

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"The Forged Coupon, and Other Stories" by Leo Tolstoy is a collection that highlights the ripple effects of seemingly small actions on the lives of various characters. The central tale, "The Forged Coupon," starts with a young man, Mitya, forging a coupon to repay a debt, which sets off a chain of events affecting numerous people. This act of dishonesty leads to a series of consequences that span ... Read more

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"The Forged Coupon, and Other Stories" by Leo Tolstoy is a collection that highlights the ripple effects of seemingly small actions on the lives of various characters. The central tale, "The Forged Coupon," starts with a young man, Mitya, forging a coupon to repay a debt, which sets off a chain of events affecting numerous people. This act of dishonesty leads to a series of consequences that span
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Aristotle: The Complete Works

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Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and student of Plato who stunningly changed the course of Western philosophy. He has gone down in history as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, once called his writing style "a river of gold;" and his scope of thought and subsequent influence on the study of science, logic, philosophical ... Read more

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Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and student of Plato who stunningly changed the course of Western philosophy. He has gone down in history as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, once called his writing style "a river of gold;" and his scope of thought and subsequent influence on the study of science, logic, philosophical
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How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life

An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness

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A forgotten book by one of history's greatest thinkers reveals the surprising connections between happiness, virtue, fame, and fortune.Adam Smith may have become the patron saint of capitalism after he penned his most famous work, The Wealth of Nations. But few people know that when it came to the behavior of individuals—the way we perceive ourselves, the way we treat others, and the decisions we ... Read more

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A forgotten book by one of history's greatest thinkers reveals the surprising connections between happiness, virtue, fame, and fortune.Adam Smith may have become the patron saint of capitalism after he penned his most famous work, The Wealth of Nations. But few people know that when it came to the behavior of individuals—the way we perceive ourselves, the way we treat others, and the decisions we
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The Atheist Manifesto

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In The Atheist Manifesto, Christopher Hitchens presents his case against religion and for mental liberty. Hitchens argues that religion is not merely unnecessary for morality, but actually antithetical to it. In his unwaveringly logical analysis, Hitchens dismantles the moral high ground claimed by religion, and constructs a philosophical platform of rationality, morality, and liberty for all ... Read more

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In The Atheist Manifesto, Christopher Hitchens presents his case against religion and for mental liberty. Hitchens argues that religion is not merely unnecessary for morality, but actually antithetical to it. In his unwaveringly logical analysis, Hitchens dismantles the moral high ground claimed by religion, and constructs a philosophical platform of rationality, morality, and liberty for all
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Protagoras

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In Protagoras, Socrates engages in a lively debate with the sophist Protagoras about the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught. The dialogue takes place in the house of Callias, where several prominent intellectuals have gathered. Protagoras argues that virtue is a unified whole and can be taught, while Socrates questions the coherence of this idea, examining the relationship between ... Read more

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In Protagoras, Socrates engages in a lively debate with the sophist Protagoras about the nature of virtue and whether it can be taught. The dialogue takes place in the house of Callias, where several prominent intellectuals have gathered. Protagoras argues that virtue is a unified whole and can be taught, while Socrates questions the coherence of this idea, examining the relationship between
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Burke on the Sublime: A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful with an Introductory Discourse Concerning Taste: A New Edition

by Edmund Burke ...

This new edition:Adds descriptive titles to each of Burke's five parts.Corrects Burke's inaccurate quotations.Translates Burke's foreign language quotations.Adds accurate citations for all references.Provides a bibliography of scholarly work on Burke's philosophy of art since 1995.Lists English editions of Burke's essay on the sublime from 1757 to 2008.Includes a 6350-word historical/philosophical ... Read more

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This new edition:Adds descriptive titles to each of Burke's five parts.Corrects Burke's inaccurate quotations.Translates Burke's foreign language quotations.Adds accurate citations for all references.Provides a bibliography of scholarly work on Burke's philosophy of art since 1995.Lists English editions of Burke's essay on the sublime from 1757 to 2008.Includes a 6350-word historical/philosophical
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Physics

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The Physics of Aristotle is one of the foundational books of Western science and philosophy.The Physics is composed of eight books, which are further divided into chapters. In this article, books are referenced with Roman numerals, chapters with Arabic numerals. Additionally, the Bekker numbers give the page and line numbers used in the Prussian Academy of Sciences edition of Aristotle's works. ... Read more

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The Physics of Aristotle is one of the foundational books of Western science and philosophy.The Physics is composed of eight books, which are further divided into chapters. In this article, books are referenced with Roman numerals, chapters with Arabic numerals. Additionally, the Bekker numbers give the page and line numbers used in the Prussian Academy of Sciences edition of Aristotle's works.
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