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Philosophy & Ethics — page 7
298 public-domain philosophy & ethics books, summarised. Page 7 of 7.
The Substance of Faith Allied with Science (6th Ed.): A Catechism for Parents and Teachers
Lodge, Oliver, Sir
Science and faith need not be enemies, but rather two sides of a singular, harmonious truth. This guide offers a framework for understanding existence that reconciles the rigorous demands of modern inquiry with the enduring requirements of the soul.
The Bible Unveiled
M. M. (Mangasar Mugurditch) Mangasarian
Challenging the long-standing assumption that the Bible holds a unique claim to moral and divine authority, this inquiry demands that the text be subjected to the same rigorous scrutiny applied to any other work of human literature.
Novum organon renovatum: Being the second part of the philosophy of the inductive sciences
William Whewell
Modern scientific inquiry relies on more than raw data; it requires a disciplined union of clear mental concepts and rigorous inductive reasoning. This work provides a philosophical foundation for the methods that drive such discovery.
Education and the good life
Bertrand Russell
Cultivating a free and rational mind is a parent’s greatest task, yet it requires a delicate balance between guiding a child’s natural instincts and avoiding the traps of repression.
The Philosophy of the Practical: Economic and Ethic
Benedetto Croce
This rigorous inquiry charts the boundary between the individual’s pursuit of personal gain and the universal call of morality, asserting that both are essential, intertwined expressions of the human spirit.
Good Sense
Holbach, Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'
A blistering Enlightenment attack on religious dogma, this text argues that morality requires only reason, nature, and human sympathy.
An Introduction to Yoga
Annie Besant
A comprehensive guide to the principles and practices of Yoga, exploring its philosophical foundations and practical applications.
The meaning of a liberal education
Everett Dean Martin
Real education is not an easy shortcut to career advancement, but a lifelong, self-directed struggle to free the human mind from herd opinion, dogma, and cheap propaganda.
Monism as Connecting Religion and Science: A Man of Science
Ernst Haeckel
A single, unyielding physical law governs the cosmos, bridging the artificially enforced chasm between the empirical truths of scientific discovery and the profound spiritual longings of the human soul.
The Reform of Education
Giovanni Gentile
A living mind does not receive an education; it creates one through the continuous, unifying act of its own thinking.