Category Archives: Philosophy
Der Königsgaukler
Author(s): Manfred Kyber In diesem “indischen Märchen” erzählt Manfred Kyber die Geschichte von Mantao, der...
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man (version 3)
Author(s): Patanjali This is Charles Johnston’s translation of and commentary on the Yoga Sutras of...
Tusculan Disputations
Author(s): Marcus Tullius Cicero Tusculan Disputations (Latin: TUSCULANARUM DISPUTATIONUM) is divided into five books which...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (version 2)
Author(s): Patanjali The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are in themselves exceedingly brief, less than ten...
Theaetetus
Author(s): Plato (Πλάτων) Theaetetus (Ancient Greek: Θεαίτητος) discusses concepts including perception, true judgment and knowledge....
Timaeus
Author(s): Plato (Πλάτων) “Our intention is, that Timaeus, who is the most of an astronomer...
The Symposium
Author(s): Plato (Πλάτων) The Symposium (Ancient Greek: Συμπόσιον) is a philosophical book written by Plato...
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Author(s): Patanjali Yoga sutras by Patanjali is a seminal work in yoga, this book is...
The Symposium (version 2) (dramatic reading)
Author(s): Plato (Πλάτων) In one of Plato’s more accessible works, Apollodorus tells a friend about...
The Meditations
Author(s): Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius wrote Meditations in Greek while on campaign between 170 and...
The Republic (version 2)
Author(s): Plato (Πλάτων) The Republic is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC...
The Kama Sutra
Author(s): Mallanaga Vatsyayana The Kama Sutra, or Aphorisms on Love, has survived at least 1400...
The Nicomachean Ethics
Author(s): Aristotle The work consists of ten books, originally separate scrolls, and is understood to...
The Consolation of Philosophy
Author(s): Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius The Consolation of Philosophy was written about 524 A.D. and...
The Chandogya Upanishad
Author(s): Unknown The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, “Upa” means “near;” “ni” means “down;” “shad”...
Taittriyaka Upanishad
Author(s): Unknown The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, “Upa” means “near;” “ni” means “down;” “shad”...
Selected Interviews with Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 1
Author(s): Robert G. Ingersoll A controversial lecturer, brilliant lawyer, and arguably the most famous orator...
Sophist
Author(s): Plato (Πλάτων) Sophist (Ancient Greek: Σοφιστής) discusses being and not-being while drawing a distinction...
The Analects of Confucius
Author(s): Confucius 孔子 The Analects, or Lunyu, also known as the Analects of Confucius, are...
Statesman
Author(s): Plato (Πλάτων) Statesman (Ancient Greek: Πολιτικός) discusses God’s role in maintaining the universe and...
Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion
Author(s): Epictetus Selection of text from the four-volume work by Epictetus commonly referred to as...
Shri Dnyaneshwar – A Sketch Of His Life And Teachings
Author(s): Anonymous An overview of the life of Shri Dnyaneshwar and his devoted family. Dnyaneshwar...
Svetasvatara Upanishad
Author(s): Unknown The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, “Upa” means “near;” “ni” means “down;” “shad”...
The Apology of Socrates (version 3)
Author(s): Plato (Πλάτων) Plato’s account of Socrates’ defense at his trial for “corrupting the youth”...
Prasna Upanishad
Author(s): Unknown The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, “Upa” means “near;” “ni” means “down;” “shad”...
Republic
Author(s): Plato (Πλάτων) The Republic is a Socratic dialogue by Plato, written in approximately 380...
Meno
Author(s): Plato (Πλάτων) Meno (Ancient Greek: Μένων) is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato. Written...
Parmenides
Author(s): Plato (Πλάτων) Parmenides (Ancient Greek: ΠΑΡΜΕΝΙΔΗΣ) recounts a meeting between Socrates, Zeno and Parmenides....
Parva Naturalia
Author(s): Aristotle Parva Naturalia [the “short treatises on nature” (a conventional Latin title first used...
Maitrayana Upanishad
Author(s): Unknown The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, “Upa” means “near;” “ni” means “down;” “shad”...