The Leviathan (1651), The Two Treatises of Government (1689), The Social Contract (1762), The Constitution of Pennsylvania (1776) The Original Texts By Peter Kanzler This anthology of valuable texts is essential for anyone interested in politics, history, or philosophy. These are some of the most important books pertaining to the
Category: Philosophy
Emil Cioran: The Criticism of the Idea of Historical Progress
Boban Trifunović, M. A. Ethnology and Anthropology, Ph. D. candidate at Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade, Serbia Two and a half decades have passed since Emil Cioran died in France, bearing the title of the most famous nihilist, pessimist, antinatalist, cryptognostic, etc. thinker (neither writer nor philosopher) of the
A Bible Not Borrowed from the Neighbors
Essays & Aphorisms on Egoism Edited by Kevin I. Slaughter As with other titles published by Underworld Amusements, the book has an appealing aesthetic layout which complements the text nicely without overshadowing the content. Like many of the publications from Underworld Amusements this book, as the title suggests, concentrates on the
What is a Rune?
What is a Rune? And Other Essays Collin Cleary The premise of What is a Rune? is explained in the introduction. The book is an expansion on a topic the author previously wrote about in an essay entitled “Philosophical Notes on the Runes”. Cleary also explains that despite the title
de Naturae Natura
A Study of Idealistic Conceptions of Nature and the Unconsciousness Alexander Jacob As the title of the book suggests, the primary focus here is on Nature and the Unconscious, and also the value of epistemological methods in the study of these concepts. This is clearly stated at the beginning
Nietzsche’s Coming God
Or the Redemption of the Divine Abir Taha Author Abir Taha takes on one of the thorniest and most difficult aspects of Nietzsche’s philosophy – the religious dimension of his work concerning Nietzsche’s attitude towards Christianity, Judaism and Hellenic Paganism. The end result of this is a fascinating exegesis
The Biocentric Worldview
Ludwig Klages “Make no mistake: “progress” is the lust for power and nothing besides, and we must unmask it as a sick, destructive joke. Utilizing such pretexts as “necessity,” “economic development,” and “culture,” the final goal of “progress” is nothing less than the destruction of life. This destructive urge