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Western Philosophy Classics

Western Philosophy Classics

Blinks on cornerstone titles in Western Philosophy

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Here's your on-ramp to Western Philosophy! From Plato to Kant, this collection surveys classic thinkers and ideas from the most important Western Philosophy books throughout history.

Western Philosophy Classics

Blinks on cornerstone titles in Western Philosophy

The Republic
The Republic
Plato
TEASER: One of the most important philosophical texts ever written
21 min4.5
Critique of Pure Reason
Critique of Pure Reason
Immanuel Kant
Teaser: a groundbreaking and influential philosophy classic about the limits of human reason
44 min4.6
Meditations On First Philosophy
Meditations On First Philosophy
René Descartes
TEASER: Descartes Most Famous Philosophical Classic
11 min4.1
Leviathan
Leviathan
Thomas Hobbes
Teaser: Thomas Hobbes' classic
22 min4.5
The Ethics of Ambiguity
The Ethics of Ambiguity
Simone de Beauvoir
Teaser: A foundational text of existentialist philosophy
22 min4.5
The Wisdom of Life
The Wisdom of Life
Arthur Schopenhauer
Teaser: Schopenhauer's take on will and deliberation
17 min4.4
How to Be a Leader
How to Be a Leader
Plutarch
An Ancient Guide to Wise Leadership
20 min4.1
Madness and Civilization
Madness and Civilization
Michel Foucault
A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason
19 min4.4
On the Shortness of Life
On the Shortness of Life
Seneca
Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
12 min4.5

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