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Paradise Lost

by John Milton

John Milton's poetry Paradise Lost is known to be the first epic of English literature. Interestingly John dictated the poem and his three daughters transcribed them. The caliber of the work can be compared to those ancient poets like Homer, Virgil and Dante Alighieri, which become one of the most powerful English poems...

Leviathan

by Thomas Hobbes

Leviathan is a political philosophical work by English philosopher Thomas Hobbes. Similar to Machiavelli's The Prince, this non-fiction work recommends a framework for good governance. The war of all against all would be the evil of the society, which can be prevented only by an undivided central government. This work has been divided into two volu..

Twelve Years a Slave

by Solomon Northup

Twelve Years a Slave is an autobiography of Solomon Northup who was born as a freeman but kidnapped and sold as a slave in Louisiana plantation where his tough times as slave prolonged for more than a decade. His hope and belief to become a freeman did happen after twelve years of horrible life. This is one of the popularly read biographies on slav..

On Liberty

by John Stuart Mill

One of the key texts on political philosophy, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty emphasizes the importance of individuality which he conceived as a prerequisite to the higher pleasures—the summum bonum of Utilitarianism. Furthermore, Mill criticised the errors of past attempts to defend individuality where, for example, democratic ideals resulted in the..

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

by Olaudah Equiano

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is the autobiography of African slave Olaudah Equiano. This biographical work discusses and compares the better treatment of slaves in Africa than the cruelty of American slavery. Olaudah believed in bible and his sustained study lead him to become not only a free man but also excel in busine..

A Treatise Of Human Nature

by David Hume

A Treatise of Human Nature is a book by Scottish philosopher David Hume, first published at the end of 1738. The full title of the Treatise is 'A Treatise of Human Nature: Being an Attempt to Introduce the Experimental Method of Reasoning into Moral Subjects'. It contains the following sections:..

The Critique of Pure Reason

by Immanuel Kant

The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant, first published in 1781, second edition 1787, is one of the most influential works in the history of philosophy. Also referred to as Kant's "first critique," it was followed in 1788 by the Critique of Practical Reason and in 1790 by the Critique of Judgment. In the preface to the first edition Kant expl..

The Ethics

by Benedict de Spinoza

The Ethics is a philosophical book written by Baruch Spinoza. It was written in Latin. Although it was published posthumously in 1677, it is his most famous work, and is considered his magnum opus. In The Ethics, Spinoza attempts to demonstrate a "fully cohesive philosophical system that strives to provide a coherent picture of reality and to compr..

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