Philosophy Books

About the Holy Bible

Robert Green Ingersoll

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains..

The Antichrist

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

The Antichrist is a book by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, originally published in 1895. Although it was written in 1888, its controversial content made Franz Overbeck and Heinrich Köselitz dela..

An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith

The 18th century isn't known for the brevity of its book titles, as is the case with Adam Smith's massively influential Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Before the terms ca..

The Golden Bough

Sir James George Frazer

The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by the Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer...

Animal Ghosts

Elliott O'Donnell

Animal Ghosts; Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter is a non-fiction work written by Elliott O'Donnell..

Pushing to the Front

Orison Swett Marden

Pushing to the Front from Orison Swett Marden. American spiritual author in the New Thought Movement (1850-1924)...

Hidden Treasures; Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail

Harry A. Lewis

Some succeed while others fail. This is a recognized fact; yet history tells us that seven-tenths of our most successful men began life poor. As our title indicates, we shall endeavor to show "why som..

The Principles of Aesthetics

Dewitt Parker

This book has grown out of lectures to students at the University of Michigan and embodies my effort to express to them the nature and meaning of art. In writing it, I have sought to maintain scientif..