Nonfiction & Philosophy
22 entries in the Nonfiction & Philosophy compendium.
A Brief History of TimeA 2011 book by Yuval Noah Harari surveying the history of humankind from the Stone Age to A Dictionary of the English LanguageA landmark dictionary of the English language.A Modest ProposalA satirical essay by Jonathan Swift included in the 1963 Gateway to the Great Books collecA Room of One's OwnAn essay arguing women need money and space to write fiction.A Study of HistoryA 12-volume universal history tracing the rise and fall of civilizations.A True StoryA satirical novella featuring space travel and alien warfare.A Vindication of the Rights of WomanA 1792 proto-feminist essay by Mary Wollstonecraft arguing for women's education and moralAn Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingA revision of Hume's Treatise, emphasizing habit and skepticism.An Essay Concerning Human UnderstandingEmpiricist foundation of human knowledge from experience.An Essay on the Principle of PopulationA foundational work on population growth and resource limits.Apology (Plato)Plato's account of Socrates' trial defence against impiety and corruption.Being and NothingnessIn *Being and Nothingness: An Essay on Phenomenological Ontology*, published in 1943, JeanBeing and TimeMartin Heidegger's 1927 work *Being and Time* is his major philosophical contribution and Beyond Good and EvilNietzsche's polemical critique of traditional morality and philosophy.Civil Disobedience (essay)Essay arguing conscience over compliance with unjust laws.Coming of Age in SamoaIn 1928, American anthropologist Margaret Mead published *Coming of Age in Samoa: A PsychoConfessions (Augustine)Augustine of Hippo wrote *Confessions* (originally titled *Confessions in Thirteen Books*)Critique of Pure ReasonKant's work seeking the limits and scope of metaphysics.CritoPlatonic dialogue on justice and Socrates' refusal to escape prison.Democracy in AmericaA French study of American democracy and its social effects.Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersStandard classification of mental disorders by the American Psychiatric Association.Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World SystemsGalileo Galilei’s *Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems* (original Italian titl
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