Philosophy & Theory
23 entries in the Philosophy & Theory compendium.
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The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismArgues Protestant ethics influenced the rise of modern capitalism.The Protocols of the Elders of ZionAntisemitic forgery purporting a Jewish plot for world domination.The Road to SerfdomThe Road to Serfdom is a book by the Austrian-British economist and philosopher Friedrich The Rules of Sociological MethodDurkheim's manifesto for sociology as a science of social facts.The Second SexSimone de Beauvoir’s *The Second Sex*, originally published in French in 1949, is an examiThe Selfish GeneThe Selfish Gene is a 1976 popular science book by Richard Dawkins that presents the gene-The Social ContractJean-Jacques Rousseau’s *The Social Contract* asks whether a political community can hold The Spirit of LawTreatise on political theory and comparative law by Montesquieu.The Structure of Scientific RevolutionsIn 1962, the philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn published *The Structure of Scientific RevolutionsThe System of NaturePublished in 1770, *The System of Nature* was the work of Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d’HolbacThe Varieties of Religious ExperienceA psychological study of individual religious experiences across traditions.The Wealth of NationsA foundational treatise on political economy and wealth generation.The World as Will and RepresentationCentral work of Arthur Schopenhauer on will and representation.The Wretched of the EarthFrantz Fanon’s 1961 book *The Wretched of the Earth* examines how colonisation dehumanisesTheaetetus (dialogue)Platonic dialogue investigating the nature of knowledge.Three Essays on the Theory of SexualityIn this book, Freud advances his theory of sexuality, particularly its relation to childhoThus Spoke ZarathustraPhilosophical fiction by Nietzsche on the Übermensch and eternal recurrence.Tractatus Logico-PhilosophicusA philosophical work on language, reality, and the limits of science.Two Treatises of GovernmentLocke's foundational work on natural rights and consent of the governed.Utilitarianism (book)Classic defense of utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill.Utopia (book)A fictional island society exploring political and social customs.WaldenA reflection on simple living in natural surroundings.A Season in HellArthur Rimbaud’s *A Season in Hell* (original French title: *Une saison en enfer*) is a lo
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