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The Basis Of Morality

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Arthur Schopenhauer


In 1837, the Danish Royal Society of Sciences offered a prize to any essayist who could satisfactorily answer the question, "Is the fou…

The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya, Volume 1

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Bādarāyaṇaandadi Shankara


The Vedanta Sutras, or Brahma Sutras as they are also known, is a Sanskrit text attributed to the sage Badarayana (also known as Vyasa) writ…

Animals’ Rights Considered In Relation To Social Progress (Version 2)

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Henry Salt


Published in 1892, this pioneering book presents early philosophical and ethical arguments for the compassionate treatment of animals and cr…

Book II, Chapters 34 to 41

In The History of Rome, volume 1

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Titus Livius


The History of Rome (Ab Urbe Condita) is a history of ancient Rome, written in Latin by Livy (Titus Livius) between 27 and 9 BC, covering th…

Selected excerpts by Thomas Hobbes

In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 18

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Thomas Hobbes


The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…