"It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it." Discover the ancient wisdom that is still radically relevant today. Seneca's Moral Letters to Lucilius is a priceless collection of 124 philosophical essays in the form of letters, written by one of Rome's most influential Stoic philosophe...

Les aveux de La chair, dernier volume de l’Histoire de la sexualité, fruit de près de huit ans de travail sur le christianisme ancien, est le livre auquel Foucault aura consacré le plus de temps, sans parvenir à l’achever complètement. Le détour par les Pères de l’Église (Tertullien, Augustin, Cassien, etc.) devait ...

Personal, direct, and deeply practical, Moral Letters to Lucilius offers timeless advice on how to live wisely and with purpose. Written by the Stoic philosopher Seneca, these letters explore friendship, time, virtue, wealth, and the pursuit of inner peace. Unlike abstract philosophy, this book speaks plainly and po...

"The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Discover the enduring wisdom of Marcus Aurelius, the Roman Emperor and philosopher who wrote Meditations not for public glory, but as a personal journalーa Stoic guide for self-improvement, resilience, and ethical leadership. This is more than a...

This is a remarkable book about a man (perhaps the most important and original philosopher of our age), a society (the corrupt Austro-Hungarian Empire on the eve of dissolution), and a city (Vienna, with its fin-de siècle gaiety and corrosive melancholy). The central figure in this study of a crumbling society that ...

Wittgenstein n’a jamais dissimulé son antipathie pour la civilisation contemporaine. Mais, à la différence de beaucoup d’autres, il n’a jamais essayé d’en tirer une philosophie. Il est difficile de trouver un philosophe qui l’ait été davantage que lui dans ses relations avec une époque que, de son propre aveu, il n’...

This guide shows the traditional symbolism of the tarot in bold graphics, allowing readers to connect intuitively to the deeper aspects of the cards. The Tarot Disassembled Guidebook provides fresh insight into interpreting the traditional symbolism found in the tarot. In this companion book to the Tarot Disassemble...

For more than a century readers have found Herman Melville’s writing rich with philosophical ideas, yet there has been relatively little written about what, exactly, is philosophically significant about his work and why philosophers are so attracted to Melville in particular. This volume addresses this silence throu...

A book of only five thousand charactersーyet it can transform an entire life. For over two millennia, the Tao Te Ching has guided seekers toward balance, clarity, and effortless living. Through poetic teachings on humility, patience, leadership, and the nature of the Tao, Laozi reveals how to move with the rhythm of...

A world divided. A system in crisis. A document that ignited a global movement. Written in 1848 at a moment of rising unrest, The Communist Manifesto lays out Marx and Engels's bold vision of class struggle, economic injustice, and the power of collective action. With clarity and urgency, it exposes the tensions bet...

全书十五讲，包括：游鱼之乐、不二法门、逝者如斯、骚人遗韵、气化宇宙、落花无言、灵的空间、四时之外、以小见大、大巧若拙、华严境界、饮之太和、妙悟玄门、形神之间、颐养情性。

What if a better world already existsーjust one step beyond our own? In this bold philosophical adventure, two travelers fall into a parallel Earth where society runs with harmony, logic, and fairness. Guided by science and shaped by carefully crafted ideals, this "modern utopia" offers dazzling possibilitiesーand u...

This open access book offers a comprehensive and systematic debate on the key concepts and areas of application of the philosophy of science for machine learning. The current landscape of the debate about the epistemic and methodological challenges raised by machine learning in scientific fields is fragmented and la...

What if the secret to a rich life was radical simplicity? Step away from the complexities of modern society and join Henry David Thoreau for his revolutionary two-year experiment in simple, self-sufficient living at Walden Pond. This timeless book is more than just a memoir; it is the ultimate manifesto for minimali...

What if everything you believe about morality, truth, and human nature is only the beginning? In Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche shatters conventional thinking with a fearless examination of values, culture, religion, and the psychology behind human motivation. With razor-sharp insight and brilliant provoc...

In this powerful philosophical tale, Dostoevsky follows a man on the brink of hopelessness whose extraordinary dream reshapes his understanding of life, humanity, and moral purpose. Through a vision of a world untouched by sin, he confronts the darkness within himself and awakens to the profound potential for compas...