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On Liberty
by John Stuart MillOn Liberty is a philosophical work written by John Stuart Mill, an English philosopher who was celebrated as the most influential English-speaking philosopher. Along with Utilitarianism, this book considers to be the most influential philosophical work. This piece of literature was originally planned to be written as an essay, explores the str..
Dewey Decimal Classification
by Melvil DeweyDewey decimal classification is a proprietary library classification method developed by Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey, an American librarian and educator and the inventor of this system. Prior to invention of DDC, libraries had been assigning permanent bookshelves based on their acquisition rather than topic or genre. DDC created the conce..
Symposium
by PlatoSymposium is a philosophical text written by Plato, a Greek philosopher and a disciple of Socrates. Symposium explores the purpose and nature of love based on the Platonic love. The speech takes place in a drinking party in Agathon’s house to celebrate his victory in a dramatic competition, believed to be attended by Socrates, Aristodemus, Phoin..
Hand Shadows to Be Thrown upon the Wall
by Henry BursillHand Shadows to Be Thrown upon the Wall is a book on Shadowgraphy by Henry Bursill. Shadowgraphy often called as ombromanie is a performance art in which a story or images are narrated using hands to produce shadows. This art once popular had started to decline with the invention of cinema and television to become a major entertainment for..
The Federalist Papers
by Alexander HamiltonThe Federalist Papers is a series of essays co-authored by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison towards promoting ratification of the US constitution. Out of the 85 articles, 77 were already published in a series of journals during 1787 to 1788, in The New York Packet and The Independent Journal. The intentions of the authors are to infl..
The Poetics of Aristotle
by AristotleThe Poetics of Aristotle is an oldest surviving theory of Dramatization in literary works including drama (and its sub genres Comedy, Tragedy and Satire), Poetry (Lyric Poetry, Epic poetry and Dithyramb) written by Aristotle, who was a Greek Philosopher and a disciple of Socrates. This text explores genres of poetry in three ways such as M..
Discourse on the Method
by Rene DescartesDiscourse on the Method is an autobiographical Philosophical treatise written by René Descartes, a French Philosopher celebrated as the father of modern philosophy in the western world. His notable literary works include Rules for the Direction of the Mind, The World, The Description of the Human Body, Passions of the Soul, and Principles ..
Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex
by Sigmund FreudThree Contributions to the Theory of Sex is an extensive exploration of the theory of sex with respective to childhood, written by Sigmund Freud, a neurologist remembered as the founding father of psychoanalysis. This book provides an in depth analysis of sexual perversions, childhood sexuality, and puberty. The chapter sexual perversions ..