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The Art Of War
by Sun TzuOne of the most influential works on military strategy, this book has been popular for more than 2000 years since it is written. The name of this book is known to even common people. Though it is written by Chinese strategist Sun-Tzu, it has been widely read all over the world including western countries. Though the book named art of war, this b..
The Prince
by Niccolo MachiavelliWritten by Niccolo Machiavelli, in the fifteenth century, The Prince is a political & philosophical frame work and an essential guide on how to rule a state or a kingdom. However many Critiques feel the book is a guide on "How Not To Rule", rather than "How To Rule". Key scope of this book is the author's practical advice on a variety of mat..
The Republic
by PlatoPublished in a dialogue form of narration, The Republic is the conversation between Socrates and Plato, one of the most acknowledged and ironically most criticized philosophers of the western civilization. Plato makes you not to accept what he says. Rather he makes you to disagree, argue and most importantly to think. "I am the wisest man i..
Beyond Good and Evil
by Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheWritten by one of the most controversial philosophers of German origin, this Nietzsche's work challenged the western world's thoughts on God, Good and Evil. Beyond Good and Evil is divided into nine parts and sub divided into 296 aphorisms of each presents distinctive point of view. This book demonstrates Christian world is steeped in a false pi..
Meditations
by Marcus AureliusMeditations unearthed the philosopher in an Emperor of Rome. Believed to have been written between 161-180 CE by Marcus Aurelius. This collection is a series of books written on stoic Philosophy, by the author while planning his military campaigns. It is unknown whether publishing systems were in place while it was written. But it seems the auth..
Thus Spake Zarathustra
by Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheThus Spake Zarathustra contains a collection of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's various philosophical works. The book was published during 1880s including many concepts like "eternal recurrence of the same", "death of God". The book chronicles the fictitious travels and speeches of Zarathustra. He goes on to characterize "what the name ..
The Antichrist
by Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheYet another controversial work from German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, the publication of The Antichrist was delayed by seven years since it was written. While many argue that this book is not against Christ, rather against institutionalized Christianity. The author himself expected and even mentioned in the preface, that this book is..
Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays
by Bertrand RussellThe aspects of Bertrand Russell views on philosophy cover the changing viewpoints of philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), from his early writings in 1896 until his death in February 1970. Bertrand Arthur William Russell was a British nobleman, philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. At various p..