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The Divided Sabbath remarks concerning the Crystal Palace now erecting at Sydenham — Reading Notes
Ethics
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Which Shall Live—Men or Animals? — Story, Setting & Ideas
Ethics
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Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences — Themes and Context
Metaphysics
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QUIKF Philosophy & Ethics Library - 95 Texts on Ethics, Logic & Ideas
This catalogue traces how philosophical questions move through history, connecting works that are often shelved apart. Its four categories—ethics, logic, metaphysics, and political philosophy—are not isolated shelves but linked conversations. You can enter through a single theme, such as the relationship between science and belief, or follow a sequence of texts that build on each other. The 95 works range from classical dialogues to early modern treatises, offering different angles on enduring problems. Each record gives bibliographic details, subject headings, and an editorial note that points to structure and context, helping you find your own path through the collection.
95 public-domain works128 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
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Ethics
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Logic
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Metaphysics
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Political Philosophy
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Philosophy & Ethics — Editor’s Selection
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Keep Happy — Text and Context
In Ethics
Cosmic symbolism — A Closer Reading
In Ethics
The Deipnosophists; or, Banquet ...
In Ethics
The instinct of workmanship, and...
In Ethics
Herder's conception of "das Volk...
In Ethics
Which Shall Live—Men or Animals?...
In Ethics
The Making of a Man — Background...
In Ethics
Dante and the early astronomers ...
In Politic...
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