The Art of Controversy

Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche is a seminal work of philosophical thought, examining the concept of morality and how it is determined and adjudicated in society. It investigates the absence of objective truth, arguing that morality is i...

A wisdom or philosophy book and an original work in its own right, whilst discussing some arguments from best sellers in the genre.With a handful of its sections suitable for kids under parental supervision, it is for beginners before they get lost ...

How do we discern good and evil, just and unjust, virtue and vice? What role does reason play in morality?With roots in Greco-Roman antiquity, natural law—the idea that human nature is guided by certain universal principles—has been a co...

We meet with evil in the ordinary course of experience, as we try to live our life stories. It's not a myth. It's a mysterious but quite real phenomenon. How can we recognize it? How can we learn to resist it? Amazingly, philosophers have not been m...

"On Human Nature" by Arthur Schopenhauer is a profound exploration of the fundamental aspects of human existence and the complex nature of our being. In this insightful work, Schopenhauer delves into the depths of human nature, offering profound ins...

In Being Evil: A Philosophical Perspective, the author discusses why some philosophers think that evil is a myth or a fantasy, while others think that evil is real. Along the way he asks whether evil is always horrific and incomprehensible, or if it...

A Catholic who put things into perspective when philosophical ideas were at an all-time lowItalian philosopher, Thomas Aquinas, had a major impact on Christian theology, the rise of Scholasticism, and the Roman Catholic Church. His Summa Theolo...

Hind Swaraj is Mahatma Gandhi's fundamental work. It is a key to understanding not only his life and thoughts but also the politics of South Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. Hind Swaraj is the seed from which the tree of Gandhian tho...

Human, All Too Human by Friedrich Nietzsche provides a comprehensive examination of the human condition as it relates to morality and ethics, foregrounding Nietzsche's radical perspective on the illusory nature of moral systems which rely on rigidly...