Philosophy Across the Ages: Reason, Society, and the Soul (12 Books), livre ebook

Philosophy Across the Ages: Reason, Society, and the Soul (12 Books) is a sweeping anthology of foundational texts that trace the evolution of human thought from antiquity to the modern era. Bringing together voices from East and West, this collection explores enduring questions of ethics, governance, consciousness, creativity, and spiritual meaning.
At its classical core stand the works of Aristotle, including The Athenian Constitution, Poetics, and selections from Parva Naturalia, where he examines political systems, artistic principles, life and death, memory, sleep, and the nature of sensation. Complementing this ancient Greek foundation are the ethical teachings of Confucius in the Analects, offering timeless reflections on virtue, leadership, and social harmony.
The collection moves into the early modern world with Francis Bacon’s visionary The New Atlantis and Immanuel Kant’s seminal essay An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?, defining reason and intellectual freedom.
Modern reflections deepen with Henry David Thoreau’s On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, H. P. Blavatsky’s The Land of the Gods, and Carl Gustav Jung’s Modern Man in Search of a Soul, which probes the depths of the modern psyche.
Together, these twelve works form a profound intellectual journey through reason, society, and the soul—an essential library for readers seeking to understand the philosophical foundations of civilization and the inner life of humanity.
Contents:
Aristotle
• The Athenian Constitution
• On Life and Death
• Poetics
• The Parva Naturalia. Sense and Sensibilia
• The Parva Naturalia. On Memory
• The Parva Naturalia. On Sleep
Confucius
• Analects
Francis Bacon
• The New Atlantis
H. P. Blavatsky
• The Land of the Gods
Henry David Thoreau
• On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
Immanuel Kant
• An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?
Carl Gustav Jung
• Modern Man in Search of a Soul