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1	Book of five rings more books like this by Musashi Miyamoto add to wishlist The BOOK OF FIVE RINGS is a legendary Japanese text written in the 17th century by an undefeated samurai, Miyamoto Musashi. Like THE ART OF WAR, it contains a timeless philosophy that has been interpreted over many centuries and applied to many contexts (violent or not) that require strength, fortitude, and focus. This particular translation by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.47! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization more books like this by Graham Hancock add to wishlist The bestselling author of The Sign and the Seal reveals the true origins of civilization. Connecting puzzling clues scattered throughout the world, Hancock discovers compelling evidence of a technologically and culturally advanced civilization that was destroyed and obliterated from human memory. Four 8-page photo inserts. see all copies from $4.59! new only from $10.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Art of War more books like this by Sun Tzu add to wishlist The aphorisms that make up the philosophy of war and strategy by Sun Tzu have, several centuries later, become a must-read for young professionals in business. Though the text can be applied to the ruthless world of commerce, this translation by Thomas Cleary contextualizes the teachings in the Taoist tradition, enabling the work to transcend the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Prince more books like this by Niccolo Machiavelli add to wishlist In his most famous work, THE PRINCE (Il Principe), Machiavelli described the ideal prince and encouraged the people of Italy to imagine what it might be like if such a person led a unified Italy. Written in 1513 and published posthumously in 1532, THE PRINCE has been interpreted both as a genuine handbook for potential rulers and as a satirical ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Republic more books like this by Plato add to wishlist In Plato?s "Republic", his most celebrated "dialogue," the philosopher condemns the justice and morality of Greek society after the trial and execution of his teacher, Socrates. Disillusioned with politics and politicians, Plato argued that civilization demanded truly enlightened government, led by philosopher-kings. He wrote that "...mankind will ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Second Treatise of Government more books like this by John Locke add to wishlist The central principles of what today is broadly known as political liberalism were made current in large part by Locke's "Second Treatise of Government" (1690). The principles of individual liberty, the rule of law, government by consent of the people, and the right to private property are taken for granted as fundamental to the human condition ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.21! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Utopia more books like this by Sir Thomas More add to wishlist Thomas More: Utopia/ Francis Bacon: New Atlantis/Henry Neville: The Isle of Pines With the publication of Utopia (1516), Thomas More introduced into the English language not only a new word, but a new way of thinking about the gulf between what ought to be and what is. His Utopia is at once a scathing analysis of the shortcomings of his own ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Republic of Plato: Second Edition more books like this by Plato, Allan Bloom (Editor) add to wishlist In Plato?s "Republic", his most celebrated "dialogue," the philosopher condemns the justice and morality of Greek society after the trial and execution of his teacher, Socrates. Disillusioned with politics and politicians, Plato argued that civilization demanded truly enlightened government, led by philosopher-kings. He wrote that "...mankind will ... see all copies from $3.91! new only from $8.80! \| SVS
9	Locke: Two Treatises of Government Student Edition more books like this by John Locke, Professor Peter Laslett (Editor), Raymond Geuss (Editor) add to wishlist This is the revised version of Peter Lasletta -- s acclaimed edition of Two Treatises of Government, which is widely recognised as one of the classic pieces of recent scholarship in the history of ideas, read and used by students of political theory throughout the world. This new edition revises Dr Lasletta -- s second edition (1970) and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Book of Margery Kempe more books like this by Margery Kempe add to wishlist In 1934, Margery Kempe's amazing book was discovered 400 years after it was written. Dame Margery's is the first known autobiography in English, and details the spiritual awakening of a highly unusual medieval woman: wife, mother of 14, world traveler, and mystic. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Theory of Moral Sentiments more books like this by Adam Smith add to wishlist "The Theory of Moral Sentiments" clearly demonstrates that besides mundane economic pursuits, Smith was just as interested, if not more so, in the capacity of people to bestow and to esteem benevolence, and to strive for virtue even while they are pursuing their own self-interest. The root of our motivation to act benevolently toward others, says ... see all copies from $5.94! new only from $7.02! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Sun Tzu: Art of War more books like this by Translated By , Sun Tzu, Ralph D Sawyer (Translator) add to wishlist* The Art of War is almost certainly the most famous study of strategy ever written and has had an extraordinary influence on the history of warfare. The principles Sun Tzu expounded were utilized brilliantly by such great Asian war leaders as Mao Tse-tung, Giap, and Yamamoto. First translated two hundred years ago by a French missionary, Sun Tzus ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.16! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy: With Selections from the Objections and Replies more books like this by Rene Descartes, Reni Descartes, John Cottingham (Editor) add to wishlist The Meditations, one of the key texts of Western philosophy, is the most widely studied of all Descartes' writings. This authoritative translation by John Cottingham, taken from the much acclaimed three-volume Cambridge edition of the Philosophical Writings of Descartes, is based upon the best available texts and presents Descartes' central ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
14 view cover	An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding: A Letter from a Gentleman to His Friend in Edinburgh more books like this by David Hume add to wishlist A landmark of enlightenment though, HUme's An Enquiry Concerning Human understanding is accompanied here by two shorter works that shed light on it: A Letter from a Gentlemen to His Friend in Edinburgh, hume's response to those accusing him of atheism, of advocating extreme scepticism, and of undermining the foundations of morality; and his ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.72! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Symposium more books like this by Plato add to wishlist The Symposium is a complex piece which is perhaps as widely read as any of Plato's works apart from the Republic. However the existing standard commentaries in English do not offer much by way of help to any reader except the classicist who knows Greek; and they also tend to be light on the dialogue as a work of philosophy. This new edition aims ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Meditations on First Philosophy: In Which the Existence of God and the Distinction of the Soul from the Body Are Demonstrated more books like this by Rene Descartes add to wishlist Many other matters respecting the attributes of God and my own nature or mind remain for consideration; but I shall possibly on another occasion resume the investigation of these. Now (after first noting what must be done or avoided, in order to arrive at a knowledge of the truth) my principal task is to endeavour to emerge from the state of doubt ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Interior Castle more books like this by Teresa of Avila add to wishlist This spiritual autobiography was originally intended as a series of addresses to the nuns of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites, the order which St Teresa founded. The book contains advice and direction on themes ranging from self-knowledge and humility to detachment and suffering. St Teresa compares the human soul to a castle, equipped with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals more books like this by Immanuel Kant add to wishlist Immanuel Kant's Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals ranks alongside Plato's Republic and Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics as one of the most profound and influential works in moral philosophy ever written. In Kant's own words its aim is to search for and establish the supreme principle of morality, the categorical imperative. Kant argues that ... see all copies from $3.91! new only from $3.92! \| SVS
19 view cover	Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668 more books like this by Thomas Hobbes add to wishlist This new edition of Hobbe's masterpiece is uniquely suited to meet the needs of both student and scholar. It offers a brilliant introduction by Edwin Curley, modernised spelling and punctuation of the text, and a key annotative feature found in no other edition: the inclusion, along with historical and interpretive notes, of the most significant ... see all copies from $3.56! new only from $14.20! \| first editions
20 view cover	Aristotle: The Politics and the Constitution of Athens more books like this by Aristotle, Stephen Everson (Editor) add to wishlist This new collection of Aristotle's political writings provides the student with all the necessary materials for a full understanding of his work as a political scientist. Not only does it offer an unusually lucid and accessible account of The Politics, it also shows the relation between this and his studies as a constitutional historian. Only one ... see all copies from $3.15! new only from $3.15! \| SVS
21 view cover	Ten Books on Architecture more books like this by Vitruvius add to wishlist The only full treatise on architecture and its related arts to survive from classical antiquity, the De Architectura libri decem (Ten Books on Architecture) is the single most important work of architectural history in the Western world, having shaped humanist architecture and the image of the architect from the Renaissance to the present. This ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $7.02! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Politics more books like this by Aristotle add to wishlist "The Politics" is one of Aristotle's most important works, having had an inestimable influence on political thought up until the present day. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.27! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Tibetan book of the dead, or, the after-death experiences on the Bardo plane, according to Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English rendering /compiled and edited by W. Y. Evans-Wentz ; psychological commentary by C. G. Jung ; introductory foreword by Lama... more books like this by W. Y. Evans-Wentz add to wishlist The Tibetan Book of the Dead is one of the texts that, according to legend, Padma-Sambhava was compelled to hide during his visit to Tibet in the late 8th century. The guru hid his books in stones, lakes, and pillars because the Tibetans of that day and age were somehow unprepared for their teachings. Now, in the form of the ever-popular Tibetan ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.01! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Age of Reason more books like this by Thomas Paine add to wishlist Thomas Paine, defender of freedom, independence, and rational common sense during America's turbulent revolutionary period, offers insights into religion which ring sharply true more than two centuries later. This unabridged edition of "The Age of Reason" sets forth Paine's provocative observations on the place of religion in society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Gorgias more books like this by Plato add to wishlist "I appeal to you to engage in this struggle, which is as worthwhile as any you'll find in this world." The struggle which Plato has Socrates recommend to his interlocutors in "Gorgias" - and to his readers - is the struggle to overcome the temptations of worldly success, and to concentrate on genuine morality. Ostensibly an enquiry into the value ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.94! \| first editions \| SVS

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