Albert A. Anderson
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Kant’s Foundations of Ethics (EN)
Immanuel Kant: These works articulate the most fundamental principles of Kant’s ethical and political world-view. “What is Enlightenment?” (1784) and “Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals” (1785) challenge all free people to think about the requirement
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Lao Zi’s Dao De Jing (EN)
Lao Zi: The “Dao De Jing” exists on the border between poetry and philosophy, embracing both mythos and logos. Its poetic form can stand alone, but it is enriched when its timeless ideas are analyzed and explained through careful scholarship. For example: “He w
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Mill’s On Liberty (EN)
John Stuart Mill: John Stuart Mill’s “On Liberty” was first published in 1859. In the 21st century this text confirms Socrates’ claim that “it is only the life of true philosophy that scorns the life of political ambition” (Plato’s Republic, 521). Mill’s thinking
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Plato’s Apology (EN)
– Plato: Socrates is on trial for his life. He is charged with impiety and corrupting young people. He presents his own defense, explaining why he has devoted his life to challenging the most powerful and important people in the Greek world. The reason is that
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Whitehead’s The Function of Reason (EN)
Alfred North Whitehead: Whitehead presented these three lectures at Princeton University in 1929. Although 85 years have passed, his central thesis and his analysis remain remarkably current. The scientific materialism that Whitehead opposed with such vigor continues to domina