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15/07/2024
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A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind

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Chapter: 6 | Listen: 3

This work presents Rousseau’s belief in the profoundly transformational effects of the development of civilization on human nature, which Rousseau claims other political philosophers had failed to grasp. Specifically, before the onset of civilization, according to Rousseau, natural man lived a contented, solitary life, naturally good and happy. It is only with the onset of civilization, Rousseau claims, that humans become social beings, and, concomitant with their civilization, natural man becomes corrupted with the social vices of pride, vanity, greed and servility.     [chương_files]  

14/07/2024
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Short Nonfiction Collection

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Chapter: 10 | Listen: 4

A collection of ten short essays or other short nonfiction works in the public domain.     [chương_files]  

14/07/2024
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As a Man Thinketh

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Chapter: 8 | Listen: 5

“A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts,” is one of the quotes from James Allen’s classic self help books, As a Man Thinketh. Published in 1902, it provides many more such insightful concepts on the power of thought and its effect on a human being’s personality and behavior. This volume is more of a literary essay than a complete book and its title is based on a Biblical proverb, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Taking this piece of ancient wisdom further, James Allen explores the far-reaching effects of the inner workings of a person’s mind and motivation. He proposes that projecting one’s own desires, goals and needs in the outer world can provide clues to a person’s character. Thinking and the subconscious mind are assumed to be hidden from the outside world, and hence powerless to change the course of events or circumstances of one’s life. However, in this book, Allen presents ideas that can harness this subterranean force and bend our lives to our will if we so choose. James Allen was a British writer who wrote mostly about everyday philosophy for the lay person and was in a sense, a pioneer of the self help movement. His books and poems were inspirational pieces, meant to help people realize their own powers and take charge of their lives rather than being mere tools in the hands of destiny. Born in a working class family […]

08/07/2024
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Compilation de Pensées, Textes et Poésies

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Chapter: 27 | Listen: 3

Comme l’indique le titre, ce sont différents pensées de l’auteur, sur la vie, l’être humain, aussi la vie politique, avec deux textes, “De la Monarchie selon la Charte”, et “Réflexions politiques”. Chateaubriand, homme de lettres si talentueux et homme politique, Pair de France, fut un très ardent défenseur de la liberté d’expression, de la monarchie représentative et de la Charte constitutionnelle du 4 juin 1814. Louis XVIII souhaitait rassembler les Français, bonapartistes, républicains et nostalgiques de l’Ancien régime. Puis il y eut les “Cent-jours”, en 1815. > Louis XVIII est réfugié à Gand, puis rentre et la Seconde Restauration est établie. Son neveu, le Duc de Berry, est assassiné en 1820. Voir, à ce sujet, le livre audio : “Mémoires, lettres et pièces authentiques touchant la vie et la mort du Duc de Berry”, de François-René de Chateaubriand, très intéressant, documenté, sur le plan de l’Histoire de France. Ces deux Livres audio se complètent. La nature a aussi sa place, ici, avec le joli recueil de dix poésies: “Tableaux de la nature”. – “Nous verrons” est un poème ironique, sur le temps, l’humain, et la politique, les gazettes… – “Les Tombeaux champêtres” sont une élégie imitée de Gray, 1796, Londres. L’auteur y fut en exil. Suivent des textes poétiques: – sur la Révolution, la profanation des tombes royales de la basilique Saint-Denis, Napoléon, Condé et son descendant, le jeune Duc d’Enghien mort en 1804 exécuté dans les fossés de Vincennes, choc absolument intense pour les Monarchistes, écrit en 1812; – […]

24/06/2024
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World’s Story Volume II: India, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine

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Chapter: 114 | Listen: 2

This is the second volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world’s history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part II include India, Siam, Afghanistan, Persia, Mesopotamia and Palestine. – Summary by Sonia Cast list for Sakoontala, or the lost ring: King: Tomas Peter First Attendant: Eva Davis Second Attendant: TJ Burns Child: lorda Sakoontala: Monika M.C. Matali: DrPGould Kasyapa: ToddHW Aditi: Sandra Schmit Pupil: Nemo Narrator: Sonia     [chương_files]  

23/06/2024
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World’s Story Volume I: China, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific

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Chapter: 140 | Listen: 3

This is the first volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a comprehensive presentation of the world’s history, art and culture, from the early times till the beginning of the 20th century. Topics in Part I include China, Korea, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific. – Summary by Sonia Cast list for The Sorrows of Han: Emperor: Nemo Lady/Princess: Eva Davis Attendant: ToddHW Envoy: SaraHale President of the Council: Tomas Peter Narrator: Sonia Cast list for Ribs and Skin: Rector: Nemo Curate: Eva Davis First Parishioner: Tomas Peter Second Parishioner: ToddHW Third Parishioner: SaraHale Narrator: Sonia     [chương_files]  

12/06/2024
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American Philosophy Collection Vol. 2

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Chapter: 11 | Listen: 5

This recording is the second in an ongoing series of collections highlighting foundational articles in early 20th Century American philosophy. Volume 2 focuses on the debates surrounding the emergence of the so-called ‘New Realism.’ Inspired by the early works of the American pragmatists, the new realists opposed idealistic and transcendental metaphysics, and advocated for various forms of empirical and scientific naturalism. (summary by P. J. Taylor) Track List: 01 – The Program and Platform of the Six Realists by Edwin B. Holt, Walter T. Marvin, W. P. Montague, Ralph Barton Perry, Walter B.Pitkin and Edward Gleason Spaulding 02 – The Egocentric Predicament by R. B. Perry 03 – Brief Studies in Realism I by John Dewey 04 – Brief Studies in Realism II by John Dewey 05 – The Inadequacy of ‘Natural’ Realism by Durant Drake 06 – Reflections of a Temporalist on the New Realism by A. O. Lovejoy 07 – Report of the Committee on Definitions of the American Philosophical Association by F. J. E. Woodbridge, Frank Thilly, Dickinson S. Miller, Arthur O. Lovejoy, W. P. Montague, and E. G. Spaulding 08 – The Relation of Consciousness to Object in Sense Perception by E. B. McGilvary 09 – The Relation of Consciousness to Object in Sense Perception by Frank Thilly 10 – Consciousness and Object by W. J. E. Woodbridge 11 – The New Realism by Morris Raphael Cohen     [chương_files]  

11/06/2024
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Winds of Doctrine: Studies in Contemporary Opinion

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Chapter: 14 | Listen: 3

Even before the Great War turned the world upside down, Western civilization was being revolutionized at all levels: intellectually, philosophically, artistically. Noted positivist philosopher George Santayana published this volume on the eve of the War, trying to portray the status of philosophy and theology at that moment by analyzing six significant topics: 1. the intellectual “temper” of the age 2. the clash between Modernism and Christianity 3. the new idealism of Henri Bergson 4. the new skepticism of Bertrand Russell 5. Shelley’s fusion of philosophy and poetry 6. the so-called “genteel” tradition in American philosophy. – Summary by Expatriate     [chương_files]  

11/06/2024
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Life’s Enthusiasms

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Chapter: 3 | Listen: 1

The words in this essay on positive thought sing like those in Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass.” The author praises joyous living and recommends certain routes to its attainment. He explores schooling (public secondary and the university), travel, and the study of nature as ways to stay buoyant during life’s trials. He also praises the power of the arts (literature, music, painting, sculpture) to keep spirits soaring. (Summary by Bill Boerst)     [chương_files]  

09/06/2024
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Essays, First Series (version 2)

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Essays: First Series is a series of 12 essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson concerning transcendentalism, including Self-Reliance. It was published in 1841. (Summary by Wikipedia)     [chương_files]