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John Tulloch - Rational Theology and Christian Philosophy volume 2
In this second volume of his work on English rational theology in the seventeenth century, Tulloch describes the lives and works of the group of theologians known as the Cambridge Platonists. — Summary by Barry Ganong
12 hours 53 minutes
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Thomas Cleland Dawson - South American Republics, Part I
The question most frequently asked me since I began my stay in South America has been: «Why do they have so many revolutions there?» Possibly the events recounted in the following pages may help the reader to answer...
12 hours 20 minutes
War & Military
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Louise Creighton - Life of Sir Walter Ralegh
Sir Walter Ralegh (c. 1552-1618), English soldier, explorer, courtier, writer, and poet was one of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era. Louise Creighton's short biography follows him from the wars in Spain...
6 hours 37 minutes
Political Science
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Niccolò Machiavelli - Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 3
In «Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius», posthumous work by the author of The Prince, Machiavelli discusses the useful lessons that could be learnt from the past for the present. As the title mentions, the...
5 hours 47 minutes
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Charles Edward Chapman - History of California: The Spanish Period
If you have ever wondered why Spain (and not Japan, which was so so much better positioned to do it) was first to “settle” the Golden State, this book is for you. Professor Chapman has produced a comprehensive and...
20 hours 9 minutes
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John Lord - Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11: American Founders
The eleventh volume of the Beacon Lights of History series, this volume is the first that directly refers to the United States. In this volume is found Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John...
6 hours 59 minutes
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John Tulloch - Rational Theology and Christian Philosophy volume 1
This work addresses the birth and development of a rationalist stream in the Christianity of England in the seventeenth century. In this volume, Tulloch focuses on five latitudinarian churchmen, examining their lives...
11 hours 34 minutes
History
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Charles Morris - Chronicles of America Volume 06 - The Fathers of New England
This sixth installment in the series, as one would expect, deals with events in the northern settlements that were taking place at the same times as those in the southern. The opening passage explains: «The Pilgrims...
4 hours 22 minutes
Philosophy
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel - Phenomenology of Mind, Volume 2
Phänomenologie des Geistes (1807) is Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel's most important and widely discussed philosophical work. Hegel's first book, it describes the three-stage dialectical life of Spirit. The title can...
12 hours 5 minutes
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George Berkeley - Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (Version 2)
A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge (commonly called Treatise when referring to Berkeley's works) is a 1710 work, in English, by Irish Empiricist philosopher George Berkeley. This book largely...
3 hours 38 minutes
