Geoffrey Edwards

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Religion

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Proclus - Elements of Theology

The Elements of Theology (ΣΤΟΙΧΕΙΩΣΙΣ ΘΕΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ) was written by the Greek Neoplatonist philosopher Proclus (ΠΡΟΚΛΟΣ) and translated by Thomas Taylor who named his youngest son Thomas Proclus Taylor. This book consists...

Geoffrey Edwards 10 hours 1 minute

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

500

Aristotle - On the Parts of Animals

On the Parts of Animals (Greek: ΠΕΡΙ ΖΩΩΝ ΜΟΡΙΩΝ; Latin: De Partibus Animalium) by Aristotle (ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗΣ). The first book asks whether animals were designed or came into existence by chance. The remaining three books...

Geoffrey Edwards 9 hours 46 minutes

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

491

Plotinus - Enneads

The six Enneads (ΕΝΝΕΑΔΕΣ) are the collected writings of the Neoplatonic philosopher Plotinus (ΠΛΩΤΙΝΟΣ) arranged by his student Porphyry (ΠΟΡΦΥΡΙΟΣ) into fifty-four books with each Ennead containing nine. The...

Geoffrey Edwards 54 hours 15 minutes

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Ancient

479

Lucius Apuleius - Apocrypha

It is not generally agreed whether Plato was the author of any of these books. I. Hippias Major (or Greater Hippias) II. Second Alcibiades (or On Praying) III. Theages IV. The Rivals (or Rival Lovers) V....

Geoffrey Edwards 15 hours 33 minutes

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Philosophy

493

Marcus Tullius Cicero - Tusculan Disputations

Tusculan Disputations (Latin: TUSCULANARUM DISPUTATIONUM) is divided into five books which discuss death, pain, grief, perturbations and virtue. At issue is whether wise people can always be happy regardless of the...

Geoffrey Edwards 8 hours 36 minutes

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Ancient

513

Marcus Tullius Cicero - On Duties

On Duties (Latin: DE OFFICIIS) discusses virtue, expediency and apparent conflicts between the two. St. Ambrose, St. Jerome and other Doctors of the Roman Catholic Church considered it to be legitimate for study. It...

Geoffrey Edwards 6 hours 21 minutes

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Ancient

466

Marcus Tullius Cicero - On the Ends of Good and Evil

On the Ends of Good and Evil (Latin: DE FINIBUS BONORUM ET MALORUM) discusses Skeptic, Epicurean, Stoic, Peripatetic and Academic views on the good life. Written by Marcus Tullius Cicero. Translated by Harris Rackham....

Geoffrey Edwards 8 hours 6 minutes

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Ancient

641

Aristotle - Opuscula

Opuscula is a collection of shorter books that may or may not have been written by Aristotle. 1. On Colours 2. On Things Heard 3. Physiognomonics 4. On Plants 5. On Marvellous Things Heard 6. Mechanics...

Geoffrey Edwards 9 hours 49 minutes

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Business & Economics

498

Aristotle - Economics

Economics (Greek: ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΑ; Latin: Oeconomica) may not have been written by Aristotle. The author provides examples of methods used by the state to raise money including debt, currency devaluation, commodity...

Geoffrey Edwards 1 hour

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Writing & Linguistics

450

Plato (Πλάτων) - Cratylus

Cratylus (ΚΡΑΤΥΛΟΣ) discusses whether things have names by mere convention or have true names which can only be correctly applied to the object named and may have originated from God. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)

Geoffrey Edwards 2 hours 50 minutes

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Ancient

468

Plato (Πλάτων) - Euthydemus

Euthydemus (Εὐθύδημος) and Dionysodorus the sophists discuss the meaning of words with Socrates. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)

Geoffrey Edwards 1 hour 33 minutes

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Ancient

438

Plato (Πλάτων) - Charmides

Charmides (Χαρμίδης) discusses the virtue of temperance. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)

Geoffrey Edwards 1 hour 5 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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