With good reason, John Stuart Mill is widely regarded as one of the most influential philosophers of the nineteenth century. In "Political Philosophy: A Practical Guide to the Select Works of John StuartMill",...

Henry of Ghent is commonly regarded as one the three most important scholastic philosophers of the latter part of the Middle Ages. Wedged neatly between the teachings of Thomas Aquinas and John Duns Scotus,...

The following is one in a series of reviews that has been extracted in its entirety from M. James Ziccardi's "The Essence of Medieval Philosophy".It is intended to serve as a primer for students of medieval...

Aristotle's "Physics" remains one of the most influential works in all of Western Philosophy. For more than a thousand years it had stood as a pillar to all philosophical and scientific thought.In "Fundamental...

The following is one in a series of reviews that has been extracted in itsentirety from M. James Ziccardi's The Essence of Medieval Philosophy.It is intended to serve as a primer for students of medieval...

In "Fundamental Boethius: A Practical Guide to the Theological Tractates and Consolation of Philosophy", M. James Ziccardi presents the key passages and ideas from two of Boethius' two most influential...

Readers of this decorative and informative book will find a treasure-trove of valuable information about many of the greatest thinkers ever to have shaped the Western world. Beginning with the water as...

Lucius Annaeus Seneca is widely regarded as one of the most influential and inspirational moral writers within the Stoic tradition, or what many regard as the noble philosophy of pre-Christian Rome. Although...

In "Fundamental Descartes: A Practical Guide to the Method and Meditations", M. James Ziccardi presents the key passages of Rene Descartes' two most influential works, "Discourse on the Method" and "Meditations...

"The Essence of Medieval Philosophy" takes a comprehensive look at the ideas that define Western Philosophy's most enduring, though least understood era – the Medieval Period. In addition to offering...

History has confirmed that Blessed John Duns Scotus was one of the most gifted and influential philosophers ever to come out of the Middle Ages. But while Scotus' philosophy has been universally esteemed...

This book is one in a series of reviews that has been extracted in its entirety from M. James Ziccardi's "The Essence of Medieval Philosophy".It is intended to serve as a primer for students of medieval...

The following is one in a series of reviews that has been extracted in its entirety from M. James Ziccardi's "Fundamentals of Western Philosophy".It is intended to serve as a primer for students of early...

This book is one of a series that have been extracted in its entirety from M. James Ziccardi's "Fundamentals of WesternPhilosophy."It is intended to serve as a primer for students of political philosophy...

Portions of this book have been extracted in their entirety from M. James Ziccardi's "Fundamentals of Western Philosophy", with the exception of the section dealing with "Emile", which is exclusive to...

This book is an assemblage of some of the most insightful and enlightening ideas which have been extracted from the writings of four of the most influential figures in the philosophy of Stoicism: Seneca,...

This book examines the core components of Immanuel Kant's unique and revolutionary philosophy, Transcendental Idealism. In it the reader will discover concise yet thorough descriptions of the most important...

This book is one in a series of reviews that has been extracted in its entirety from M. James Ziccardi's "The Essence of Medieval Philosophy".It is intended to serve as a primer for students of medieval...

The following is one in a series of reviews that has been extracted in its entirety from M. James Ziccardi's "The Essence of Medieval Philosophy".It is intended to serve as a primer for students of medieval...

This book is one in a series that has been extracted in its entirety from M. James Ziccardi's "Fundamentals of Western Philosophy".It is intended to serve as a primer for students of the moral and political...

"Fundamentals of Western Philosophy" is a comprehensive review of the principles underlying the four primary disciplines of Western Philosophy: Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, and Political Philosophy.This...