Category - Philosophy

Extraordinarily influential treatise on fine art contains seminal ideas on nature of drama, tragedy, poetry, music and more. Catharsis, tragic fl...

The great 19th-century philosopher refines his previously expressed ideal of the superman in one of his most important works, a fascinating exami...

The first of these two highly influential documents refutes the concept of monarchy's divine right. The second argues for a broad acceptance of a...

In this seminal work of Western philosophy, Aristotle focuses on the use of language in persuasive argument. He identifies practical and aestheti...

The great Spanish mystic St. John of the Cross became a Carmelite monk in 1563 and helped St. Teresa of Avila to reform the Carmelite order — end...

As chief advisor to the emperor Nero, Lucius Annaeus Seneca was most influential in ancient Rome as a power behind the throne. His lasting fame d...

Despite its modern-day connotations of hedonism, "Epicureanism" has more to do with living a mindful, uncomplicated life. Epicurus — who was born...

Although dour in appearance and formidable in reputation, Friedrich Nietzsche was an ardent practitioner of the art of poetry—known in twelfth-ce...