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  1. Talking About Beauty·talking About Beauty Letter Zhu Guangqiancompleted "Talking about Beauty" is Zhu Guangqian's two most classic introductory books on aesthetics. The language is easy to understand. This book combines these two works into one volume. "Talking about Beauty" is an introductory book on aesthetics written by Zhu Guangqian in his early years, explaining traditional Chinese aesthetic thoughts; "Talking about Beauty" is Zhu Guangqian's painstaking work in his later years, exploring Western aesthetic ideas. In Talking about Beauty (Illustrated Edition), t —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  2. Collection of Zhu Guangqian's Classic Works (Four Volumes) Zhu Guangqiancompleted "Talking about Beauty·Talking about Beauty Letters" is an introductory book on aesthetics written by Zhu Guangqian for young people. It talks about aesthetic knowledge in a heart-to-heart way with friends, explains it in simple terms, is friendly and natural, and is the most classic enlightenment book on aesthetics. "History of Western Aesthetics" is Mr. Zhu Guangqian's most important aesthetic work and the first monograph on the history of Western aesthetics written by a Chinese scholar. "Twelv —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  3. Biography [Ming] Written by Wang Yangming, Translated and Annotated by Zhang Quancompleted "Zhuan Xi Lu" is a collection of Wang Yangming's lectures and lectures recorded by his disciples and the letters of his replies and disciples. It contains the philosophical system and basic propositions of Wang Yangming's thoughts, and is a basic work for studying Wang Yangming's philosophy of mind. It is similar to Confucius' "The Analects" and is an enlightenment classic of the "Yangming School". It plays an important role in the history of Chinese philosophy. This book provides a comprehensiv —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  4. A Cat Goes to Bodhi (A Picture Book on Life Philosophy from a 9-Year-Old to a 99-Year-Old) [English] Written by James Norbury; Translated by Wan Jiecompleted A cat heard that deep in a distant forest, there was an ancient tree that could bring infinite peace and wisdom. So he started this journey. Along the way, he met many animals: an angry crow, a confused little wolf, an anxious monkey, a tired tortoise, and a tiger struggling in anger. Each partner has a story to tell and lessons to share. But after an unexpected encounter with a playful kitten, the cat begins to question everything... In the end, he understood that the most important thing was n —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  5. Utopia Plato, Ye Haiyancompleted "The Republic" is one of the important dialogue works of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. The whole book is divided into ten volumes. In the book, Plato uses the words of Socrates to design a political system that unifies truth, goodness, and beauty through dialogue, and constructs an ideal national model. The content covers various aspects such as philosophy, politics, ethics, education, literary theory, etc. It is the foundation work of Western political philosophy and the source of Wester —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  6. On Freedom [UK] Muller Ma Wenyancompleted "On Liberty" is hailed as the masterpiece of liberalism. The book discusses the rights of civil liberties under the capitalist system and is highly praised in the West as "the most touching and powerful defense of individual freedom." The content of the book can be summarized as follows: As long as the interests of others are not involved, individuals (adults) have complete freedom of action; only when their words and deeds endanger the interests of others, individuals should accept mandatory pu —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  7. A Brief Introduction to Existentialism Written by Thomas R. Flynn; Translated by Mo Weimincompleted Compared with many works on existentialism, the author of "A Brief Introduction to Existentialism" uniquely positions existentialism as a way of life, trying to fully display the human feelings of existential philosophers and deeply interpret the flesh-and-blood connection between existential thought and our daily lives. It not only clarifies the origin, development and decline of existentialism, but also details the impact of existential thought on contemporary art, literature and political lif —Reads8.3Score—Shelves
  8. History of Modern Philosophy [Germany] Written by Friedrich Schelling, Translated by Xiangangcompleted "History of Modern Philosophy" is one of Schelling's masterpieces. As a master of German classical philosophy, Schelling expounded the evolution of modern philosophy from Descartes to Schelling's own later philosophy in a high-level way. It not only included Schelling's self-examination of his early philosophy in the later period, but also included his detailed critical analysis of Hegel's philosophy. In this book, Schelling focuses on examining the core concepts of modern philosophy such as "su —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  9. Essentials of Marx's Philosophy Zhao Dunhuacompleted Based on text research and combined with domestic and foreign research results, this book provides in-depth and simple research and analysis on important topics in Marxist philosophy such as Marx's Enlightenment Philosophy, Critical Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Historical Materialism, Dialectical Philosophy, and the logical structure of Capital. —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  10. Existentialism High Publicitycompleted The existential trend of thought spread widely in Europe from the end of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century and had far-reaching influence. As a philosophical trend that responded to the two world wars and the "retreat of God" and other events that had a great impact on human existence itself, of course it also originated from the deepest level of the Western philosophical tradition, existentialism. Faced with the "crisis of existence", it explores issues such as anxiety, death, —Reads8.2Score—Shelves
  11. 1000 Questions About Common Sense in Philosophy Edited by Yaser Yang Lilicompleted "1000 Questions on Philosophical Common Sense: Your First Philosophical Common Sense Book (Super Value Gold Edition)" uses a question-and-answer format to show readers the wise Chinese and foreign philosophical masters, long-established philosophical schools, obscure philosophical concepts, thought-provoking philosophical quotes, profound philosophical classics, endless philosophical struggles, colorful philosophical doctrines and relishable anecdotes of philosophers. Allow readers to easily app —Reads8.4Score—Shelves
  12. General History of Western Philosophy Wen Pinyuancompleted In "A General History of Western Philosophy", the author uses simple and easy-to-understand language to tell the life stories of Western classic philosophy from the ancient Greek period in the 6th century BC to the mid-19th century, such as Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Bacon, Locke, Descartes, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, Wittgenstein, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, etc., And gives a popular, humorous and clear explanation of their philosophical systems and important ideolo —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  13. Comprehend the I Ching While Reading Donglizicompleted The Book of Changes is the classic among classics and the philosophy among philosophy. At the same time, it is not far away from the lives of us ordinary people. Because it is also a hammer and war drum that inspires people to work hard, and those in adversity can draw a steady stream of life wisdom and forward motivation from it. When we read the "Book of Changes" and understand the "Book of Changes", we can completely use it to plan and guide our career and life. In order to facilitate readers —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  14. Socrates' Defense [Ancient Greece] Written by Plato, Translated by Cheng Zhimincompleted In 399 BC, the philosopher Socrates was summoned, saying that he did not believe in the gods of the city-state, introduced new elves, and corrupted the youth. Socrates made his famous defense before a jury of 500 people. But the defense did not save Socrates' life, and he was eventually sentenced to death. The death of Socrates and the death of Jesus laid two basic tones for Western civilization. The reason why the death of Socrates became a core event in the history of Western philosophy is fir —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  15. A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy Written by Feng Youlan; Translated by Zhao Fusancompleted Mr. Feng Youlan, a modern Chinese philosopher, served as a chair professor at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States in 1947, teaching the history of Chinese philosophy. His English lecture notes were compiled and compiled into "A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy", which was published by Macmillan Publishing Company in the United States in 1948. As soon as this book was published, it immediately became the best introductory book for Westerners to understand and study Chinese phil —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  16. Selected Works of the Late Qing Dynasty Zheng Zhenduocompleted "Selected Works of the Late Qing Dynasty" A collection of modern Chinese writings. Edited by Zheng Zhenduo. Published by Shanghai Life Bookstore in 1937. The book is divided into 3 volumes, containing 129 authors and 480 articles. The collected scholars, from Lin Zexu to Chen Tianhua, highlighted the ideas of seeking strength and revolution. The book contains the most articles by Gong Zizhen, Zheng Guanying, Xue Fucheng, Tan Sitong, Lin Shu, Yan Fu, Zhang Taiyan, etc. It also includes 10 article —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  17. Philosophical Studies (UK) Written by Ludwig Wittgenstein; Translated by Lou Weicompleted It mainly deals with philosophical issues from the perspective of language. These complex philosophical issues include: What is the meaning of words and propositions? What is understanding and meaning? What is the relationship between logic and language? Is there any basis for mathematics? How should the human state of consciousness be expressed? Is there a private language? What is the nature of intentionality? … Wittgenstein provided his own answers to these ancient philosophical questions in —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  18. Theory of Human Nature Humecompleted "A Treatise of Human Nature" is Hume's masterpiece. In this book, Hume attempts to reveal the principles that restrict people's rational, emotional and moral behavior through the study of human nature. The book is divided into three volumes, namely "On Intellect", "On Emotion" and "On Morality". There is a short "Introduction" before the main text, which mainly explains the importance and significance of the science of human nature. The theme of one volume is epistemology, which mainly explains —Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  19. Utopia (Ancient Greece) Written by Plato; Translated by Li Yangcompleted Most of the issues discussed in the book are closely related to daily life, such as eugenics issues, birth control issues, family disintegration issues, freedom of marriage, celibacy issues, religious issues, moral issues, literary issues, education issues (including nurseries, kindergartens, primary schools, middle schools, university graduate schools, and vocational education such as industry, agriculture, navigation, and medicine). In addition, issues such as equal rights for men and women, m —Reads8.8Score—Shelves
  20. Insight: from Science to Philosophy, Unlocking the Truth About Human Cognition (US) Written by Robert Wright; Translated by Song Weicompleted This is a philosophical book that uses evolutionary psychology theory to confirm Buddhist views, thereby helping people discover their truer selves and gain great wisdom in life. This book is the result of many years of research and practice by Robert Wright, an American evolutionary psychologist and one of the 100 most influential thinkers in the world. From a modern perspective, the book uses the knowledge of evolutionary psychology to verify the five cognitive truths about human beings origin —Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  21. The World Is a Game, How Can Life Be Meaningful? Water Spinachcompleted This book combs through various Chinese and foreign theoretical understandings and debates about the world, involving viewpoints in religion, physics, philosophy, psychology and other disciplines. It comprehensively explores the development of human understanding of the world, the meaning of life and other issues from the perspectives of science, philosophy and religion. It helps people understand life correctly and has the value of inspiring ideas, allowing readers to gain popular science knowl —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  22. The Fisherman Asked the Question: Speaking in Vernacular and Concisely Shao Yongcompleted "The Fisherman and the Woodcutter" is a philosophical fable created by the Northern Song Dynasty Neo-Confucian Shao Yong. In the form of a question and answer between a fisherman and a woodcutter on the banks of the Yishui River, it unfolds a profound discussion about the universe, all things, and the ethics of the world. The whole book integrates the science of Yili and Xiangshu, and integrates abstract cosmology and mental theory into daily work. It is deduced layer by layer from specific matt —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  23. The Second Sex (Two Volumes) (France) Simone De Beauvoir; Translated by Zheng Krucompleted "The Second Sex (Two Volumes)" and "The Second Sex I" are subtitled "Facts and Myths". The author starts from the perspectives of biology, psychoanalysis and historical materialism on women to analyze the reasons why women become "others"; then, through sorting out human history, he profoundly reveals the The fate of women from primitive society to today; finally, "The Second Sex (two volumes)" takes five famous writers such as Monterran, Lawrence, Claudel, Breton and Stendhal as examples to ana —Reads9.1Score—Shelves
  24. A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy Feng Youlancompleted Mr. Feng Youlan, a modern Chinese philosopher, served as a chair professor at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States in 1947, teaching the history of Chinese philosophy. His English lecture notes were compiled and compiled into "A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy", which was published by Macmillan Publishing Company in the United States in 1948. As soon as this book was published, it immediately became the best introductory book for Westerners to understand and study Chinese phil —Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  25. Tao Te Ching: Understanding the Way of Heaven and Earth Begins with This Book By Lao Tzucompleted Use five thousand words to understand the world and settle down your body and mind with the word "Tao". This Eastern philosophy classic that has been passed down for thousands of years is not only a good way to govern the country for emperors and generals, but also a beacon for ordinary people to cultivate themselves. The wisdom in the book, such as "Tao follows nature", "The best is as good as water" and "Governing by doing nothing", have long transcended time and space and become treasures in —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  26. Wang Yangming: the Wisdom of the Mind That Unites Knowledge and Action Written by Luo Zhicompleted Wang Yangming was the master of "Xinxue" in the Ming Dynasty. His wisdom and talent reached a peak that ordinary people could not reach in that era. Yangming's theory of mind is a culmination of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. It emphasizes that the mind is the principle, the unity of knowledge and action, and the development of conscience. It is the most exquisite magical wisdom of the Chinese people in the past 500 years. This book is a masterpiece of the wisdom of Wang Yangming's Psycholo —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  27. Introduction to Logic (15Th Edition) [US] Irving M. Copi [US] Carl Cohen [Canada] Victor Rodichcompleted This "Introduction to Logic" is the most complete introductory logic textbook: it contains both deductive logic and inductive logic, both classical logic and modern logic. This book is today's standard model for logic textbooks, a model of clarity and accuracy that enables students to understand, master, and apply both classical syllogistic logic and the more powerful modern symbolic logic techniques. The vivid demonstration examples selected in the book about politics, philosophy, science and c —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  28. Either Lonely or Vulgar Schopenhauercompleted "Loneliness or Vulgarity" is a common sense book with profound thoughts by the German philosopher Schopenhauer, which embodies his profound insights into the meaning of life, the essence of happiness and the destiny of loneliness. Through the perspective of the philosopher "Schopenhauer", the book reveals that the public tends toward vulgarity out of the avoidance of pain, while truly independent thinkers are doomed to be alone. He analyzed the superficial relationships between people and pointe —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  29. Positive Thinking from a Pessimist (Germany) Written by Schopenhauer; Translated by Lin Kangchengcompleted "I Read" Series: A Pessimist's Positive Thinking" is taken from Schopenhauer's last great work in his life, "Appendices and Supplements", which is his supplement and explanation to his philosophical work "The World as Will and Representation". This "Appendix and Supplement", written in aphoristic style, made Schopenhauer, whose reputation had been unrecognized for more than sixty years, become famous overnight. Just as he said, I am now standing at the end of the road, my old head unable to bear —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  30. Korean Poetry Han Yingcompleted "Han Shi Wai Zhuan" is a work of interpretation of Confucian classics written by Han Ying of the Western Han Dynasty. The book consists of ten volumes. It uses "The Book of Songs" as the outline and uses historical events, fables and famous sayings as the purpose to systematically expound the etiquette of poetry and the way to cultivate one's morality in politics. The book does not focus on exegesis of chapters and sentences. Instead, it connects the core Confucian concepts of loyalty, filial pi —Reads7.9Score—Shelves
  31. Three Books of Western Life Wisdom (Western Classic Library Series) (Germany) Arthur Schopenhauer, (Ancient Rome) Marcus Aurelius; Translated by Wang Yanzhen; Chen Lihong; Wei Zhengxicompleted [Meditations + Book of Wisdom + Wisdom of Life] This book contains the three most famous Western philosophy works of life: "Meditations", "Book of Wisdom" and "Wisdom of Life". The authors are all famous philosophers in Western history. —Reads8.7Score—Shelves
  32. Dialectical Materialism Historical Materialism Ai Siqicompleted "Dialectical Materialism and Historical Materialism" is a series of books introducing Marxist philosophy edited by Comrade Ai Siqi and published in 1961. This work is both a pioneering and basic philosophy textbook, and a fine example of the actualization of Marxist philosophy in China. —Reads9.5Score—Shelves
  33. History of Western Philosophy Hilbeck, Gilliercompleted This book shows the characteristics of Western philosophy through the comparison of many philosophical traditions, reveals the characteristics of philosophical thinking through the narration of the history of philosophy, and unfolds the development of each philosophical school based on social, political and scientific humanistic backgrounds. It especially discusses some major philosophical issues based on the modern situation of mankind. The book covers philosophical discussions by contemporary —Reads9.4Score—Shelves
  34. Avenue Liu Fengcompleted If human beings have a supreme and only absolute theoretical law, then it is the absolute truth. Because it has reached its peak, that is Tai Chi, which can cover everything and rule the universe. If there can be such a theory, the universe will be revealed in front of us, human beings will find directions, methods and routes, and all problems will be easily solved. The main problem of mankind now is not in culture and science, but in philosophy, not in material and spiritual matters, but in mor —Reads8.9Score—Shelves