It is a brief and very personal essay that reflects on something apparently ordinary —the home— to show that domestic space is not just a place where we live, but a reality that shapes our identity, our...
Berdyaev was a Marxist and, when writing this work, retained some respect for his old teacher Marx: in fact, he dedicates it to him. Perhaps for that reason, he acknowledges the existence of class struggle...
The starting point of this work is the realization that, under the name of love, very diverse things are hidden. Pieper takes his inspiration from (and constantly cites) one of the key works for...
Xenophon was a historian, philosopher, and disciple of Socrates who lived approximately from 430 B.C. to 355 B.C. and composed this Apology shortly after Socrates’ trial.
It is a brief text in which...
Lou Marinoff proposes in this work a “practical philosophy” as an alternative to modern psychotherapy. Through the teachings of thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche, and others, the author...
Epictetus (55–135 A.D.) affirms that to be free is to be masters of ourselves, to know how to control ourselves, and to desire only that which is within our own power to achieve. Enchiridion is his text on...
A popular essay about four friends who came together through their dedication to philosophy at the University of Oxford in the post-war period. The book combines strong storytelling with touches of...
On some fundamental questions of the Church's moral teaching.
The encyclical Veritatis Splendor (The Splendor of Truth), promulgated by Saint John Paul II on August 6, 1993, is a fundamental...
Encyclical on the relationship between Faith and Reason.
Promulgated on September 14, 1998, the Pontiff addresses the relationship between faith and reason, emphasizing that both are complementary...
Intention is one of the masterworks of twentieth-century philosophy in English. It has acquired the status of a modern philosophical classic. The book attempts to show in detail that the natural and widely...