Philosophy, Logic, & Ethics

What is the good life? What is justice? Do we have free will? Does it matter? From ancient classics like Plato's Allegory of the Cave to modern standards like John Rawls's A Theory of Justice, the texts in this collection explore ideas and questions at the root of the human condition.

World Order

by Henry Kissinger

Publication year 2014

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Themes Economics, Power & Greed, Politics & Government, Order & Chaos, War

Tags Politics & Government, World History, Science & Nature, Business & Economics, Philosophy, Philosophy

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Zaabalawi

by Naguib Mahfouz

Publication year 1961

Genre Short Story, Fiction

Themes Religion & Spirituality, The Past

Tags Symbolic Narrative, Classic Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Colonialism & Postcolonialism, Education, Education

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Zadig

by Voltaire

Publication year 1747

Genre Novella, Fiction

Themes Fate, Good & Evil, Religion & Spirituality

Tags Philosophy, Life-Inspired Fiction, Classic Fiction

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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

by Robert M. Pirsig

Publication year 1974

Genre Book, Nonfiction

Tags Philosophy, Action & Adventure, Modern Classic Fiction, Life-Inspired Fiction, Self-Improvement, Psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, Travel Literature, Classic Fiction, Religion & Spirituality

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was published in 1974. Told through the frame of a long motorcycle trip across America, the book explores life and how to best live it. The world of ideas takes center stage, providing both the conflict and resolution for living such a balanced approach to life. Perspectives from Eastern and Western philosophy and religion are referenced, highlighted, and explored, and through this exploration, the narrator addresses the pivotal... Read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Summary

Zorba the Greek

by Nikos Kazantzakis

Publication year 1946

Genre Novel, Fiction

Tags World History, Historical Fiction, Philosophy, Philosophy, Classic Fiction

Zorba the Greek is the first novel of Cretan author Nikos Kazantzakis. Published in 1946, the story chronicles the narrator’s friendship with Zorba, who accompanies the narrator on an extended trip to Crete. The novel revolves around their disparate personalities and perspectives; while the narrator is a young, bookish intellectual with a penchant for abstract thought, Zorba is a sixty-year-old man with an enthusiastic appreciation for life and authentic lived experience, something the narrator yearns... Read Zorba the Greek Summary