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Eros the Bittersweet: An Essay by Anne Carson
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Princeton Classics Ser.
Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern Library Anne Carson's remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic love Since it was first published, Eros the Bittersweet, Anne Carson's lyrical meditation on love in ancient Greek literature and philosophy, has ...Show more
Evil in Modern Thought: An Alternative History of Philosophy by Susan Neiman
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Princeton Classics
Evil threatens human reason, for it challenges our hope that the world makes sense. For eighteenth-century Europeans, the Lisbon earthquake was manifest evil. Today we view evil as a matter of human cruelty, and Auschwitz as its extreme incarnation. Examining our understanding of evil from the Inquisiti ...Show more
The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality by Angus Deaton
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Category: Cultural Studies | Series: Princeton Classics Ser.
The world is a better place than it used to be. People are wealthier and healthier. Yet the escapes from destitution by so many have left gaping inequalities between people and between nations. This book tells the story of how, some parts of the world began to experience sustained progress, and set the ...Show more
Walden by Henry D. Thoreau
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Category: Classics | Series: Princeton Classics
One of the most influential and compelling books in American literature, Walden is a vivid account of the years that Henry D. Thoreau spent alone in a secluded cabin at Walden Pond. This edition--introduced by noted American writer John Updike--celebrates the perennial importance of a classic work, orig ...Show more
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