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Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future
With a blade sharpened by irony and insight, Beyond Good and Evil tears through the comfortable illusions of morality, truth, and human greatness. In this audacious philosophical voyage, the reader is invited to abandon inherited certainties and peer into the abyss of power, instinct, and will. Is our conscience a noble guide—or a cage built by forgotten tyrants of thought? With lightning-bolt aphorisms and searing clarity, this work dares us to rethink the foundations of justice, virtue, and even the self. It is not a map, but a mirror—reflecting who we are, and who we might become when we step beyond the veil of good and evil.
- Originally Published: 1886
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002
- Genre: Philosophy
- Pages: 230
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0521779135
- Access: Members
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Meditations
Alone beneath the stars, an emperor writes—not to command legions, but to steady his own soul. Meditations is a quiet thunder, a journal of inner battles fought in the hush of thought, where pride and grief, power and impermanence wrestle for mastery. What does it mean to govern the world, yet struggle to govern the self? With luminous simplicity and unflinching honesty, this work invites the reader not into a story, but into a lifelong discipline—of seeing clearly, accepting fully, and acting justly. It is less a book to be read than a mirror held up to the trembling heart of anyone who seeks to live with meaning.
- Originally Published: 161-180 CE
- Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2006
- Genre: Non-fiction, Philosophy
- Pages: 304
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0140449334
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The Alchemist
In a world where dreams often fade beneath the weight of duty, The Alchemist invites us into the journey of a young shepherd who dares to follow the whispers of his heart across deserts, omens, and ancient wisdom. With prose as luminous as starlight on sand, this tale explores the soul’s yearning to uncover its Personal Legend—the treasure buried not just in distant lands, but within. As the boy learns to listen to the language of the world, a timeless question arises: must we travel far to discover what was always ours? A fable of fate, faith, and self-discovery, it is a reminder that the real alchemy lies in the transformation of the seeker.
- Originally Published: 1988
- Publisher: HarperCollins, 2003
- Genre: Quest, Adventure Fiction, Fantasy Fiction, Novel
- Pages: 172
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-8172234980
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The Dream of a Ridiculous Man
In a world dulled by apathy and despair, one man—deemed ridiculous by all, including himself—stands on the brink of ending his life. But a strange dream carries him far beyond death, into a vision of radiant truth and heartbreaking corruption, where innocence once bloomed and was then destroyed by the very minds meant to cherish it. The Dreams of a Ridiculous Man is a luminous fable of redemption, madness, and metaphysical wonder, pulsing with the fire of a soul awakening to love and meaning. Can a single dream transform a life deemed worthless—and if so, why do we so often sleep through our own salvation? This brief tale grips like a parable and lingers like a wound, asking what it truly means to be human in a fractured world.
- Originally Published: 1877
- Published: Createspace Independent Pub, 2016
- Genre: Short Story, Philosophy
- Pages: 26
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1535469142
- Access: Members