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Aristotle's Ethics and Politics are the main sources of philosophy that he was known for. In Ethics he argued for the view that virtues are what make up the ethical behaviour of any person. In order to be a "good person" ethics must be present in the form of virtues. Meanwhile in Politics, he argues that the city or state must come before family which comes before the individual. The idea that the need s of the many outweighs the needs of the few had its roots in Aristotle's philosophy of politics.

The magnum opus of Plato's writings that detail out the utopia that Socrates had thought of when debating with his contemporaries in ancient Greece. While many people have criticized these views over the years, these ideas have sparked many ideas of what makes government work and what does not as well as laying down the foundations for our own democratic systems in the present day. Socrates has many things to say about people and society in general making it a very enlightening piece of work.

After the brutal war with the Trojans and the mourning of the death of Achilles, the heroic king Ulysses sets course for home but in the process insults the god Poseidon. The angry god causes Ulysses and his crew to wander the sea for years as they get tempted by banished gods, fight off mighty monsters and even descend to the gates of the Greek hell, Tartarus, to rescue a wayward crew member. Meanwhile those in Ulysses kingdom try to court his forlorn wife who eagerly await her husband's return.

One of the greatest poetic epics ever written, the tale of the Iliad tells the tale of the great war of the Greeks against the Trojans to recover a runaway bride of a great greek king. The main hero, Achilles, goes along for the glory and servitude of the war and ends up showing just how human this supposedly immortal hero can be.

The main text of this volume outlines the funerary rights of the ancient Egyptians. The funeral process for this ancient empire was long and drawn out but allowed for the soul, or Ka, to make its way to the land of the dead and back again to one day be resurrected. Also included are tablets that outline letters from various officials of missions and conquests of the Egyptians as well as stories of their gods and hymns and litanies outlining their religious beliefs.

The dragon has always been a mysterious creature that has captivated young and old people for hundreds of years. In this work the history of the dragon and where the story emerged from come to light. Delving into the ancient stories all over the world the descriptions and influence the story of the dragon had on the ancient cultures will enlighten anyone's thinking on this topic.

Difficult to read but powerful, this book is a sequel and continuation of Ascent of Mount Carmel that described the journey of the soul to union with God. This book offers encouragement that we can use to make our way through our own dark nights in our pursuit of a personal relationship with the true God. Poetic and haunting, this book is a profound work of Christian mysticism.

A hauntingly powerful piece about the soul's journey to the place of God, known in this work as Mount Carmel. Although this book refers to the Dark Night that the soul must pass through, it also refers to many situations and realities that the soul must pass through in its conflict with this world and union with God.

Desiring to go on a whaling expedition to make a bit of money, Ishmael ignorantly signs up for the crew captained by Ahab. Once out to sea, the mysterious captain emerges proclaiming his desire to seek revenge on the white sperm whale that took his leg. Ishmael protests but is put in place by the god-like Ahab. The boat veers for the Pacific Ocean to catch this whale and Ishmael must put his hunting skills to the test.

Referred to as the father of the scientific method, Bacon gives the importance of the empirical method and in skepticism of the world around us. He taught us to ask questions about everything about us so that we could learn by deductive reasoning and ruling out all other possibilities. Although he had many influence on other aspects of our modern society, the volume includes a good amount of his complete works so that you the reader can learn and deduce for yourself his thinking.

The story of a St. Bernard named Buck that is born into a nice life but is quickly sold to those that mistreat him. After killing "the man in the red sweater", he is sold to a Canadian who teaches him to operate in a dog sled team and then traverses the wild helping to deliver the mail. He undergoes further adventure until he is sold to Thornton and ends up saving his life from a cold river.

Once again gathering tales from a variety of sources Lang has shown us a different world compared to our usual fairy tales. These are rawer and also come from all over the world as the original editor wanted to give us a different picture of our children's stories.

Collecting various pieces of writing on witchcraft, including convictions and confessions of various accused are all contained within this tome that makes the education of how western society went so wrong in how it dealt with the occult rise in its early society. As well is included a scholarly tract on psychic and second sight that allows mediums to contact spirits claiming to be the dead or other more sinister entities that lie beyond our sight.

Many people today are entranced by the idea of speaking with the dead or else immersing themselves in vampire tales and wonder. What most people don't realize is how old and revered these stories really are. Within this work Calmet attempts to show where the idea of spirits and apparitions comes from and then within the second part of the main work where the idea and history of the vampire itself comes from. This work simply is not just a history text of ancient religious beliefs but also explains the thinking and beliefs that surrounded the spirits and vampires in the day and age when Calmet wrote this work.

Originally told as a series of short stories, this is a gothic masterpiece of a Victorian vampire that predates Bram Stoker's Dracula be nearly 25 years. The main character Laura is mercilessly pursued by the vampire Carmilla. This work tells the story of the friendship that the two become closest of friends even to the point that Carmilla tries to romantically advance on Laura. Although she desires companionship this is not what she wants and the truth of the vampire traits of Carmilla start to come forth. People start dying of strange maladies and other distinct evidences of vampirism start to abound as Carmilla continues to try to find companionship with Laura.

One of Augustine's most famous works, this book tells of the fall of the Roman Empire and the rise of the holy and righteous City of God from the ashes. While building a utopia much like The Republic does, Augustine uses sound theology to build the foundations of the cities morals and lawful authority. Many theologies, especially within the Catholic tradition, owe their beginnings to the teachings of Augustine and this work is one of the starts of the field.This is a revised version of Devoted Publishing's 1st edition of this work.

The third part in this series is often referred to as the ethical piece of teaching and rightly so as it focuses on the steps to take to be closer to God and what disciplines are right within that journey. Many people expect God to immediately respond to their needs and to immediately answer prayers the way they want to and Tertullian responds to such misconceptions by showing us how we should be responding to God and to the world around us. The walk with the Lord is a patient and steady one and this work proves that having the determination to see it through is well worth the time and effort to the end.

This second volume in a four book series of the writings of Tertullian focuses on the teachings of a heretic named Marcion. This work mainly shows the error of Marcion's theology and the gnostic basis of the teaching. Although we no longer have many of the original teachings of the first and second century Gnostics we are able to use works like this to try and piece them together. Tertullian was adamant in showing the error of the Gnostic way of using the Bible and adequately shows the heresy that lies within the fabric of Gnostic thought that made it so dangerous.

This first book in a four part series includes the writings of one of the first true theologians. This first volume is more of a treaty on Apologetics, the defense of the Christian faith, and brings to view the idea of the apology, the use and end results of idols, along with many other pieces of theology that we in the church should be making a part of our theology even in today's world. Even though the writings are nearly two thousand years old, the relevance is becoming more and more clear in today's world where false teaching is flourishing and thriving.

Where traditional Christianity has always affirmed that sin can only be atoned by the sacrifice of Christ, the theory that the human will is able to earn salvation of its own accord was the basis of Pelagian thought. Augustine in this series of works fought vehemently against such ways of thinking because he wanted to make people realize that Christ is the one and only way to find true salvation.

Do you come with the right mindset when you pray? Do you only come in times of trouble? Bounds reminds us that in order to have a proper prayer life we must always be focused on God and have an undivided heart devoted solely to the one and only God. Even those who only pray in times of trouble can find the Essentials of Prayer helpful as they struggle with the issue of whether prayer works.

Although written from within the Catholic division this book has had great impact on Protestant theological development throughout the ages. When rediscovered and published by Martin Luther in the early 16th century, Luther writes that this book, over most he has ever studied impacted him the greatest and should be held with high esteem in the church in all times and ages.

This book is written primarily from the view of the central character, a wolf dog that goes on an amazing adventure of discovery about its wolf nature and what it means to be wild. Something interesting happens however when it gets captures and then rescued by humans who have differing plans for the young wolf hero as he journeys to redefine the role of a pack leader in a new and human world.

When Tom skips school and is forced to whitewash a fence as punishment and he thinks to trade this type of work and he asks his friends to trade his services for trinkets they earn in Sunday school which he uses to gain a Bible. During this time he falls in love with Becky and she shuns him when she learns of his romantic history. When he reunites with Huckleberry Finn, they take off to an island where they learn that some rare treasure is hidden and they go looking for it.

After having come into a considerable sum of money Huck Finn and his friend Tom Sawyer are bound on causing all kinds of trouble when Huck's alcoholic father comes to town and kidnaps Huck Finn. Having to fake his own death to escape his father's imprisoning, Huck unites with another friend Jim, who is an run away slave who was afraid of getting sold to more brutal owners farther down the Mississippi River. Travelling together the two are set on a series of adventures that will leave anyone wanting to go out on a raft on some river and dreaming of what can happen.

Dreams can have many hidden meanings that we often times will take for granted. Freud teaches us that we need to carefully analyze what we dream and be aware of what may be going on in our unconsciousness. Although Dr. Freud makes most dream connections to something phallic, this is still a landmark work that helped to develop many of the dream therapies that exist today.

In dealing with the many different doctrines of his day concerning sin, Tulloch lays out his six different lectures on the topic. Using the Old and New Testaments, he dives deep into the teachings and orthodoxy of the past to prove his point on what sin is and how it affects us all. In order to refute many other religions, he takes examples from them as well to show how tenable the Christian position is with being the true faith.

Claiming to be a literary interpretation, this poem of forty stanza's is loosely based on the Biblical book of Song of Songs. This story follows a bride that has been separated from her bridegroom and her search for him. If it is not obvious enough from the reading of the poem itself and St. John of the Cross's extensive explanation afterwards, the poem is a literary interpretation of Song of Songs, but also of the soul's search for Jesus Christ.

The next volume in Hodge's monumental work in theology, this work focuses on the state of humanity and the person of the Saviour Jesus Christ. Outlining the biblical and philosophical arguments for topics such as the state of sin of all humanity and the person and work of Christ, Hodge uses a well inclusive and thoughtful system of arguments for the theological thinking that he has in these topics.

This book contains some writings that were originally considered for our present day New Testament but that were rejected after careful consideration. The main author of this work is one of the first bishops of Rome and also possibly a follower of the apostle Peter. This book opens up with an epistle to the Corinthians then moves on to topics such as virginity and holy living. Works that were probably not written by Clement but that are attributed to him form the main body of writings that follow the apostle Peter after his final words in our present Bible.