France and French-speaking Europe

5 books

A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among MankindJean-Jacques Rousseau · 1755A philosophical discourse, written for the Academy of Dijon, in which Jean-Jacques Rousseau examines the origin of inequality among mankind, distinguishing natural inequality from moral and political inequality and tracing how social development arose.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting One's Reason and of Seeking Truth in the SciencesRené Descartes · 1637A 1637 philosophical work by René Descartes, presented in six parts, describing his method for conducting reason and seeking truth in the sciences, along with his views on morals, the existence of God and the human soul, physics, and the advancement of knowledge.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Pascal's PenséesBlaise Pascal · 1670A paperback edition of Blaise Pascal's Pensées, published in 1958 with an introduction by T. S. Eliot, presenting the French philosopher's posthumously collected writings on religion, faith, and human nature, arranged after his conversion experience.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Reflections; or Sentences and Moral MaximsFrançois duc de La Rochefoucauld · 1665A 1665 collection of moral maxims and reflections by the French nobleman François duc de La Rochefoucauld, presented in an 1871 English translation with introduction, notes, and supplementary maxims from earlier editions and the author's manuscripts.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Voltaire's Philosophical DictionaryVoltaire · 1764A 1764 philosophical reference work by Voltaire, arranged alphabetically with entries on topics such as religion, toleration, government, equality, and customs. Intended for thoughtful readers, it offers essays meant to provoke reflection rather than demand continuous reading.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية