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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: A World Tour Underwater (French: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers: Tour du monde sous-marin) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne; it was first published in 1870. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-Jules Hetzel's periodical, the Magasin d'éducation et de récréation. The present…
"The Reluctant Dragon" is an 1898 children's story by Kenneth Grahame, originally published as a chapter in his book Dream Days. It is Grahame's most famous short story, arguably better known than Dream Days itself or the related The Golden Age. It can be seen as a prototype to most modern stories in which the dragon is a sympathetic character rather than a threat. The story takes place in the Ber…
«Духовная война» – вторая по значимости после «Путешествие пилигрима в Небесную страну» работа Джона Беньяна (Буньяна) также известного как «религиозный Шекспир», была переведена на многие языки. Это красивая и поучительная аллегория о борьбе добра и зла, божественного и дьявольского, о борьбе плотского и духовного. Содержание: 1. Душа и ее падение 2. Подготовка к войне 3. Осада души 4. Эмма…
«Книга пяти колец» – это крупнейший философский трактат, посвященный искусству стратегии. Перед вами не просто пособие по боевым искусствам. Перед вами настольная книга бытия, открывающая путь к успеху во всех сферах жизни! Свиток Земли, Свиток Воды, Свиток Огня, Свиток Ветра и Свиток Пустоты – так, с чисто японской поэтичностью, называются различные разделы этого удивительного произведения, напи…
The Apology of Socrates was written by Plato. In fact, it’s a defensive speech of Socrates that he said in a court noted down by Plato. The main subject of the speech is a problem of the evil. Socrates insists that neither death nor death sentence is evil. We shouldn’t be afraid of the death because we don’t know anything about it. Socrates proved that the death shouldn’t be taken as the evil with…
Lysis (Greek: Λύσις), is a dialogue of Plato which discusses the nature of philia (φιλία), often translated as friendship, while the word's original content was of a much larger and more intimate bond. It is generally classified as an early dialogue. The main characters are Socrates, the boys Lysis and Menexenus who are friends, as well as Hippothales, who is in unrequited love with Lysis and ther…
Crito (Ancient Greek: Κρίτων [krítɔːn]) is a dialogue by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato. It depicts a conversation between Socrates and his wealthy friend Crito regarding justice (δικαιοσύνη), injustice (ἀδικία), and the appropriate response to injustice. Socrates thinks that injustice may not be answered with injustice, and refuses Crito's offer to finance his escape from prison. The dialogu…
Euthyphro (Ancient Greek: Εὐθύφρων, romanized: Euthyphrōn; c. 399–395 BC), by Plato, is a Socratic dialogue whose events occur in the weeks before the trial of Socrates (399 BC), between Socrates and Euthyphro. The dialogue covers subjects such as the meaning of piety and justice. The Euthyphro dialogue occurs near the court of the archon basileus (king magistrate), where Socrates and Euthyphro en…
Plato was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. He is widely considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, especially the Western tradition. Unlike nearly all of Plato's philosophical contemporaries, Plato's entire body of work is believed to have survived intact for over 2,4…
“Ты создал нас для Себя, и не знает покоя сердце наше, пока не успокоится в Тебе”. “Исповедь” – это духовный поиск интеллектуала с сопутствующими терзаниями сердца и сомнениями; это история внутреннего мира на пути человека к Богу. На литературном небосклоне “Исповедь” – это первая европейская автобиография; говоря академически – это осмысление христианского мироощущения в контексте античной культ…
The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf. It is Gibran's best known work. The Prophet has been translated into over 100 different languages, making it one of the most translated books in history, and it has never been out of print. The prophet, Al Mustafa, has li…
On Liberty is a philosophical essay by the English philosopher John Stuart Mill. Published in 1859, it applies Mill's ethical system of utilitarianism to society and state. Mill suggests standards for the relationship between authority and liberty. He emphasizes the importance of individuality, which he considers prerequisite to the higher pleasures—the summum bonum of utilitarianism. Furthermore,…
Перед вами знаменитый трактат о военном искусстве, авторство которого приписывается Сунь Цзы. Это, пожалуй, одно из самых известных произведений на тему стратегии ведения военных действий. Но не думайте, что сфера применения знаний, которые вы почерпнёте из этого древнего трактата, ограничивается вопросами военных столкновений. Не случайно трактат об искусстве войны стал настольной книгой многих и…