Republic
Plato, G.M.A. Grube, C.D.C. Reeve
Plato’s crowning dialogue on the nature of justice, the ideal state ruled by philosopher-kings, the theory of Forms, and the famous Allegory of the Cave.
Read Time: ~6.9 hr
Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold
by Stephen Fry (2017)
About this book
Stephen Fry brings legendary Greek myths to life with rich humor and theatrical verve, tracing cosmic origins from Chaos through the Titanomachy to the scandalous exploits of the Olympians.
Setting / LocationMount Olympus & Ancient Aegean
Story EraPrimordial Creation to Greek Antiquity
Protagonist / CoreZeus, Hera, Prometheus, Pandora
Readers who enjoyed this also loved
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe.
Tao Te Ching: A New English Version
Lao Tzu, Stephen Mitchell
The eighty-one short poetic verses of the Tao Te Ching deliver the foundation of Taoist wisdom: living in harmony with the natural flow of the universe through simplicity, humility, and effortless action (wu wei).
The Prophet
Dong Daxi bian
The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English in 1923 by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. In the book, the prophet Almustafa who has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for 12 years is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses many issues of life and the human condition. The book is divided into chapters dealing with love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.