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AESCHYLUS Great Books Index

Prometheus Bound

Vol. 4, p. 1

Oresteia: Agamemnon, Choephoroe, Eumenides:

Vol. 5, p. 1;

AQUINAS Great Books Index

Summa Theologica, Part I-II, QQ. 90-97:

Vol. 2, p. 71;

Part I, Q. 1; Part II-II, QQ. 1-3:

Vol. 4, p. 85;

Part I-II, QQ. 90, 94:

Vol. 5, p. 73;

Part I-II, QQ. 95-97

Vol. 5, p. 91;

Part I-II, "Treatise on the Last End", QQ. 1-5

Vol. 8, p. 89

Part I-II, QQ. XLIX-LIV;

Vol. 9, p. 83

Part I, "Treatise on God," QQ. XVI-XVII

Vol. 10, p. 93

ARCHIMEDES Great Books Index

On the Equilibrium of Planes, Book I, Prop. 1-7:

Vol. 3, p. 33

On Floating Bodies, Book I, Postulate I, Prop. 1-7:

Vol. 3, p. 61

ARISTOPHANES Great Books Index

The Clouds

Vol. 6, p. 55

The Birds

Vol. 6, p. 55

The Lysistrata

Vol. 6, p. 55

ARISTOTLE Great Books Index

The Athenian Constitution:

Vol. 5, p. 61;

Metaphysics, Book I;

Vol. 10, p. 35

Book IV;

Vol. 10, p. 57

Nicomachean Ethics, Book I:

Vol. 1, p. 37;

Book V;

Vol. 5, p. 29;

Books I and X

Vol. 8, p. 37

Book II, Book III, Ch. 1-5

Vol. 8, p. 53

On the Parts of Animals, Book I

Vol. 9, p. 47

Politics, Book I:

Vol. 1, p. 47;

On the Soul, Book II

Vol. 9, p. 31

Articles of Confederation Great Books Index

Vol. 5, p. 191

ST. AUGUSTINE Great Books Index

Confessions, Books I-VIII:

Vol. 1, p. 87;

Book XI, Sections I-XIII; Book XII:

Vol. 4, p. 67;

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BACON Great Books Index

Advancement of Learning, Book II, Ch. 5-24;

Vol. 10, p. 131

Novum Organum, Preface, Book I, Aph. 1-65, Book II, Aph. 1-20:

Vol. 3, p. 133;

BERKELEY Great Books Index

The Principles of Human Knowledge

Vol. 10, p. 215

The Bible, Old Testament Great Books Index

Deuteronomy 5-6:

Vol. 5, p. 45;

Exodus 3-4, 6:1-8, 14-15, 19-20, 24:

Vol. 4, p. 31;

Exodus 19-20:

Vol. 5, p. 45;

Genesis 12:1-9, 13:14-18, 18:17-33, 22:1-19:

Vol. 4, p. 31;

Job:

Vol. 1, p. 75;

I Kings:

Vol. 2, p. 43;

I Samuel:

Vol. 2, p. 43;

The Bible, New Testament Great Books Index

Acts 21:1-26:

Vol. 2, p. 43;

Matthew

Vol. 4, p. 49;

15:1-20:

Vol. 5, p. 45;

22:15-22:

Vol. 2, p. 43;

Romans 7-8:

Vol. 5, p. 45;

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CERVANTES Great Books Index

The History of Don Quixote de la Mancha

Vol. 7, p. 1

CHAUCER Great Books Index

The Canterbury Tales

Vol. 6, p. 137

The Constitution of the United States of America Great Books Index

Vol. 1, p. 159; Vol. 5, p. 191

COPERNICUS Great Books Index

On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres, Introduction and Book I, Ch. 1-11:

Vol. 3, p. 91

D

DANTE Great Books Index

The Divine Comedy, "Paradise":

Vol. 4, p. 109;

The Divine Comedy

Vol. 6, p. 109

DARWIN Great Books Index

The Descent of Man, Part I, Ch. 4-5;

Vol. 8, p. 279

The Descent of Man, Part I, Ch. 1-4;

Vol. 9, p. 217

The Origin of Species, Ch. 3-4;

Vol. 9, p. 183

The Declaration of Independence Great Books Index

Vol. 1, p. 159;

DESCARTES Great Books Index

Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting the Reason, Parts I-IV;

Vol. 10, p. 151

DOSTOEVSKY Great Books Index

The Brothers Karamazov, Book VI, "The Russian Monk":

Vol. 4, p. 233;

Book XII, "A Judicial Error"

Vol. 5, p. 221

The Brothers Karamazov

Vol. 7, p. 203

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EPICTETUS Great Books Index

The Discourses, Book I

Vol. 8, p. 71

EUCLID Great Books Index

Elements, Definitions, Postulates, Common Notions, Prop. 1-26:

Vol. 3, p. 1;

Prop. 27-48:

Vol. 3, p. 19;

EURIPIDES Great Books Index

Medea

Vol. 6, p. 25

Electra

Vol. 6, p. 25

Orestes

Vol. 6, p. 25

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The Federalist Great Books Index

Nos. 1-10, 15, 31, 47, 51, 68-72:

Vol. 1, p. 159; Vol. 2, p. 177;

FIELDING Great Books Index

Tom Jones

Vol. 7, p. 69

FREUD Great Books Index

Civilization and Its Discontents, I-II:

Vol. 4, p. 251;

A General Introduction to Psycho-Analysis, Lectures 13-14;

Vol. 9, p. 317

A General Introduction to Psycho-Analysis, Lectures 20-21;

Vol. 9, p. 349

New Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis, Lectures 30-31;

Vol. 9, p. 349

New Introductory Lectures on Psycho-Analysis, Lecture 35:

Vol. 4, p. 251;

The Origin and Development of Psycho-Analysis

Vol. 9, p. 317

Selected Papers on Hysteria, Ch. 3;

Vol. 9, p. 317

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GALEN Great Books Index

On the Natural Faculties, Books I and II

Vol. 9, p. 63

GALILEO Great Books Index

The Two New Sciences, Third Day [selections]:

Vol. 3, p. 117

GIBBON Great Books Index

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Ch. XV-XVI:

Vol. 1, p. 147;

GOETHE Great Books Index

Faust

Vol. 7, p. 103

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HARVEY Great Books Index

On the Motion of the Heart and Blood in Animals

Vol. 9, p. 155

HEGEL

Philosophy of Right, Introduction and Third Part, Subsection III (The State):

Vol. 2, p. 195;

Third Part, Subsection II, B (The Administration of Justice)

Vol. 5, p. 207

Third Part, Subsection I, "The Family", with Additions 101-115

Vol. 8, p. 241

HIPPOCRATES Great Books Index

The Oath

Vol. 9, p. 1

On Ancient Medicine

Vol. 9, p. 1

On the Sacred Disease

Vol. 9, p. 1

HOBBES Great Books Index

Leviathan, Introduction and ch. 13-21:

Vol. 2, p. 99;

Part I, Ch. 12; Part II, Ch. 31; Part III, Ch. 23:

Vol. 4, p. 125

Ch. 14-15, 26-28:

Vol. 5, p. 103;

Part I, Ch. 6, 8, 10-11, 13-15;

Vol. 8, p. 107

Part I, Ch. 1-10

Vol. 9, p. 107

HOMER Great Books Index

The Odyssey

Vol. 6, p. 1

HUME Great Books Index

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Sections X-XI

Vol. 4, p. 209

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Sections I-VIII;

Vol. 10, p. 231

HUYGENS Great Books Index

Treatise on Light, Preface, Ch. I-IV:

Vol. 3, p. 193;

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JAMES Great Books Index

The Principles of Psychology, Ch. 9-10

Vol. 9, p. 253

Ch. 25-26

Vol. 9, p. 287

Ch. 28

Vol. 10, p. 275

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KANT Great Books Index

The Critique of Practical Reason

Vol. 8, p. 227

Critique of Pure Reason, Preface to the First Edition, Preface to the Second Edition, Introduction, I "Transcendental Doctrine of Elements," First Part;

Vol. 10, p. 251

Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals

Vol. 8, p. 207

The Science of Right, Introduction and Second Part

Vol. 2, p. 163

Part I

Vol. 5, p. 173

KEPLER Great Books Index

Epitome of Copernican Astronomy, Books IV and V [selections]

Vol. 3, p. 105

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LAVOISIER

Elements of Chemistry, Preface, Part I, Ch. I-VIII:

Vol. 3, p. 211;

LOCKE Great Books Index

Concerning Civil Government, Second Essay:

Vol. 1, p. 123; Vol. 2, p. 149;

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Book IV, Ch. XVIII-XIX:

Vol. 4, p. 193;

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Book I, Ch. 2; Book II, Ch. 20, Ch. 21, Sections 42-44, Ch. 28; Book III, Ch. 11, Sections 16-17; Book IV, Ch. 3, Sections 18-20;

Vol. 8, p. 183

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Book II

Vol. 9, p. 131

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Book IV "Of Knowledge and Probability," Ch. 1-4;

Vol. 10, p. 197

A Letter Concerning Toleration

Vol. 4, p. 193;

LUCRETIUS Great Books Index

On the Nature of Things, Books I and II;

Vol. 10, p. 73

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MACHIAVELLI Great Books Index

The Prince:

Vol. 2, p. 87;

MARX and ENGELS Great Books Index

Manifesto of the Communist Party:

Vol. 1, p. 175;

MELVILLE Great Books Index

Moby Dick

Vol. 7, p. 139

J. S. MILL Great Books Index

On Liberty:

Vol. 2, p. 207;

Representative Government, Ch. 1-8:

Vol. 2, p. 177;

Utilitarianism

Vol. 8, p. 257

MILTON Great Books Index

Paradise Lost, Books I-III

Vol. 4, p. 157

Paradise Lost

Vol. 7, p. 31

MONTAIGNE Great Books Index

The Essays, "Of Custom and That We Should Not Easily Change a Law Received," "Of Pedantry," "Of the Education of Children," "That It Is Folly to Measure Truth and Error by Our Own Capacity," "Of Cannibals," and "That the Relish of Good and Evil Depends in a Great Measure upon the Opinion We Have of Them":

Vol. 1, p. 99;

"That a Man Is Soberly to Judge of the Divine Ordinances," "Of Prayers," Of Liberty of Conscience":

Vol. 4, p. 143

"That to study philosophy is to learn to die," "Of moderation," "Of cannibals," "That we are to avoid pleasures, even at the expense of life," "That the relish of good and evil depends in a great measure upon the opinion we have of them," "Of drunkenness," "Of cruelty," "Of glory," "Of virtue," "Of anger," "Of repentance";

Vol. 8, p. 129

"Apology for Raimond de Sebonde";

Vol. 10, p. 109

MONTESQUIEU Great Books Index

The Spirit of Laws, Preface-Book XIII:

Vol. 2, p. 133;

Books I, XIV-XVII, XXIX:

Vol. 5, p. 141

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NEWTON Great Books Index

Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, Prefaces, Definitions, Axioms; Book III, Rules, General Scholium:

Vol. 3, p. 161;

Optics, Book I, Part I, Definitions, Axioms, Prop. 1-2; Book III, Part I, Queries 27-31:

Vol. 3, p. 179;

NICOMACHUS Great Books Index

Introduction to Arithmetic, Book I, Ch. 1-16:

Vol. 3, p. 47

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PASCAL Great Books Index

Account of the Great Experiment Concerning the Equilibrium of Fluids:

Vol. 3, p. 147;

Pensees, Sections III-IV:

Vol. 4, p.173;

PLATO Great Books Index

Apology:

Vol. 1, p. 1; Vol. 5, p. 17;

Crito:

Vol. 1, p. 1; Vol. 5, p. 17;

Euthyphro

Vol. 4, p. 17; Vol. 5, p. 17;

Gorgias

Vol. 8, p. 15

Laches

Vol. 8, p. 1

Laws, Book X:

Vol. 4, p. 17;

Books I and IV [selections]:

Vol. 5, p. 17;

The Meno

Vol. 9, p. 15

The Republic, Books I-II:

Vol. 1, p. 11;

Books II-V:

Vol. 2, p. 1;

Books V and VI, [473]-[503], Book VII, [514]-[521];

Vol. 10, p. 1

Book VI, [509]-[513];

Vol. 10, p. 19

PLUTARCH Great Books Index

The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, "Lycurgus," "Numa Pompilius," "Lycurgus and Numa Compared," "Alexander," and "Caesar":

Vol. 1, p. 63;

"Agis," "Cleomenes," "Tiberius Gracchus," "Caius Gracchus," and "Caius and Tiberius Gracchus and Agis and Cleomenes Compared":

Vol. 2, p. 31;

"Solon":

Vol. 5, p. 61;

PTOLEMY Great Books Index

The Almagest, Book I, Ch. 1-8; Book III, Ch. 3-4:

Vol. 3, p. 75

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RABELAIS Great Books Index

Gargantua and Pantagruel

Vol. 6, p. 167

ROUSSEAU Great Books Index

The Social Contract, Books I-II:

Vol. 2, p. 149;

A Discourse on Political Economy:

Vol. 5, p. 157

The Social Contract, Book II:

Vol. 5, p. 157

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SHAKESPEARE Great Books Index

Hamlet:

Vol. 1, p. 111;

King Henry the Fourth, Parts I and II:

Vol. 2, p. 117;

King Lear

Vol. 6, p. 197

Macbeth

Vol. 6, p. 197

The Merchant of Venice:

Vol. 5, p. 123;

Othello

Vol. 6, p. 197

SOPHOCLES Great Books Index

Antigone

Vol. 1, p. 25

Oedipus the King

Vol. 1, p. 25

SPINOZA Great Books Index

Ethics, Part V

Vol. 8, p. 157

Ethics, Part I

Vol. 10, p. 173

SWIFT Great Books Index

Gulliver's Travels:

Vol. 1, p. 137;

T

TACITUS Great Books Index

The Annals, Books I, XIII-XVI:

Vol. 2, p. 57;

TOLSTOY Great Books Index

War and Peace

Vol. 7, p. 171

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VIRGIL Great Books Index

The Aeneid

Vol. 6, p. 81

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