Penguin Great Ideas Essential Collection | 30 Books Box Set | Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Existentialism and Classic Essays by Influential Thinkers

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30 INFLUENTIAL WORKS. CENTURIES OF IDEAS. ONE COLLECTION

The Penguin Great Ideas Essential Collection brings together 30 influential works by pioneering thinkers and writers. Spanning philosophy, politics, psychology, art and society, these writings explore freedom, belief, power, human nature and the search for meaning.

EXPLORE THE COLLECTION:
• Philosophy and Life: Meditations (Marcus Aurelius) – Stoic wisdom; Meditations (René Descartes) – reason; The Myth of Sisyphus – the absurd; A Confession – meaning; On the Shortness of Life – time; The Symposium – love; On the Suffering of the World – human existence.

• Politics and Society: The Prince – power; The Social Contract – society; Common Sense – independence; A Vindication of the Rights of Woman – equality; The Freedom to Be Free – freedom; Imperialism – capitalism; Reflections on the Guillotine – capital punishment; The Fastidious Assassins – revolution.

• Mind and Belief: Civilization and Its Discontents – society and instinct; The Future of an Illusion – religion; The Horrors and Absurdities of Religion – religious belief; On Suicide – philosophical debate; Of Human Freedom – free will; How to Be a Stoic – Stoic wisdom.

• Culture and Ideas: The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction – art and media; Night Walks – Victorian London; Why I Write and Books v. Cigarettes – writing and reading; What Is Existentialism? – existential thought; An Answer to the Question: What Is Enlightenment? – reason; Why I Am So Wise, Man Alone with Himself and God Is Dead. God Remains Dead. And We Have Killed Him. – Nietzsche on morality.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE THIS COLLECTION
• 30 influential works in one curated set.
• Featuring Arendt, Camus, Freud, Nietzsche, Orwell and more.
• Spans philosophy, politics, psychology and intellectual history.
• Ideal for students, lifelong learners and collectors.
• A thoughtful gift for curious readers.

Ideas that continue to question, provoke and inspire.