5 must-read philosophy books like Miscellanies (Stromata) by Clement of Alexandria

Cover of Miscellanies (Stromata) by Clement of Alexandria

Miscellanies (Stromata)

By: Clement of Alexandria

3.70

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Stromata was the third in the trilogy of Clement of Alexandria and continues with the individual ca…

"portant comme châtiment suprême le poids du repentir personnel des péchés qu'il a commis après son baptême. Livre VI, XV"

-Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies (Stromata)

"portant comme châtiment suprême le poids du repentir personnel des péchés qu'il a commis après son baptême. Livre VI, XV"

-Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies (Stromata)

"Nous ne craindrons pas dans ce recueil d'emprunter à la philosophie et aux traditions qui la précèdent ce qu'elles renferment de plus beau."

-Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies (Stromata)

"Nous ne craindrons pas dans ce recueil d'emprunter à la philosophie et aux traditions qui la précèdent ce qu'elles renferment de plus beau."

-Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies (Stromata)

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Cover of The Egyptian Book of the Dead by Anonymous, E.A. Wallis Budge

1. The Egyptian Book of the Dead

By: Anonymous , E.A. Wallis Budge

3.86

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

s/t: The Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum; the Egyptian Text with Interlinear Transliteration &… read more

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  • philosophy
  • spirituality
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2. The Divine Comedy

By: Dante Alighieri , Eugenio Montale , Allen Mandelbaum

4.29

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The Divine Comedy, translated by Allen Mandelbaum, begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in th… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion

3. The Prose Edda

By: Snorri Sturluson , Jesse L. Byock

3.56

Format: None pages, Paperback

'What was the beginning, or how did things start? What was there before?' The Prose Eddais the most… read more

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  • medieval

4. Five Proofs of the Existence of God

By: Edward Feser

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Five Proofs of the Existence of Godprovides a detailed, updated exposition and defense of five of t… read more

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5. Mere Christianity

By: C.S. Lewis

4.36

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

In the classic Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis, the most important writer of the 20th century, explor… read more

Similar categories in C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity book and Clement of Alexandria's Miscellanies (Stromata)

  • theology
  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • spirituality
"The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"God is no fonder of intellectual slackers than He is of any other slacker."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"We do know that no person can be saved except through Christ. We do not know that only those who know Him can be saved by Him."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

"The only things we can keep are the things we freely give to God. What we try to keep for ourselves is just what we are sure to lose."

-C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity

6. On First Principles

By: Origen , Henri de Lubac , None , None , None , None

4.18

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

s/t: Being Koetschau's Text of the De Principiis Translated into English Together with an Introduct… read more

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7. The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine

By: Eusebius , Andrew Louth , G.A. Williamson

3.89

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

Eusebius's account is the only surviving historical record of the Church during its crucial first 3… read more

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8. Aquinas: A Beginner's Guide

By: Edward Feser

3.71

Format: 435 pages, Paperback

One of the most influential philosophers and theologians in history, St. Thomas Aquinas was the fat… read more

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9. Hegel: A Very Short Introduction

By: Peter Singer

4.19

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Hegel is regarded as one of the most influential figures on modern political and intellectual devel… read more

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10. Dialogue with Trypho

By: Justin Martyr , None , None , None

3.44

Format: None pages,

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11. How to Be a Conservative

By: Roger Scruton

3.80

Format: 240 pages, ebook

What does it mean to be a conservative in an age so sceptical of conservatism? How can we live in t… read more

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12. The Iliad

By: Homer

3.91

Format: 848 pages, Hardcover

One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkes… read more

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"I say no wealth is worth my life."

-Homer, The Iliad

"These were the colloquies in heaven."

-Homer, The Iliad

"The sort of words a man says is the sort he hears in return."

-Homer, The Iliad

"Antilochus! You're the most appalling driver in the world! Go to hell!"

-Homer, The Iliad

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13. The Reign of Quantity & the Signs of the Times

By: René Guénon

4.34

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

The Reign of Quantity gives a concise but comprehensive view of the present state of affairs in the… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • spirituality
"[...] The movement of the celestial bodies can be given as an example. It is not exactly circular, but elliptic; the ellipse constitutes as it were a first “specification"

-René Guénon, The Reign of Quantity & the Signs of the Times

"It may be remarked incidentally that the contentions of philosophers are often much more justifiable when they are arguing against other philosophers than when they pass on to expound their own views…"

-René Guénon, The Reign of Quantity & the Signs of the Times

"un corps, qui est quelque chose d’étendu par définition même, est forcément toujours composé de parties, et si petit qu’il soit ou qu’on veuille le supposer, cela n’y change rien, de sorte que la not…"

-René Guénon, The Reign of Quantity & the Signs of the Times

"À ce propos, nous ajouterons encore une remarque concernant certaines descriptions d’êtres étranges qui se rencontrent dans ces récits : comme ces descriptions datent naturellement tout au plus de l’…"

-René Guénon, The Reign of Quantity & the Signs of the Times

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14. Miscellanies (Stromata)

By: Clement of Alexandria

3.70

Format: 380 pages, Paperback

Stromata was the third in the trilogy of Clement of Alexandria and continues with the individual ca… read more

Similar categories in Clement of Alexandria's Miscellanies (Stromata) book and Clement of Alexandria's Miscellanies (Stromata)

  • theology
  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • spirituality
  • medieval
"portant comme châtiment suprême le poids du repentir personnel des péchés qu'il a commis après son baptême. Livre VI, XV"

-Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies (Stromata)

"Nous ne craindrons pas dans ce recueil d'emprunter à la philosophie et aux traditions qui la précèdent ce qu'elles renferment de plus beau."

-Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies (Stromata)

"Voilà pourquoi il faut, dit l'apôtre, n'instituer évêques que ceux qui se sont préparés, par le gouvernement de la famille, au gouvernement de l'Église entière."

-Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies (Stromata)

"Ainsi donc, il veut que, convertis au Seigneur, nous redevenions comme des enfants qui reconnaissent leur véritable père, régénérés qu'ils sont par l'eau du baptême, autre création dans la création."

-Clement of Alexandria, Miscellanies (Stromata)

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